My Mom just became 100% Deaf - help? :-)

There will always be Legal Aid Clinic that a person who could not afford to have a lawyer will take care of that. I am pretty sure they will have a Social Security Lawyer in the Legal Aid. I just hope this lawyer will work for her when she needs that. I wish her good luck, too. :fingersx:
 
One thing that is not said is how she paid her bills before she became deaf.

I can assure you that were I to become suddenly deaf the first thing my boss would do would be to fire me. I can also assure you that SSI would turn me down because they would say -- CORRECTLY -- "You are still capable of doing the same job you have done for 35 years."

In the mean time I would have to figure out how to pay the mortgage and feed myself -- This would be a nightmare of which the being deaf would be the smallest part.

I would fight to keep my job, and hopefully I would succeed, but what a mess life would be.
 
Berry said:
One thing that is not said is how she paid her bills before she became deaf.

I can assure you that were I to become suddenly deaf the first thing my boss would do would be to fire me. I can also assure you that SSI would turn me down because they would say -- CORRECTLY -- "You are still capable of doing the same job you have done for 35 years."

In the mean time I would have to figure out how to pay the mortgage and feed myself -- This would be a nightmare of which the being deaf would be the smallest part.

I would fight to keep my job, and hopefully I would succeed, but what a mess life would be.
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Exactly. Even though one may be capable of performing the same job, often with only slight modifications, employers often take a much different perspective.
 
forestcall said:
Hi-

In July my Mom of 57 yrs became suddenly deaf- My younger brother died suddenly (from using Ambien sleep medicine) and then within 2 weeks my Mom became 100% deaf.

The doctors say she has some rare brain virus.

Now were trying to get her covered with SSI to help her pay the bills.
She was forced to stop working as she became ill with extreme vertigo. She often wakes up around 4am and vomits for 1 hour. Driving to doctors appointments we need to bring a vomit bag :) Pure Joy!!

Does anyone have any experience with SSI Disability? Im trying to get my Mom setup so I can move on with my life. I had to leave my wife in China to come live with my Mom, which I am happy to do. But I also have a wife and children to take care of and my Mom refuses to leave the USA.

Any help, ideas, suggestions would be wonderful!!!

We live in Santa Cruz, CA. USA-

Thanks!!!
~Matt~ :fingersx:
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I hope medicine/surgery could help your mom to put the end to the vertigo problem. If her vertigo is stopped for good, do you think your mom could return to work as long as she doesn't have to use phone or things of that nature?
If nothing can be done, I suppose a lawyer could help you. I wish you the best of the luck.
 
Get all the proof and documentation of her disability from as many different sources you can. Keep copies of everything and do not lose anything!!!!!!

After you have that you can file for disability. She would probably be better off filing for ssdi if she has worked in the past for many years then trying to file for ssi/ssa, but if she can get all of them thats even better.

The ssdi is always better though, apply for that. Apply as fast as you can and use a lawyer in every step of the process, a real good one .. if you have the money. If not, do your homework, do as much research as you can and ask lots of people their expierences.
 
Berry said:
One thing that is not said is how she paid her bills before she became deaf.

I can assure you that were I to become suddenly deaf the first thing my boss would do would be to fire me. I can also assure you that SSI would turn me down because they would say -- CORRECTLY -- "You are still capable of doing the same job you have done for 35 years."

In the mean time I would have to figure out how to pay the mortgage and feed myself -- This would be a nightmare of which the being deaf would be the smallest part.

I would fight to keep my job, and hopefully I would succeed, but what a mess life would be.
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That's unfortunate cuz small accodomations can go a long way for everyone.
 
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