I have chronic illness & rare disease.
I am too sick to work & am having heart surgery soon.
If Virginia had work requirements for Medicaid I would be dead. Literally. I can't drink water & a central line keeps me alive.
WHY does the @GOP hate disabled people?
#healthcare
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I’m glad you finally got approved <3
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I would have if I’d chosen to follow it through, but I want to make the Olympics. That means savings and an investment and forcing my body to be more functional than it has a right to be. SSDI/SSI is incompatible with my goals.
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Very cool, good luck! I’m trying very hard to work with my employer using FMLA & ADA, but even non-profits who support people with disabilities don’t always support employees with them. My biggest fear is not being able to do it, and ending up on SSDI myself.
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My sport (dressage) is both age and somewhat disability-friendly. I’m aiming for LA in 2028. All I need is the right horse, and my area is lousy with cheap, good horses. My training facility and support staff are free as a job perk.
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I agree completely. I myself have a disability & I work in the field getting people connected with services (mostly case mgmt now) and I can’t express the disdain I have for our lack of a safety net. It’s like a basket ball hoop w/no net. It’s dark and gloomy.
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My caseworker was awesome and compassionate. Tried hard to get my case through and make disability work for me. I can’t imagine what his caseload must be like. I wound up just sucking it up, which isn’t easy with two competing blood disorders but I’m a real “live to work” sort.
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