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Hi folks, I'm Andrew and I live with brain damage and and a seizure condition called PNES. I'm 48 years old, married and struggling to survive right now. Let me explain with some short history.
10 years ago my life changed dramatically and I was unable to work following a traumatic brain injury and the seizures starting. I received extensive occupational and behavioral therapy as well as a cocktail of medications, and was able to rejoin the workforce successfully after the specialists said I'd probably never be able to work again. Since March of 2020 my seizures have increased to nearly daily, and I have been unable to work since June.
I'm asking for help because while my employer is guarantying my position as a Fraud Investigator through December, my short term disability has been exhausted and the remaining time will be unpaid. As STD was only a percentage of my salary our savings has been exhausted and I've had to borrow from family, something that can't continue. I've also been selling some collectibles I have, but that's slow going, depending on the markets involved, and has proven unreliable. I've even tried to take out a personal loan, but was rejected as I'm unable to show income for the last several months.
So I come to you, hat in hand, asking for your help. I've calculated the minimum amount for the next three months to cover my portion of our rent, bills and food is $4825. This doesn't include actual copays or other medical expenses, which is why I'm rounding up to $6000. My spouse is still employed thank God, but we can't survive on one salary alone.
The specialist appointment I have is on November 10th 2020, and I'm hoping that we can find the problem and that there's an easy fix with additional medication to get me back on track and working again in December. If not... well at this time I'm concentrating on the positive that I was able to get an appointment and that treatment is coming.
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