Fw: Message from Maddy & Q for Ally w/out email..!

March 21, 2002

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From: " by way of ilena rose " <SILLS64VET@...>

Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:48 AM

Subject: Message from Maddy & Q for Ally w/out email..!

> Dear Dee, Hi, I am not sure if you remember me,but I was active for many

> years with the group,but my health declined so rapidly in the the past 18

> months that I have fallen short keeping up or even asking for help!

> I read your letter and have many of the same questions concerning

> disability. I started to apply a few years back and for some " dumb " reason

> thought I might get better,or enough to go back part-time! I am an RN and

> worked as a Pshychiatric Nurse for awhile,but that soon became to

difficult

> for me to handle and wanted to really expand my career. So, I went into 8

> weeks of Critical Care traing and worked from then on in Cardiac Intensive

> Care and Intense Care. I can't begin to tell you how much I loved what I

> did,but had way to many surgeries (breast) and others. Also,continued to

> get sicker and sicker with many health problems,just like the rest of us.

> To name a few,fibromyalgia, Rheum.Arthritis,Connective Tissue Disease a

> real bad back (herniated disc and ones that were operated on that have

> re-herniated. A herat attack that happen just short of for years after

> implants were put in and then open-heart surgery a year ago this month.

The

> follow August went into Kidney failure and family was told I would " Not "

> make it,but by the grace of God I did. Now...I recently began having chest

> pain went in for a heart cath. and they found that all 3 by-pass grafts

> have blockages. One 99%,one 40% and one 20-30%. I was suppose to have

> surgery on my left arm for 3 pinched nerves,but the Heart Doc. said no way

> until he is sure my heart will handle it.

> I desperatley need disability,but sure don't know enough about it to be

> sure I would quailify. I also wonder if you wait to long after illness if

> you can not qualify?? I sure would appreciate it if you could let me know

> what you find out and would love to hear from you!!

> Thanks a milion and I may ask ilena to post this also!! Take good care

Dee!

>

> Love and Blessings, Maddy

>

> ~~~ Maddy ... wonderful to hear from you again ... hopefully your sisters

> will help you figure how to get disability. Love, Ilena ~~~

>

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