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Please help us. This is a real story of how the medical system, workers comp and social security are not your friend.

Hi, my name is Rosie, I'll be turning 52 in october of 2007.  My husband has been diagnosed with cervical dystonia June 23rd, 2005.  He is the nicest man, very humble with a big heart, always the kind of guy to be the first to help others.  He worked for one of the larger banks in the country for nearly 10 years when he was stricken with this dibilitating desease.  Dan, my  husband would get up and make his daily commute to the office by 5:30am every morning, he worked so hard and so often to provide for his family.  We have a daughter that is 9 years old and we also care for Dan's mother and have done so for many years before we finally just built an addition onto our home and moved her in permenatly where we could better take care of her.  I have been able to be involved in our daughters school, from volunteering twice a week to driving or car pooling other children home after school each day.  My time was also spent taking my mother in law to various doctors appointments and shopping for food.  Since the start of the cervical dystonia, i have had to take on two jobs, working 70 or more hours every week.  Dan has a sister here in town that will not help their mother in anyway.  It is not that it is a burden either it is just wearing me down and I can see that Ann is feeling as though she is a financial strain on us now that dan cannot work.  here is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, who recieved an honorable discharge after serving nearly 8 years in active service.  we are a close family with few friends.  it appears when the first sign of a storm in our lives most people that we had considered friends for years just simply turned their backs to us in time of need.  This could not be a better time for us to receive some kind of a financial break in life.  God knows we've prayed.  If i could get help just through the end of the year, my husband should have disability by then.  we have ruined our credit, sold anything and everything of value to keep our head above water.  the housing market crashed in our area and we now no longer have the 25% equity in our home that we once had.  prices are going lower and lower.  I have  an idea of starting a small business from home, selling  items on ebay.  the problem is we can't even get to even on our bills and it is just too overwhelming with the hours im working.  if you read about dystonia, it is extremely painful.  please help us.  please help us god...