Please help me finish raising funds for my August needs.

[JMCKUSICK]

https://gofund.me/53d1b828

I'm just under $300 short of my August expense needs. I'm sorry I keep having to ask, you all know that I'm at the mercy of SSDI and their draconian post COVID-19 appeals process mixed with a heavy dose of FU from trump thrown in.
I keep my thermostat at 78 degrees and the bill was still over $200 and this month will be worse.
I honestly don't know how you can afford the temp set at 71, 73, or 75 as some of you have told me.
Please keep comfortable and thank you for any help you are able to give. My gratitude to you for getting me through the last 7+ months is beyond bounds. Not a day passes that I don't feel the weight of your generosity and kindness and love.
Thank you for those countless blessings as you've changed my life.
Love, John

[question everything]

1. Kick. Will it help posting this also in the Illinois group?

[JMCKUSICK]

2. I can certainly try I think quest everything,

Never thought I could cross post

[question everything]

3. Many of us cross post, of different topics. Also have you tried getting help from your senators

since both of them are Democrats?

[JMCKUSICK]

4. I will certainly try, but what can they do?

[JMCKUSICK]

5. I mentioned that to my attorney more than a year ago and he said that

there isn't anything they can do about the delays.

[LuckyCharms]

6. While it does not guarantee a favorable outcome, you can initiate a congressional inquiry

to help expedite your claim.

Email your US Senator with the details of your claim.

I would copy and paste a large portion of your Go Fund Me appeal in this email. Include as many details as you can, and stress your financial hardship issues. Explain exactly the implications of your illnesses and financial hardships.

Your Senator's office will ask you to fill out a privacy release form in order to gain access to your records and therefore, attempt to expedite your claim.

Follow up with your senator's office religiously to see if they had any success with his/her congressional inquiry.

If your lawyer is cavalierly blowing you off by saying that "nothing can be done to expedite the process", it might be worth it to ask your lawyer if the following is feasable in your situation: Quick Disability Determinations (QDD) and Compassionate Allowances (CAL). The answer may still be unfavorable, but it does not hurt to inquire.

Also, please call 211 to obtain ANY available advice on temporary assistance that may be available to you.

Best wishes and good luck John.

[JMCKUSICK]

9. I will put in a formal request to Senator Durbins

Office this coming Monday. Thank you for the details LuckyCharms

[Nanuke]

7. I donated because we need to support you and also your dear kitties. Take care John.

[JMCKUSICK]

8. Thank you so much Nanuke,

Let me just say that the accompanying DU mail made your donation 3-Dimensional. Thank you for your humanity and the donation.

[debm55]

10. That's great