Comments on: Happy Headline of the Week http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/01/18/happy-headline-of-the-week/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SallyT http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/01/18/happy-headline-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 SallyT Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:56:30 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/01/18/happy-headline-of-the-week/#comment-2872 That is exactly the type of place I should be living in! Since having ECT, I border on being a danger to myself. I can't tell you how many minor kitchen fires I have had and kitchen ware I have had to throw away and replace because of some of my cognitive deficeits. How much food I have had to throw out either because I ruined it trying to cook something or forgot to put it back in the fridge. I am inconsistent in so many daily tasks. I truthfully should have some sort of supervision and guidance in daily living. I am managing to function on my own, but I'm not doing a very good job of it. But this kind of resource is not available for me. I am either considered too functional or I make $100 too much annually to qualify. That is exactly the type of place I should be living in! Since having ECT, I border on being a danger to myself. I can’t tell you how many minor kitchen fires I have had and kitchen ware I have had to throw away and replace because of some of my cognitive deficeits. How much food I have had to throw out either because I ruined it trying to cook something or forgot to put it back in the fridge. I am inconsistent in so many daily tasks. I truthfully should have some sort of supervision and guidance in daily living.

I am managing to function on my own, but I’m not doing a very good job of it.

But this kind of resource is not available for me. I am either considered too functional or I make $100 too much annually to qualify.

]]> By: ttq http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/01/18/happy-headline-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 ttq Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:54:30 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/01/18/happy-headline-of-the-week/#comment-2871 Too bad most of the people that need help that I know of receive less than $730 a month from social security disability. $600 seems to be the magic number in my county. Too bad most of the people that need help that I know of receive less than $730 a month from social security disability. $600 seems to be the magic number in my county.

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