CONGRATULATIONS! :-)
Di
"Aimee"
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>I want to thank everyone for all of their help on this group... I
> just had my "awards letter" read to me (it goes in the mail tomorrow)
> and I will start receiving benefits on January 16th, 2008... This
> will be after my 5 months waiting period with payment in the next
> month... I filed on June 4, 2007...
>
> I think what really helped me was when Jack agreed that sending me for
> a mental evaluation meant that I was not qualifying with the CIDP...
> I then researched to find what kind of information was needed and came
> across the functional assessments... While I was waiting for the CE
> exam, I located the forms at the website for a law firm (my computer
> has crashed since then, so I don't know the URL...) and wrote to them
> explaining what I wanted them for.. They emailed me back sending me
> the most recent edition of the form... I took one to my primary care
> physician and one to my neurologist in late July and early August...
>
> Then I waited,...and waited,....and waited... You know the drill...
> And finally got word today, "for sure", after some inquiries last
> week, that I have been approved... What a relief...
>
> Thanks again for all your help....and especially to you Jack... It is
> so good to have someone who can field all of these questions...
> You're The Man...!!!
>
> Aimee
>