Its been a few years since I have posted anything, I am trying to stay busy and keep good thoughts.
On 16 May 2020, I had a face to face meeting with an ILP counselor. This was my first contact, when I arrived home, there was an email saying I was accepted to the program. I know by expierence this really means nothing. They have no choice but to take me into the program, since I have 2 100% ratings, and a TDIU. ( Yes I have been busy accumulating ratings)
In the past under this program I did not have much luck. In 1999, they gave me a cheap E-Machine computer, and printer with a few classes. In 2005 they kept stringing me along for two years,, and finally dropped my case. In 2007, I applied again and again nothing . This time I took a diffferent approach. First, the ILP program now has its own version of the adapted housing grant, and they do not require you to use any grants already awarded, this is good because you can get work done that you need to be more independant, and basically the law says there is no limit on the cost. So I asked for a new ramp, a new door iinstall, removing a window for the door, as an emergency exit from the bedroom, and a new Master bed room closet, since when I last used my housing grant, they used my closet to make a bathroom, and there were not enought funds to build a new closet. I am asking for a new lift chair, since my legs and back are too worn to get up by myself, I also asked for a good desk chair to help allivate back pain. Because I am on oxygen 24/7 due to COPD/Asthma and I use a Bipap , I need a house generator, since we lose power a lot here in Killeen Texas. so I asked for one, as well as a whole house filter, to fight my sevice connected allregies. My privacy fence is falling down, I have had it repaired over and over again, but its 20 years old, was here when we bough the house 9 years ago, so for security and safeity reasons asked for a new fence. The key to the remodeling and fence is that if it can be approved under the special adapted housing grant, it can be approved under the ILP program. Ever remodeling and the fence are all allowed under the adapted housing grant. I also asked them to replace my small power chair that I use in the home, my old chair is 20 years old, and my outdoor chair is too large to be used inside the home. I also asked for a good mattress to help with my back pain.
Most guys seem to ask for mowers, and other high dollar stuff but those kinds of things do not improve the quality of life, and now are not allowed under the program, the rules specifically say this.
I have no idea what I will get if anything, they may stretch this out for another 2 years, or I may actually get something that makes me more independant. I tried to be reasonable, and only ask for things that are out of my price range.With the cost of living continuing to get worse, there is no way I can afford most of the Items I asked for. Today, I watched from my wheelchair as my wife, paid $50 for 2/3 of a gas tank for my Chrysler wheelchair van. Its getting so that we have to really be frugal with our income.
If anyone can think of anything that might help me with my back injury, ,or breathing issues, let me know... as I ran out of ideas, but am open to anything that will help me allivate pain. I am on morphine now and even that does not mask all my pain, but that is Ok cause I know I am still alive. But I have to be really careful with the morphine because it can stop my breathing if I take too much.
Its nice the the board is still going strong. and it appears that most of the old timers are still around... Tbird did a great job back those many years ago....
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Its been a few years since I have posted anything, I am trying to stay busy and keep good thoughts.
On 16 May 2020, I had a face to face meeting with an ILP counselor. This was my first contact, when I arrived home, there was an email saying I was accepted to the program. I know by expierence this really means nothing. They have no choice but to take me into the program, since I have 2 100% ratings, and a TDIU. ( Yes I have been busy accumulating ratings)
In the past under this program I did not have much luck. In 1999, they gave me a cheap E-Machine computer, and printer with a few classes. In 2005 they kept stringing me along for two years,, and finally dropped my case. In 2007, I applied again and again nothing . This time I took a diffferent approach. First, the ILP program now has its own version of the adapted housing grant, and they do not require you to use any grants already awarded, this is good because you can get work done that you need to be more independant, and basically the law says there is no limit on the cost. So I asked for a new ramp, a new door iinstall, removing a window for the door, as an emergency exit from the bedroom, and a new Master bed room closet, since when I last used my housing grant, they used my closet to make a bathroom, and there were not enought funds to build a new closet. I am asking for a new lift chair, since my legs and back are too worn to get up by myself, I also asked for a good desk chair to help allivate back pain. Because I am on oxygen 24/7 due to COPD/Asthma and I use a Bipap , I need a house generator, since we lose power a lot here in Killeen Texas. so I asked for one, as well as a whole house filter, to fight my sevice connected allregies. My privacy fence is falling down, I have had it repaired over and over again, but its 20 years old, was here when we bough the house 9 years ago, so for security and safeity reasons asked for a new fence. The key to the remodeling and fence is that if it can be approved under the special adapted housing grant, it can be approved under the ILP program. Ever remodeling and the fence are all allowed under the adapted housing grant. I also asked them to replace my small power chair that I use in the home, my old chair is 20 years old, and my outdoor chair is too large to be used inside the home. I also asked for a good mattress to help with my back pain.
Most guys seem to ask for mowers, and other high dollar stuff but those kinds of things do not improve the quality of life, and now are not allowed under the program, the rules specifically say this.
I have no idea what I will get if anything, they may stretch this out for another 2 years, or I may actually get something that makes me more independant. I tried to be reasonable, and only ask for things that are out of my price range.With the cost of living continuing to get worse, there is no way I can afford most of the Items I asked for. Today, I watched from my wheelchair as my wife, paid $50 for 2/3 of a gas tank for my Chrysler wheelchair van. Its getting so that we have to really be frugal with our income.
If anyone can think of anything that might help me with my back injury, ,or breathing issues, let me know... as I ran out of ideas, but am open to anything that will help me allivate pain. I am on morphine now and even that does not mask all my pain, but that is Ok cause I know I am still alive. But I have to be really careful with the morphine because it can stop my breathing if I take too much.
Its nice the the board is still going strong. and it appears that most of the old timers are still around... Tbird did a great job back those many years ago....
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