I’ve thought about doing that with a couple of candidates.
The thing that stopped me is I didn’t want people feeling sorry for me.
When my hands began to fade from the neuropathy, and I had to stop working, I guess we would have been eligible for all the entitlements.
I just couldn’t swallow my pride enough to apply for them (maybe a mistake in retrospect).
I even felt guilty about applying for disability.
I was diagnosed in 2004, and with the help of pain meds I kept working for 8 years.
Even now though I can’t stand or walk more than 5 feet, I’ll see one of those commercials about our service men that have had half their body blown off, and question why anyone should help me.
I’ll definitely consider the suggestion.
Thanks.
Please write. You have nothing to lose and much to gain, it’s worth the effort. What you view as entitlements are things you worked for and paid for your entire working career.