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Originally Posted by phonelady61
I am disabled and have worked since I was 16 yrs old and no one is paying my medical bills , I have paid into the system and now I need to collect on it , I also have a spend down and it is not a hand out . so just please I have paid others medical bills too . I dont feel a bit bad about collecting when I or my sister needs it . I swear why do some folks always try to make you feel bad when you need to collect when you worked for so long paying into it .....
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I feel for you, but please, don't use the argument "I am disabled". Lots of people are disabled, some more, some less. I have also worked since I was 16, spent 10 years in the military, where i received a permanent disabling injury. I take 60mg of ms contin a day and several other pain meds just to be able to walk, or perform daily tasks.
I also work full time. If you need to utilize your benefits you have paid for, by all means, utilize them. But please don't make excuses. They are benefits you paid for, you are entitled to use them as far as I am concerned. Besides, why worry about what other people think anyways. I got over it years ago, when someone called the police on me, for parking in a handicapped spot, and they didn't believe I was the vehicle owner. When I got out of the mall, and to my vehicle, the police were there, and asked me for my license and registration. I showed them both, and then displayed the braces that I was wearing. The police officer apologized, and I told him there was no need to, he had a job to do, and I respect that.
The bottom line is though, who care what someone else thinks?