Financial stress wasn’t just a shadow—it was a storm. I found out I wasn’t eligible for SDI. SSDI? Denied. Months to wait for an appeal. No paycheck. No safety net. Just bills piling up while my body tried to heal. Then MONTHS more to wait for the decision! The fear was paralyzing. How do you focus on survival when survival costs money? Every day became a battle between my health and my bank account. But even with the ground shaking beneath me—I didn’t fall. I gritted my teeth, I dug deeper and stood taller.Because my breast cancer healing shouldn’t depend on a paycheck. And yet… here I was. Still fighting.
Unemployment Appeal Hearing
