Holllie Greene

Hi, when I first heard about this situation several years ago I was shocked. I was born there, my mom was pregnant with me and when I called her up and asked more probing questions like did she cook with, drink, wash clothes in, bathe herself and me in the poisin she said yes. My dad was an officer and he was exposed as well. Our housing was in the Tarawa Terrace area. My parents are well, I have MS but that is not one of the diseases on the list. After my shock wore off I called the registry and added my name and my mom's. My parents are divorced and my dad is up on the situation. When will all of this stop? Holly

Hi Berta, It is nice to be back. I am so sorry to hear of the Passing of Larry (yes, he is the one who responded with a funny reply when I typed I was so frustrated I could bite my foot off) and also I am sad Carlie has passed.I remember TestVet and Stretch. May they rest in peace. Yes, my new compassionate doctor has signed the form; she even wrote I was "pleasant"---my husband joked and said she must be joking! I thought county VSO's worked for the VA so thank you for setting me straight. Yes, as part of my federal disability retirement in 2003 I went to the Social Security office and applied for and have been receiving SSDI. Along with my fed disability amount (which eats up the entire amount because I kept the BC/BS Federal employee health insurance for hubby and me. Assests such as savings account, and the TSP (thrift savings plan) and a mutual fund. I read somewhere there is an 80k cap. I hope I will be awarded AA and HB (my main hang out is here at home and the county VSO said it may be possible to have someone of my choice to come over once inawhile which would be good since I have fallen several times. Yes, my county has the home exemption which helps a lot. Just as you have Berta. Thank you. You be seeing me on the board now. Have a good evening and stay warm! Holllie

Hi All, and a special hello to Berta, Larry, Pete53, and of course TBird, it has been awhile. Love the site. I am 100% SC MS, Asthma, back problem and my MS is getting worse. In particular I have been falling. The defining incident was when it was very hot this past summer and I fell in my garage and hit my head. Did not lose consciousness. I called my hubby who was at work and he took me to the ER. I have fallen a few times inside since. As my former civilian doctor has gone "concierge" I am now seeing a compassionate doc at the local VA clinic. She signed off on Aid and attendance and Housebound. My next step is to take the form to the county VSO. He seems like a nice guy but like I read on here: he works for the VA. So I see this as sort of the fox guarding the henhouse. It would be great if my husband could quit to keep an eye on me but he has a job that does not have a pension, retirement plan, nor was he in the military. I feel this may shoot us in the foot. He has also had (in the last three years) a TIA and another type of brain issue called TGA (transient global amnesia) which is lack of blood flow to the brain. This landed him in the hospital overnight and the billing dept. said the bill is squared away thru CHAMPVA. I am grateful. Also, he is only 57 so Social Security is a long way off. We are not wealthy or rich or well to do by any means but have made it a point to save money because my hubby does not have a pension. I have read on here assets will be looked at. I am in a quandary as to what to do. If anyone has anything info, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you. Holllie G.