I agree with Liza. Thanks for sharing and you should share you story with
the news and bloggers. It is an example of some of the issues we have had to
deal with. Perhaps you could email Ed Schultz at The
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
bigeddieradio.com%2F&ei=Re8hSrHGMqX0Mu3bkb0J&usg=AFQjCNEyBzIAy5JX8jHUDeZCQTh
vpiGNDA> Ed Schultz Show <mailto:ed@...>
ed@...

Although you have more than your fair share of financial issues, many of us
are dealing with issues like this. I don't think enough people really
understand how some can be in such dire straights, and they did nothing
wrong. Things just happen.



My son is taking Japanese at his high school. How is health care in Japan?
Are you remaining in the states?



Have a great day!

Monica KamalRossa
<http://www.rossadigitaldesign.com/> www.RossaDigitalDesign.com
Madison's Spinal Cord Injury Group Coordinator
<http://www.SCI-Madison.org> www.SCI-Madison.org
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Be the change you want to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi

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From: womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com [mailto:womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Liza Perez
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:37 PM
To: womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Women with SCI] Re: New Member








Wow!!!

I am glad that you are able to walk again. Thank you for sharing your
hardship with us, financial issues are always prevalent when dealing with
disability and I truly believe that knowledge is power. Please keep in
touch and I truly hope that things get better soon.

Liza

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From: anokij <anokij@yahoo. <mailto:anokij%40yahoo.com> com>
To: womenwithsci@ <mailto:womenwithsci%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:04:33 PM
Subject: [Women with SCI] Re: New Member

Hello to all you ladies,

Let me introduce myself. I was involved in a near fatal bicycling accident
on March 22, 2008 in which I sustained an incomplete C4 SCI and was
paralyzed from the neck down. I was living and working overseas and had to
be medivaced back to the states. My nickname in the hospital was the "Quad
from Japan". The prognosis was not good but 16 months later and a lot of
blood, sweat and tears I am now walking, functioning and living
independently again. I do have residual damage that I will live with until
research catches up, bu all in all grateful for the progress I have made and
now my nickname with all the medical staff is the "miracle quad from Japan".


Now I am going vent...please be patient with me. I really don't know what
has been more painful...the physical rehab or the bs I have been having to
go through lately with finances. I went through all of my savings and state
disability insurance and was now forced to request hardship money out of my
401k. This is a nightmare! I had to actually be involved in an eviction
process with my landlord to claim hardship, per the IRS regulations. The
eviction went through within 48 hours after it was initiated and a judgement
was made against me. The sheriff were scheduled to come out and lock me out
of my apartment next Tuesday. I finally got the hardship approved and the
monies FEDX'ed to me, with nly a few days to spare. Though the eviction has
been terminated the eviction judgement stands on my credit report. So now
not only am I fighting to regain my physical life back...I now have to fight
to clean up my credit. For anyone out there thinking about accessing
your 401k on a hardship.... DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!

Oh! by the way... anyone thinking about taking out long-term disability
insurance... make sure you research the company and understand all the ins
and outs about their polices. My company sold me on taking out extra
insurance coverage with Cigna and they have not followed through with good
faith practice...meaning I haven't recieved the monies I paid to receive if
ever disabled.

Thanks for being here.
anokij

--- In womenwithsci@ yahoogroups. com, laura.beaudin@ ... wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I guess I should post an introduction. I'm Laura and I live in Edmonton,
Alberta. I just turned 31 and have been stuck in the hospital and away from
my two young daughters since March 15.
>
> I guess I should say that I do not have an SCI. I have multiple sclerosis
and either my condition has evolved into the secondary-progressi ve form, or
I have TM. I went to the Emergency in March for pain-control for back spasms
and steroids and couldn't walk sincre I got there. I'm now waiting for a
neuro-rehab bed at the hospital next door.
>
> I hope you guys don't mind me on the list...being essentially paralysed,
I'm hoping that this would be a good place to swap info...even from the
rehab. Point of view, it seems like I've already been lumped in there with
the SCI crowd.
>
> Laura
> Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "ladybug_nicole2006 " <ladybug_nicole2006 @...>
>
> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 01:07:54
> To: <womenwithsci@ yahoogroups. com>
> Subject: [Women with SCI] Pregancy
>
>
> Well im 6 week pregnant and im L2 incomplete and i can walk some with
braces and a walker...But im a little worried. One of my concerns is being
weighed every visit not being able to stand by myself. Well if anyone can
give me some advice that would be great!
> ~Nicole~
>
>
>
>
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