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[-] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Contact the CPP folks immediately on my behalf please. I and my family would really appreciate your assistance since you are so knowledgeable about our circumstances.

Or find me a Doctor that isn't a "complete ass" because to repeat myself I do not qualify. I am physically unable to work but I am also unable to feed my kids. Yet my government could care less and they are the ones responsible for my income. Doctors don't give a shit cause I can walk...sort of and my fellow citizens would prefer for me to hire a lawyer than help me fight for a better life for my family.

I should not have to fight for respect or dignity simply because I am cripple through no fault of my own.

This is not even mentionioning what folks with mental health problems do. Where do they fit in this equation?

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

My comment wasn't a personal attack on you, and I'm sorry if it came out that way.

It was more to the point that there are several options available for people with disabilities, and sometimes it does require either the cooperation of a doctor or a lawyer who specializes in this sort of thing.

Yes, you might lose a cut of what you're going to receive, but it's better than the frustration that you are going through.

Believe me, I've been through it. My wife's doctor was a complete ass, and it took years and years for them to finally be willing to sign the paperwork the disability tax credit.

And then when it came time to renew, this same doctor sat on their asses until it lapsed, and then she had to go through the entire process again!

It shouldn't have been like that. And if that's what you're going through, I can completely empathize with you.

I have another family member who had to get a lawyer in order to get ODSP, despite decades of suffering and being unable to work. It was only through the lawyer that they were able to get approved very quickly, whereas when they did it themselves, they were constantly being rejected.

Maybe there's a loophole that lawyers know about that we don't, but whatever it is, they do get the job done.

I do hope that things get easier for you and your family.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You need a different doctor, my wife has a mobility disability. She can walk, but slower. She qualifies.

[-] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Agreed. However I live in a very rural area. The closest walk in clinic even is a four hour drive away one way. I have one option and I only have that doctor because they felt bad when I got this rare Cancer and didn't have a family doc. I don't have money to pay an online clinic or to travel. I have what I have which is the case for many Canadians right now.

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