Scary Future....

[Guest guest]

I need everyone's help.  I am in a bit of situation.  I am 33 years old with

rapidly progressive CMT.  Over the last 5 years I have become so disabled I can

barely walk with out falling.  More recently the CMT has been effecting my hands

and worry it won't be long before I lose all the ability there as well.  Besides

the horrible pain and frequent falling I have a year old daughter to support.  I

have no family support and no one who could help me financially.

I am college educated and have a good job, in fact I have always worked very

hard since I was 12 and I am very driven to work but I don't think I have many

years left to work.  I have $25,000 from a trust fund and trying to find the

right way to use or invest it.  I am renting now but soon will have to move

out.  As I have mentioned in my earlier posts I have exhausted all resources to

be helped medically.  I rely on my medicine which would cost a lot if I didn't

have great medical insurance.

I have thought about going on SSDI but the more I look into it I would have a

hard time qualifying since I am young, educated and have always been fully

employed.  I think even if I did qualify there would be years before it would be

approved and if I apply now while I am working it would be denied. 

I am thinking I should buy a small mobile home and hope I can survive somehow

for a few years until I qualify.  I also worry how I will support my daughter. 

I would have to give my car back and by a junker and be off of all my medicine

which will make it extremely challenging to get through the day. 

Also I am sure I will be greatly depressed from not working, being in immense

pain and struggling financially.  I am sure I am not the only one in this

predicament so I am hopeful someone here can offer some guidance as to the

correct way to go about it.  Thanks in advance

Andy