Andrea~
Everything is a 'racket' these days. From the insurance companies to the attorneys....everybody chases that dollar. I'm just so glad that you have a brother who is fed up enough to fight for you. Kiss him right on the mouth for me!
I've never understood how they can qualify pain anyway. Everyone is different. I read recently that everyone's pain THRESHOLD is the same, where the difference lies is in their pain TOLERANCE. Say a person has been in chronic pain for years....a 7/8 level of pain, then suddenly their pain level goes down to a 4/5 level. That person is going to feel like tackling the world, and feel as if a portion of their life has been returned to them. But take someone else, who has never had to deal with chronic pain, put them into a 4/5 pain level...then they would be incapacitated, or nearly so. It's all so relative. How can they measure something like that, and then, what measuring stick do they use? Compared to who else? A pain free person? Or one with continuous chronic pain? How easy for them to sit back in their leather upholstered chairs and decide how much pain you're in, as they ready their golf clubs for a day at the course! Pretty arrogant, if you ask me.
And your CP shouldn't play into it at all!! Maybe some of your symptoms ARE exacerbated by the CP....well, people who slam their vehicles into other vehicles take the chance of making someone's chronic condition worse....It's still THEIR fault!!!
Sounds like discrimination to me. It's as if they're saying, "Well, you were disabled to begin with. This extra pain and agony will hardly be noticed by you. You should be used to it by now". GEEZ!!
I hope you're feeling somewhat better since you posted. Try and enjoy the weekend in spite of those.................................pe ople. I hope your brother gives 'em a good go 'round!!!
Love,
~Teri
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