The Tea Room Community Group
This is a private group by invitation only. It is a group for those who have a loved one with a brain injury. This group was not founded by me but I will serve as the founder temporarily as one of the first members.
I just wanted to find out if anyone had any pearls of wisdom on the SSDI process. My son has been denied 2 times now. I have a appt in July with a attorney to handles these kinds of cases. I was wondering how long did any of your loved ones have to wait . I am thinking that since my son was not in a coma and does not have any physical/noticeable issues that is why he has been denied. I just dont know, I am new to all these kinds of programs and such. My hopes would be that he is not on it for a lifetime but just for a short while. My plans with his money is to get him an appt with a psychologist who does cognitive therapy. I really think that he would benefit from that. But the doctor charges 2000 dollars to just walk in the door and access him. Not sure what the treatment cost.
I have not really gone into depth regarding the drug abuse or overdose/suicide attempts. Maybe I should have but I guess I am in a bit of denial myself. I know they denied him the first time because he worked after his injury for six months. He only worked because he was working for a friend of mine. He showed up for work maybe 2 out of 5 days per work week schedule . I finally told him to just quit because he was making it hard on my friend and his business. Probably if he never worked it would have gone thru quicker. Not sure anymore. So any ideas or thoughts are much appreciated !
hugs..pam
I have not really gone into depth regarding the drug abuse or overdose/suicide attempts. Maybe I should have but I guess I am in a bit of denial myself. I know they denied him the first time because he worked after his injury for six months. He only worked because he was working for a friend of mine. He showed up for work maybe 2 out of 5 days per work week schedule . I finally told him to just quit because he was making it hard on my friend and his business. Probably if he never worked it would have gone thru quicker. Not sure anymore. So any ideas or thoughts are much appreciated !
hugs..pam
My son has seen two psychiatrists (one stopped treating him because my son couldn't stop drinking and I had no idea how common that was with young male tbi patients), two neuropsycologists (one just for neuropsych testing), a psychologist and a regular therapist (great therapist but no clue about how tbi effects, so lots of bad advice). The biggest help has been the psychologist, who while not specializing in tbi knows a great deal about them. Insurance has covered most everything except for the wonderful psychiatrist because he doesn't take any insurance. However, I talked to him and he is giving us a reduced rate of $85 an hour for CBT. Our experience has been that tbi knowledge is crucial, but equally important is that intangible doctor/patient connection. We've never had to pay $2000 for an assessment/appointment. It seems pretty expensive to me, do you know what it is going to encompass?
Please keep us posted on the SSDI process. I hope it goes more smoothly with a good attorney.
My husband also saw a neuropsychologist and had Cognitive therapy, but they were separate therapists. The 2000 sounds really steep to me too...what is that cost for?
Good luck and continue to fight for the SSDI...it is not an easy or quick process at all!
Love & Peace, RunGirl