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stewert

(3,509 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 04:35 PM Feb 2014

Please Read: Need Help In Peoria Illinois


My name is Steve Senti, I am 54 years old and disabled. I live in Peoria Illinois and I own and run oreilly-sucks.com.

My Father recently passed away in May of 2013. I was living with my 89 year old Father who had alzheimers and Dementia, I took care of him and paid the bills with his social security and pension money. Now he is gone and I am all alone in his house with $700.00 a month in bills.

I am still trying to get over his death and a day rarely goes by that I do not cry thinking about him because I miss him so much. I have lived with him since 1995, and I was in control of his entire life for the last 2 years, he was not just my Father he was my best friend too. We got about as close as a Father and son could get and I am still depressed from him being gone.

I am on food stamps and I get my medical care from the OSF community clinic, now heartland, the state pays for it with a medical card that went into effect on 1-1-14, and they pay for my 5 prescriptions with a $2.00 co-pay for each one.

I got a law firm called myler disability to file an SSI claim for me in December of 2012, it was denied and we filed an appeal, the appeal was denied in December and we filed the next appeal for the ALJ hearing with a judge, where most appeals are won. But they tell me I can not get the hearing until December of 2014.

I do not have much of an income, I make $100 to $200 a month selling ad space on my website, but some months I do not make anything. So I need to raise some money to help me pay my bills until I get my SSI ALJ appeal hearing in December.

If anyone can help me and make a donation I would appreciate it very much.

I was lucky to sell an ad spot on the website in January, which gave me enough money to pay the bills for February. But if I do not raise some money from donations by the 15th of next month, I will not be able to pay my bills for March.

So please donate if you can, I have a paypal donation page on the website:

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/donate.htm

And my paypal e-mail is: oreillyspins@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Steve


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Please Read: Need Help In Peoria Illinois (Original Post) stewert Feb 2014 OP
I am truly sorry to hear about your plight. grasswire Feb 2014 #1

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
1. I am truly sorry to hear about your plight.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 04:43 PM
Feb 2014

I suggest that you contact your U.S. representative to see if your disability appeal can be fast tracked. Congress members can make things happen for their constituents.

It was brave of you to share all of this. I will kick this, and I will share your web site where I can. I wish I could donate, but can't at this time.

Best wishes. Take care of yourself.

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