OPRAH I had Rheumatic Fever?

Question

IN 1970 RHEUMATIC FEVER DESTROYED MY HEART I AM 43yrs old s.s.i. denied me 3xs i have had open heart surg. 2 pacemaker that were bad i have a third one in now it,s given me problem i have 2 metal val replacement an asmatic my heart is 3xs a bigger than normal, an i take 15 medicatio a day i have a 5wk old grandbaby that i cant whole and a beshun pooler i cant event take him out to walk with out given out of breath it is so bad the Dr. stop me from workig i have work for 20yrs. i have no money and cant make none can you please help me are shown me what can i do please reply back think you

Answer 1

Why are you applying for s.s.i. when you could be eligible for social security disability?
Have you applied, If not do so even if social security says that you are not eligible,file anyway, You can retain a disability lawyer when and if disability shoots you down.
Most lawyers require that you be denied disability benefits once before they will take your case but it pays to shop around, there might be one that will help you file.
Best to get the ball rolling as soon as possible, in the meantime you can go to your local social services office ( welfare) and see if they can help you out with some food stamps or any other items.
There are other places you can go to for help, salvation army, united way, and there must be some local programs that you should be able to qualify for.
Now is not the time to be too proud to accept a helping hand, If things work out you can always make a donation to the agency that helped. Check with your local church too.

Answer 2

hi my dad had rumaticfever when he was very young as a cause of this he has had a st jude mechanical heart valve hes had the valve for about 16 years now just recently he was in the hospital because of feeling very weak and leg pain his circulation isnt that good in both legss and he had an arithmia they had to shock his heart it seemed to work now the dr is saying he cant return to work and he is trying for disability he is 65 years old but cant collect ss until hes 65 and 8 months have you gotten a written note from your dr about going on disability and the way it seems they should take you right away i would get all your paper work together get yourself a good lawyer and fight it i know its costly but maybe you can make payments after they set you up do you have health insurance it seems the rumatic fever really took its toll on you my dad has his mechanicalvalve replacement in the aorta and his potassium levels are high please respond back best of luck puffer

Answer 3

I don't understand, why has ssi denied you? If u want Oprah to see this you should answer her question about the $1K

Answer 4

I currently suffer from the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis and no rheumatic fever does not cause rheumatoid arthritis.

Answer 5

And what does Oprah has to do with this??

Answer 6

Oprah, help this one!!!!