OK..I am a bit ticked, and that is putting it mildly. Everyone who knows me knows
that with the recession/depression, rising food costs, gas costs, and schools anywhere in the south but especially under Scott, is drying up our well quickly..It hits especially around the 22nd of every single month. It is not like I am begging from the street corners. I am calling the Regional office AGAIN..because they are 9 months behind on adjudication of aid and attendant plus new (to them) severe conditions with my husband. What does one counselor with an attitude at the 1- 800 number ask me today? I am quizzing her not nasty but definite Where is the decision on the claim?
Go below the squiggly jump....
She explains that the claim was filed in Feb.. Yes I know
this. I filed it. She then explains
that it was sent to St Pete after sitting in Atlanta. Yes I was told that a month ago.
I had this claim on fast track or hardship status but of course she doesn't show this even though it clearly is shown that a house and car was lost to the banksters. Suppose we got a windfall or our end of the street suddenly got prosperous?
She then tells me that human hands and she used that expression had touched the file Oct. 18th. Where the human hands touched it she had no clue but suspected. She gazes down into her magic ball or tea leaves and tells me that the claim has been sitting in Gainesville. THIS IS NOT WHERETHE DECISION IS MADE. This is where one gets medical treatment. oN TOP OF THAT IT IS AT A C & P contractors office that was supposed to examine my husband's eyes...Whoah !!!! We cancelled that because that was bullshit. My husband's eyes were not what the whole claim was about. The claim was about his total immobility and PTSD worsening due to the Arthritis, neuropathy, spinal stenosis, housebound, wheelchairbound and confusion. The one hospitlization showed blurred eyes over not receiving his meds properly in Atlanta. Nothing more nothing less but they are trying to somehow say PTSD related. Whatever... it was total BS. Now we come to the arguing part. I say..Iwant the files back down in St Pete .
She quips, " They don't have to be there till Nov 28th. What? Why are you saying that?
Her answer, "Your husband is not the onlyone who had a C &P at that office for eyes and some I am sure actually went. Iwent off...Look lady... I told you the C & P should never have been scheduled for eyes. That is like saying I got a problem with my ear..here look at my thumb. I thought something else but did not say it. Then she outs with her REAL agenda. Look..I can hear the stress in your voice. If you are running out of time. I don't know what that meant. I was running out of patience.....Time I hope physically is on my side or his...Financially is another story.. she says and I am going to put this in bold IS THERE NO ONE AT A LOCALCHURCH WHO CAN GIVE YOU RESPITE OR HELP YOU IN THIS TIME OF NEED?
i REPLIED, " Iguess not since these churches are not responsible for Veterans claims. My husband is raising Hell in the background and I am telling her look, this is ridiculous and serious. I need the claim adjudicated. No question that there is enough evidence and I am on to the eye game. Not my first time at your rodeo. She got
exasperated and said, "Look, we are 30,000 claims behind and the best I can do is send a memo to St. Pete. And I said, "And say what?" Get the claim back...Put us under hardship or the churches are working for the government nowadays. She hung up.
Well the day went downhill from there. I gotta get my BP meds filled..which haven't been..my daughter of 6 explained to me she was partaking in the read treat basket.
I aksed what that was and remember my treats diary I wrote about. I furnished all the kids treats but when I no longer could do it every kid was on their own. Seems I did not furnish her treats in the evening and even though I paid for ice cream for her on her lunch tickets...she chose to sit with the kids who did not have treats while the others munched out at their desk and the the children who didn't have treats got to read a book ....Classwarfare 1st grade style and thats is my kid showing soladarity. I am quite pissed about that as well. Not her soladarity but that a teacher has the audacity to make kids feel less worthy because parents could not afford a snack before the dismissal bell rings. Husband's PTSD got a little worse over that announcement.
We then have two flat tires. Neigbor fixed it but can't replace it.Plug not holding. Just put air in it every day. The laptop provided to me by Kossacks..Great bunch here....Well it has been in the shop for two days and that great warranty and insurance hasn't shown me much sinceI have no loaner till yet. Feel I may have gotten screwed on that so will be calling them in the morning. Cancelled a VA appointment because the VA forgot to let us know about the appointment until 4 PM Friday...60 Miles away.
Well, some good things to report. My little church gives me twenty dollars for gas, The local county food pantry said some folks from out of state
did some donations. That is a local bread and food pantry and has nothing to do with my org but dang sure glad some reached out. I am sure it was some of you from my diary Tell Me What you See...And DaNang has done a great job on our little non profit online community but writes up a great piece and asks for more than 35.00 to a non profit that is helping in the fundraising month of October. We can't even buy a turkey for one vet at the rate we are going. Another great advocate sent Angelajean and me a great Title 38 manual from LexisNexis but Angie I can't mail it ,,,just got it ..till I get the postage ...(sorry)
Here on the homefront I am looking at flags while still seeing people suffer.
Golly Gee with the hell I am gonna raise tomorrow.. I should try and come up with another 12 bucks for the Norvasc. I love Daily Kos and I feel like Lt. Dan ..Well God Bless America. I think I will occupy a classroom tomorrow if not the VA Regional office.
I need to decide whichscrewed up insitution needs occupying the most. Anyone want to donate to UVA.. Feel Free.....Maybe some poor veteran will get a Thanksgiving meal.
If I depend on the Fauxcrowd, they will get crumbs.
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