AFTER 3 YEARS OF BEING OFF OF WORK AND 16 DOCTORS I FINALLY, AFTER TWO DENIALS HAD MY SOC SEC HEARING. IT HAS BEEN A LONG HAUL. I'M SO HAPPY I HAD A LAWYER TO REPRESENT ME. I SPOKE FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES AND THE JUDGE ASK ME TO STEP OUT IN THE HALL. PETRIFIED AND PRAYING LIKE A MAD MAN MY LAWYER CAME AND MET ME IN THE HALLWAY. HE SAID THE JUDGE WANT TO MAKE A DEAL. I'M LIKE WHAT? HE SAID HE BELIEVES YOU ARE ILL BUT QUESTIONS WHEN YOU PAIN STARTED. YOU USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 90 DAYS TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THE JUDGE. HE SAID WOULD EXCEPT KNOCKING OFF A YEAR, GETING 15 MONTHS BACK PAY AND START SOC SEC DIS EMEDIATELY. I WAS SHOCKED AND SO EXITED. I DIDNT BELIEVE MY LAWYER SO I ASK HIM TO HAVE THE JUDGE EXPLAIN HIS PROPOSAL TO ME. HE DID AND I EXCEPTED, I COULDNT WAIT ANOTHER DAY, I WAS SO STRESSED.
THE PRESSURE OF FINANCES IS GONE. GOD IS GOOD

BEING MALE I THOUGHT WOULD HURT ME, NOT MANY OF US HAVE LUPUS..

GOD BLESS YOU ALL -KEEP THE FAITH AND GET A LAWYER CHOW FOY

I'VE HAD THIS MESSAGE ON THIS SITE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND 22 VIEWS AND ZERO RESPONSES. I MUST I AM A BIT DISSAPOINTED IN YOU FOLKS. I LOVE THESES SITES FOR KNOWDLEDGE AND SUPPORT AND GIVING SUPPORT. I JUST HAD THE GREATEST NEWS IN 3 YEARS AND NOT A CONGRATS FROM ANY OF YOU????????? I THINK I LIKE THE FIBRO/CFS SITE BETTER...........

[This Message was Edited on 02/17/2009]

I also can't believe you haven't gotten any support messages!

I went through what you did for almost 3 years and I finally got it too. You bet I am happy for you.

Starnge that no one else can find two mintues to wish you congratulations.

Hope the money helps relieve some of the financial stress.

Sorry, I was off the boards for a while with my computer. So congrats and best of luck.

I'm sure that takes a load off of your shoulders!! I don't have lupus, but was just searching various boards! I'm usually at the Fibro board! A GREAT BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you!! Take Care, Andrea

I'm so glad to hear your news! Congratulations / and I think I may know how you feel now ... I bet you had a hard time believing you had won! I remember when I got my letter telling me I had SSA how numb I was. I thought I'd be jumping and yelling or something.

I'm sorry I haven't written earlier but I haven't been on this site for quite a while; I know how discouraging it is when you don't get a response to a post.

So sorry to have dropped the ball on your well deserved congrats! Whew, having gone through a business failure, those fianancial burdens are more than terrible.

You are right. God is good!

Spacee