No worker's comp, need encouragement

[Guest guest]

Hi,

After three years of dragging out my case, a judge finally decided that my

workplace which was documented to be full of toxigenic molds cannot be

proven to have caused the Multiple Chemical Sensitivities that keeps me from

working.

My doctors agreed that the mold exposure caused respiratory illness at least

and MCS at most, but the insurance company's doctors say there's nothing

wrong with me. The IME the judge ordered (from a doctor is has no mold

expertise whatsoever) wouldn't say that my occupation and my illness are

connected, so the judge wouldn't either.

I'm sitting here in rage and disbelief at the incredible injustice of it all.

I have a Master's degree, have published a little bit before and I'm mobile, so

everyone tells me not to even hope for Social Security Disability. The hearing

for that comes up in two weeks.

Here are my questions to those who have walked this road before:

How does one survive gross injustice without going mad or going postal?

Is it worth it to try to find another lawyer? Kansas law says that I can't sue

the

my employeer for a workplace injury if they had worker's comp insurance.

How does a formerly vibrant, active, professional person adjust to such health

limitations with no hope in sight?

How on earth can one make it financially if one isn't married and her savings

are now gone. Will I be able to stay on welfare once the disability case is

rejected? Right now I'm on it simply because the case is pending.

I guess mainly today I need to know if others have survived this type of

injustice and how.

I'm praying that God will provide another way for an income, but I just can't

get

over the fact that my once enjoyable, independent life has been stolen and

now I've been shot in the back by the insurance companies and institutions

that were supposed to protect me.

Please send advice on how to rise above, or stories of how you have it worse!

No one else quite understands. Thanks, nn

[Guest guest]

n,

An illness took my dream job away from me and soc sec said I wasn't

disabled, could work parttime. However my job wasn't available

parttime. I was single and self-supporting. Ever try to support

yourself on parttime work?? I was 31, at the beginning of life

really. I didn't get a lawyer, didn't know enough to think of

that. I didn't work for two whole years which caused the sale of my

house and burn up on my savings. I thought I would overcome the

illness before financial disaster but didn't work out that way. So

I have worked at any job that allows me my own hours since then.

Then a couple of years ago a doctor put me on a medicine to improve

my sleep that had the rare side effect 'in me' of suppressing my

immune system and I developed all kinds of new problems so haven't

worked this past year at all. Even I don't know how I have made it

on so little income. My friends call me 'resourceful'. I had to

become a 'do-it-yourselfer'. I'd like to go back to being a woman

who has the time to be concerned with painting my nails and shopping

for a new outfit but...! See if you can find work you can do at

home (if it is SAFE!at home) or that has flexible schedules and work

demands.

--- In , " mariannfm " <mariannfm@y...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> After three years of dragging out my case, a judge finally decided

that my

> workplace which was documented to be full of toxigenic molds

cannot be

> proven to have