It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year aniversary of

the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to survive it better

this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems pretty good. I have

started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years working homicide and child

abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work through everything. One of you

talked about having social security money dumped in your account before having

gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to me this morning and even the

attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me what happened after this

experience. I want to be really excited that at least that battle is over but am

afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!



Helen

Helen,



I mentioned the money. I spoke wth the local office and they confirmed this

can happen. I got the letter about a week after the money was deposited.

What I found out was that the letters are generated at the main office in

Balitmore and the processing offices are not as back logged. I spoke to the

local office and my son got a payment in 24 hours after the rep took the

info.



I can also tell you that the day you got the cash will be the day of the

month you get your payments. Not the date, but the same week and day. So if

you get it on the 1st monday, then every first monday will be the payment

date.



If you have any questions contact me off list and I wll try and help.



Jay



On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 6:24 PM, hcole26 <hcole26@...> wrote:



>

>

> It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year aniversary

> of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to survive it

> better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems pretty

> good. I have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years working

> homicide and child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work through

> everything. One of you talked about having social security money dumped in

> your account before having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened

> to me this morning and even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys

> tell me what happened after this experience. I want to be really excited

> that at least that battle is over but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is

> doing okay!

>

> Helen

>

>

>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Social security s suppose to be open 24 hr. a day, so why put yourself through

this stress. Call them and ask them what it is about, if it's on the up and up,

great for you, but if not, then hold on to it as long as you can, getting the

interest, although they may want that to, but you have a right to fight for it,

especially if they gave it to you, and you can keep appealing it as long as you

want to. I supposedly was over paid a decent sum, and they were going to take

the money out of my monthly sum, but I kept appealing it on hardship challenge,

and after awhile, they just gave up. It really would have been a hardship, 

seeing at that point,  was barely making it through the month.





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________________________________

From: hcole26 <hcole26@...>

To: emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2009 3:24:07 PM

Subject: [EMS Fire Police PTSD] Hi all











It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year aniversary of

the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to survive it better

this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems pretty good. I have

started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years working homicide and child

abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work through everything. One of you

talked about having social security money dumped in your account before having

gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to me this morning and even the

attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me what happened after this

experience. I want to be really excited that at least that battle is over but am

afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!



Helen















[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post. What

tornado did you go through?



--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@...> wrote:

>

> It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year aniversary of

the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to survive it better

this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems pretty good. I have

started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years working homicide and child

abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work through everything. One of you

talked about having social security money dumped in your account before having

gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to me this morning and even the

attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me what happened after this

experience. I want to be really excited that at least that battle is over but am

afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

>

> Helen

>

Hi Stephanie!



I identified the victims of the Jarrell,TX tornado back in 1997. That coupled

with years of working death investigations and child abuse let me here. I have

had severe chronic PTSD for 12 years and continued to work and battle it until

last summer when I just finally cratered. I know Katrina was bad. I hate that

you went through that. You will find a lot of support here. We have all been

through some rough stuff. How are things going with you?













--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@...> wrote:

>

> Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post. What

tornado did you go through?

>

> --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> >

> > It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year aniversary

of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to survive it

better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems pretty good. I

have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years working homicide and

child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work through everything. One

of you talked about having social security money dumped in your account before

having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to me this morning and

even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me what happened after

this experience. I want to be really excited that at least that battle is over

but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

> >

> > Helen

> >

>

I haven't posted in a while myself, although I do try to catch up with the

current activity going on and feel a sense of comraderie even when I don't speak

up. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that even to write on this page is just too

much for me. Since Katrina (when I was a paramedic) I was able to manage nursing

school part-time mostly because of all I already knew. I became a registered

nurse and have been working in the ICU. It continues ot get more and more

stressful for me to try to keep it up AND manage my life as well. I honestly

don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I will continue to work as a nurse,

but will find a more laid back environment to work in. I have to..... My EMS

squad is still fightinhg me on my worker's comp claim. The case was finally

decided on in my favor and we have gone back and forth with settlement offers.

My final offer before taking this back to litigation has not been responded to

by them. It will now go back to court to force them to respond. It's been almost

four years. If they do not agree to my final offer, we go back to litigation and

they will end up having to pay more in the long run.....oh well.



Stephanie



--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Stephanie!

>

> I identified the victims of the Jarrell,TX tornado back in 1997. That coupled

with years of working death investigations and child abuse let me here. I have

had severe chronic PTSD for 12 years and continued to work and battle it until

last summer when I just finally cratered. I know Katrina was bad. I hate that

you went through that. You will find a lot of support here. We have all been

through some rough stuff. How are things going with you?

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@> wrote:

> >

> > Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post. What

tornado did you go through?

> >

> > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> > >

> > > It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year

aniversary of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to

survive it better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems

pretty good. I have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years

working homicide and child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work

through everything. One of you talked about having social security money dumped

in your account before having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to

me this morning and even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me

what happened after this experience. I want to be really excited that at least

that battle is over but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

> > >

> > > Helen

> > >

> >

>

I am going through the same workman's comp stuff and have told them that I may

be disabled now but I still haven't lost my fight. I imagine it will be a long

battle but they have screwed me for many years now. I understand the stress

stuff. I continued to function at a very  high level for years but when I

crashed it was very hard. I have been a Police Officer for 19 years and I am

having to learn to redefine who I am. I'm actually learning now that it's not a

bad thing. While I have always had a great sense of humor, I had gotten pretty

crusty....lol  Now I am finally trying to take some time to get the therapy that

I have desperately needed and just try to heal as much as possible.



Why is your squad fighting you on the comp stuff?



















--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@...> wrote:

>

> I haven't posted in a while myself, although I do try to catch up with the

current activity going on and feel a sense of comraderie even when I don't speak

up. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that even to write on this page is just too

much for me. Since Katrina (when I was a paramedic) I was able to manage nursing

school part-time mostly because of all I already knew. I became a registered

nurse and have been working in the ICU. It continues ot get more and more

stressful for me to try to keep it up AND manage my life as well. I honestly

don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I will continue to work as a nurse,

but will find a more laid back environment to work in. I have to..... My EMS

squad is still fightinhg me on my worker's comp claim. The case was finally

decided on in my favor and we have gone back and forth with settlement offers.

My final offer before taking this back to litigation has not been responded to

by them. It will now go back to court to force them to respond. It's been almost

four years. If they do not agree to my final offer, we go back to litigation and

they will end up having to pay more in the long run.....oh well.

>

> Stephanie

>

> --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Stephanie!

> >

> > I identified the victims of the Jarrell,TX tornado back in 1997. That

coupled with years of working death investigations and child abuse let me here.

I have had severe chronic PTSD for 12 years and continued to work and battle it

until last summer when I just finally cratered. I know Katrina was bad. I hate

that you went through that. You will find a lot of support here. We have all

been through some rough stuff. How are things going with you?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post.

What tornado did you go through?

> > >

> > > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year

aniversary of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to

survive it better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems

pretty good. I have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years

working homicide and child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work

through everything. One of you talked about having social security money dumped

in your account before having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to

me this morning and even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me

what happened after this experience. I want to be really excited that at least

that battle is over but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

> > > >

> > > > Helen

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

It is hard to unlearn stuff that you used to keep you and others alive, but

therapy is a good place to be able to let out some of the worry for the other

people, but especially for yourself. Here's hoping that it goes a lot easier for

you, and with work-mans comp. they deliberately make it difficult, because a lot

of people will just it's not worth it. I had a lawyer help me, he was a crusty

old dog, and even retired soon after my case, yet he got me a lot more than I

thought, but this is up to you and I offer you good luck.





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________________________________

From: hcole26 <hcole26@...>

To: emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:34:04 PM

Subject: [EMS Fire Police PTSD] Re: Hi all













I am going through the same workman's comp stuff and have told them that I may

be disabled now but I still haven't lost my fight. I imagine it will be a long

battle but they have screwed me for many years now. I understand the stress

stuff. I continued to function at a very  high level for years but when I

crashed it was very hard. I have been a Police Officer for 19 years and I am

having to learn to redefine who I am. I'm actually learning now that it's not a

bad thing. While I have always had a great sense of humor, I had gotten pretty

crusty....lol  Now I am finally trying to take some time to get the therapy that

I have desperately needed and just try to heal as much as possible.



Why is your squad fighting you on the comp stuff?



--- In emsfirepoliceptsd@ yahoogroups. com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@ ...> wrote:

>

> I haven't posted in a while myself, although I do try to catch up with the

current activity going on and feel a sense of comraderie even when I don't speak

up. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that even to write on this page is just too

much for me. Since Katrina (when I was a paramedic) I was able to manage nursing

school part-time mostly because of all I already knew. I became a registered

nurse and have been working in the ICU. It continues ot get more and more

stressful for me to try to keep it up AND manage my life as well. I honestly

don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I will continue to work as a nurse,

but will find a more laid back environment to work in. I have to..... My EMS

squad is still fightinhg me on my worker's comp claim. The case was finally

decided on in my favor and we have gone back and forth with settlement offers.

My final offer before taking this back to litigation has not been responded to

by them. It will now go back

  to court to force them to respond. It's been almost four years. If they do not

agree to my final offer, we go back to litigation and they will end up having to

pay more in the long run.....oh well.

>

> Stephanie

>

> --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@ yahoogroups. com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Stephanie!

> >

> > I identified the victims of the Jarrell,TX tornado back in 1997. That

coupled with years of working death investigations and child abuse let me here.

I have had severe chronic PTSD for 12 years and continued to work and battle it

until last summer when I just finally cratered. I know Katrina was bad. I hate

that you went through that. You will find a lot of support here. We have all

been through some rough stuff. How are things going with you?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@ yahoogroups. com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@ >

wrote:

> > >

> > > Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post.

What tornado did you go through?

> > >

> > > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@ yahoogroups. com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year

aniversary of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to

survive it better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems

pretty good. I have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years

working homicide and child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work

through everything. One of you talked about having social security money dumped

in your account before having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to

me this morning and even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me

what happened after this experience. I want to be really excited that at least

that battle is over but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

> > > >

> > > > Helen

> > > >

> > >

> >

>















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Why is my squad's insurance carrier fighting me? Well that certainly could be

multifaceted...

one....because they can...to avoid payment

two....because my squad was underinsured and only had the county self-insurance

plan and no back-p insurance which most other squads have because you need it.

Three....and the list could go on, but ultimately they have been finally brought

to task....they ARE responsible for my injury, and now it is just a matter of

adjudicating the amount. I have a fantastic lawyer. He beat PEPSICO in what

should have been a cut and dry case with my now husband, but they dragged it out

for 5 years. I met my now husband shortly after I got back from Katrina. I was

responding to the 25-30 thousand people in the Superdome before, during and

after the hurricane. I was one of anywhere between 3 and 8 people working out of

the first aid station for all those people during that time. (I was the only

paramedic from New York State)

I would like to add that many responders for 9/11 in the state of NY are still

not being compensated today and many have since died. I am hoping that once my

case gets resolved that it can be used as a precedent to help those people who

are all caught up in red tape.



Reference Stephanie Korzyk-Haggart vs. Ballston Lake Emergency Squad for any of

you out there wanting to give info to your lawyers. I did "win" the case, I'm

just waiting for the money end to be decided. Feel free to email me off post as

well for any added info you may need.



>

> I am going through the same workman's comp stuff and have told them that I may

be disabled now but I still haven't lost my fight. I imagine it will be a long

battle but they have screwed me for many years now. I understand the stress

stuff. I continued to function at a very  high level for years but when I

crashed it was very hard. I have been a Police Officer for 19 years and I am

having to learn to redefine who I am. I'm actually learning now that it's not a

bad thing. While I have always had a great sense of humor, I had gotten pretty

crusty....lol  Now I am finally trying to take some time to get the therapy that

I have desperately needed and just try to heal as much as possible.

>

> Why is your squad fighting you on the comp stuff?

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@> wrote:

> >

> > I haven't posted in a while myself, although I do try to catch up with the

current activity going on and feel a sense of comraderie even when I don't speak

up. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that even to write on this page is just too

much for me. Since Katrina (when I was a paramedic) I was able to manage nursing

school part-time mostly because of all I already knew. I became a registered

nurse and have been working in the ICU. It continues ot get more and more

stressful for me to try to keep it up AND manage my life as well. I honestly

don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I will continue to work as a nurse,

but will find a more laid back environment to work in. I have to..... My EMS

squad is still fightinhg me on my worker's comp claim. The case was finally

decided on in my favor and we have gone back and forth with settlement offers.

My final offer before taking this back to litigation has not been responded to

by them. It will now go back to court to force them to respond. It's been almost

four years. If they do not agree to my final offer, we go back to litigation and

they will end up having to pay more in the long run.....oh well.

> >

> > Stephanie

> >

> > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi Stephanie!

> > >

> > > I identified the victims of the Jarrell,TX tornado back in 1997. That

coupled with years of working death investigations and child abuse let me here.

I have had severe chronic PTSD for 12 years and continued to work and battle it

until last summer when I just finally cratered. I know Katrina was bad. I hate

that you went through that. You will find a lot of support here. We have all

been through some rough stuff. How are things going with you?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie" <amstar1212@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Helen, I went through hurricane Katrina which brought me to this post.

What tornado did you go through?

> > > >

> > > > --- In emsfirepoliceptsd@yahoogroups.com, "hcole26" <hcole26@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > It's been a long time since I posted. I just had the twelve year

aniversary of the tornado that brought me to this forum and have managed to

survive it better this year although it did set off the auto-immune problems

pretty good. I have started EMDR and I am finding that with so many years

working homicide and child abuse cases it's going to be a long hall to work

through everything. One of you talked about having social security money dumped

in your account before having gotten a letter of approval. That just happened to

me this morning and even the attorney dosen't know what up. Can you guys tell me

what happened after this experience. I want to be really excited that at least

that battle is over but am afraid to be. I hope everyone is doing okay!

> > > > >

> > > > > Helen

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>