[epilepsy] Re: Has anyone been denied life insurance due to having Epliepsy????

 

My xuestion is if anyone with epilepsy has been refused life insurance having epilepsy??
Marty
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "Jewl Wall" <wallja99@...> wrote:
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> Marty,
>
> Yes, I collect SSDI. I was 34 and healthy up until 1996 when I caught a
> virus that put me in the hospital and I came out with epilepsy and leg and
> balance trouble. I Applied in 1998 from Indiana and was awarded it in April
> of 1999, with back pay.
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> I can to work due to stress and exhaustion bring on seizures, which all goes
> along with working for living. (Smile)
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> It was hard at first not being able to drive anymore and I lived in our home
> town at the time a very small town. You could walk to everything but once
> again walking alone is not the best thing but being so small they did not
> have a bus system.
>
> I received a seizure alert dog back than and he helped me get my
> independence back to where I could live on my own. Tagert has since passed
> and I know have my second service dog Rocky.
>
> Have a good weekend everyone,
>
> Jewl, TX
>
> Information on Seizure Response/Alert Dogs
> http://tagert.homestead.com/msjewl.html
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> From: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:epilepsy@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of MARTY
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:13 PM
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [epilepsy] Has anyone been denied life insurance due to having
> Epliepsy????
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> I'm In Ma. State. My wife works for a school. She hadto put me on her
> medical insurance due to our Gov. taking things away from us disabled
> people. She tried to add me to her life insurance plan. Minnesota
> LifeInsurance Co. . They turned me down only due to ahveing the seizures. So
> i am wondering if anyone else ahd this happen due to only having the seizure
> disorder. I also donot work due to sight loss too.
> marty
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