Quite a dilemma

[tmark]

Matt,

I agree that you keep your firearms. Just the thought that they are still yours gives you a reason to keep going forward with your life. I often pull mine out of the safe to just look at them. They are works of art and history that instill in me the same feeling one gets from visiting a museum like the Smithsonian, a temporary break from reality.

I'd go crazy if I had no transportation. A bike is fine but a motor scooter not requiring insurance or tags to putt around in would be for me if I could not get a car.

As far as making a few bucks for a six pack (of rootbeer, of course!), I'd seek a part time job anywhere (7/11, Highs, Home Depot) if physically able. I know when school starts, substitutes are always in demand at all grade levels. As a teacher substitute, you would not be on your feet all the time.

But before seeking and accepting a job, be certain doing so would not jeopardize deserved compensation benefits.

Seek counsel and advice from your pastor or religious institution or social services administration. Try out an employment agency. Keep looking in the Help Wanted section of your local newspaper. Put an add in the classified section advertising any service (work) you are capable of doing for others (handy man work, hang curtain rods, anything for extra $. Some adds seek persons willing to work from home on there computer for whatever!

You still have an intact mind. Use your imagination and never give up hope. There are many people with afflictions much, much worse than yours that have found ways to get through life. I know, I suffered major trauma with permanent disabilities at an early age. No one gave up on me so I didn't give up on myself. It wasn't easy, still isn't, but I found a way to be successful in life despite the resulting obstacles I encountered along the way.

Seeking the advice of all these great people of this forum proves you are on the right path. You are not alone, my friend.

Thomas

[Embalmer]

Ok alked to SSi lawyer today... Got another dilema..... He said the foot injury COULD get SSI, but be alot better chance if there was more to it. He said inperticular any phycological trauma that may have inccured by it. So reccommends me to see a shrink to see if there was any probs as a result of the fall, injury sustained, the lack of being able to do stuff that I was able to do before, being couped up at home so long ect ect.

Now I admit that since then I have been somewhat down cause of everything that resulted from it, but dont want to go see one cause of obvious reasons. All I need is to go see one, next thing I know they yank my gun licenses (am in Mass..). I dont think its bad enough to go see one, and not worth the risk of having one thing taken away, and hamper job search efforts later once and if I finally heal back up.

Just seems to get more complicated..

And to top it off, called one lawyer who was working on workmans comp to see how that was progressing, and he hasnt started it yet, concidering I was collecting unemployment, and said would be hard to get it reversed, to which I just flew off the handle "as only reason I collect unemployment is to keep a damn roof over my head, and the reason I hired you was to get the damn weekly benifits from workmans comp reinstated..."

Just really starting to get fed up with runarounds...

[gunner]

Hi Matt,

its easy for me to say, but keep the guns and dont make this psychological thing. For the moment it sounds good but it can be very harmful to you. As you said with the license and later for a job and so on. Wish you the power to hold on till things getting brighter to you.

Best Regards

Gunner

[Rob Mitch]

Hello Matt,
It may be better to file the first time without a lawyer. If it floats the first time (sometimes it does) and you didn't use a lawyer YOU get all your backpay instead of splitting with him. File as soon as possible because when it does get approved they will pay back to the date originally filed. I would stay far away from the shrink for the same reasons as you. If you have a good doctor that will help you by filling out the paper work properly it will help a lot. When approved you will eventually (it takes a while) be qualifyed for MediCare if you are still disabled.
I went through this several years ago, not with SS but with railroad retirement which is also government run and very similar.
Remember, lawyers are not necessarily your friend,
Good luck.

[TDH]

Matt 1st thing is dump the lawyer for Workmans Comp. Does Mass. have legal aid? Is there mental anguish? Most certainly when you are injured and can't work and are in pain there is depression. But for reasons stated I would put that avenue asa last resort. Medically speaking if there are no broken bones and you are having those kinds of problems there is something wrong. Your leg just doesn't get an inch shorter. I would suggest alternative treatment. Chiropratic and or massage therapy. I always say there are 2 schools of Chiropratic. There are the pushers and prodders and the rack and crack men. For the most part I stay away from the pushers and prodders as they will stretch things out as long as they can. The rack and crack men will put you back in place much sooner. Yes it will hurt but if you hurt already it will be over much sooner. I was having a pain in my shoulder that the doctors couldn't figure out, chiropractic didn't help and physical therapy didn't help but 5 visits to a massage therapist and I was good to go. What do you have to lose at this point.

And I agree dump the car and expense at this point.

Best wishes and Good Luck

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I know it's late, but I agree with everyone else. your car will only be worth less with time, the guns will be worth more. Bicycle? If necessary, but a three wheeler so you can pick up groceries and other stuff or, if affordable, a second hand motor scooter.
My sympathies for your problem.