Hi Perpetually,

I am so sorry this has happened to you. If it's of any comfort, it happens to everyone. SS will deny you first time, almost without exception.

There are other things in play that have nothing do to with you. The govt. has made deep cuts to many programs, and SS is one of them.

They are about as incompetent as a govt agency can be. I have been dealing with them four four years, and it never fails, I submit a form they sent to me, in a pre-addressed envelope they sent me, and would you believe it, they never got it...every time, for the past four years.

They are paid to be incompetent. I know how hard it is not to take it in as a reflection of who YOU are, but it really isn't.

Remember this...you are brave, you are strong, you are smart, and you deserve the help to be on your feet and functional in the world.....

Hope this helps