VENTING PLEASE STAND BY.....

May I vent a sec here???  I worked for 35 years, raised two great men, my sons. I have taken care of my sisters and my sisters, kids from time to time and I am for the most part a pretty good person I have cared for friends in need and nursed the dying old. I have never asked for much other than I have  a roof over my head that doesn't leak and food ....and with WLS not even much of that (LOL) Now I am also taking care of my mother in her declining years....I haven't been able too get back into the world of employment due to my disability although I feel I might do pretty well now that I am on the immu-suppressant therapy. But because I am on narcotic pain medication there is NO WAY anyone wants to higher me under  the influence of this meds. Or knowing I have an incurable disease. I have just received an letter this past Friday saying my disability check will be cut more than $300 this month and the $100 every month from now on because the State of good ol' California will no long help me pay for my medication insurance even though I have Medicare and paid into this system for 35 years...it comes to $1200+ per month (my meds do that is))))...
So if I seem a little out of it it is because it has been hard enough of this time trying to learn to live like this and now they want me to live at the same or worse level as welfare...Huh? wonder if I can get food stamps Now???GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
Yeah you can say I am pissed and I really don't know were to turn to!?? Any Ideas would be helpful.


Thanks
HUGS
JOY

Wow Joy, I am so sorry to hear this. The job market sux and it's even harder for those with disabilities. I haven't received anything regarding cuts of my disability payments, but I opted out of Medicare. You know you can come here to vent or for support. Sending you much love and big hugs. xoxoxo

Thanks Katt, I need/ed medicare and it is Medical  that has   been paying my premium that is until now they are screwing me over so badly!!! But thank you so much for just being here. Even during the worst of timing I have always been able to find employment. Until I got sick. Now all they need to here is disablity and they run for the hills so to speak. For the most part I have never had any trouble with medicare but I have always been treated like **** with medical....What do those people understand it the taxes I have paid into forever and a day that pays do that program. Well, I will be fileing taxed again this season , you can count on that just so I can get some of this money back that they shouldn't be touching in the first place. Oops, sorry I will get off the soap box again ...for now. LOL

HUGS
JOY

I am so sorry you are going though this Joy.  I just don't understand why the government is making cuts to those programs that are so needed right now.  Everyone is struggling and they cut those at the bottom instead of those at the top.  It just blows me away.  Its not like you chose to be disabled.  I am so fed up with our government right now. 

I will be praying for you.  Things will get better. 

I am so sorry too.  If there is one thing I know from being a government employee for 23 years is, if it doesn't make sense that is what they do.  They really do seem to punish the people who have worked hard their entire lives and reward those who are too damned lazy to get out of bed. You might need to get an attorney.  I know that cost money.  I wish I had a solution for you. 

So sorry ur being affected by our wonderful state goverment. They need to cut all the higher up people and leave peole in ur situation the hell alone. Sooo Im very aggervated about this situtaion.

Sweetie I wish the bestest for u. The church do help for meds. i remember going there for asthma meds.

Sorry but I will vent with you! I work very hard and use to receive Medi-cal for myself and the kids up until last month. I was ok paying for just myself to have insurance but Medi-cal wanted $1280 a month...yes a month for my children to continue receive it! WTF...I work for local government and have 4 kids and can't afford that. My paychecks are $400 short every 2 weeks because I carry the entire family on it. Our ship is finally sinking because I can't pay everything now and that's only the bare necessities! That's $800 a month which is better than the $1280. I am honestly trying to figure out how I am going to do this because I am afraid my children are going to have to be uninsured next year in order for them to at least have a roof over their heads.......sorry but we are both venting about the same freakin thing, and like I said I work for the local government.

Papoose, you can jump on my band wagon anytime you want. Although I would be looking into other insurances for me and my family if I were in your shoes...believe me when I say I have looked for other  coverage but because of "per-existing" conditions NO ONE will touch me. And I have had 9 surgeries in the last 5 years. 4 of those have been on my bladder and it is the only way I have been able to save it.
But this is the thing that ****** me off...I am willing and for the most part able to work if I could past the drug tests but there is NO WAY in H*** I could do that!! If I were to have to pay for my meds it would be well over $1200.00 A MONTH AND THAT IS JUST FOR ME! I thank God daily that my sons are grown and doing pretty well. I couldn't imagine raising a family in these times. It has to be so tough not just on you single Mom's but I know how hard it has been for my sons. They are raising families and my oldest sons wife has Cancer. I would hate to see those bills and he has the best insurance you can imagine. And my youngest son has had (or will have 3) babies in 22 month...and I KNOW I told him were they come from cause he didn't get started on a family until he was 31 years old.LOL Guess he just wanted to pass his older brother!! LOL

Hope you find some answers soon to Hon.

HUGS
JOY