APPROVED, Finally!!!

Jeff came home from work on a HOT August afternoon

and grabbed the mail like he always does. 

I'm sitting at the table out by the pool on our gorgeous deck. 

He goes inside, 

then comes out with a letter in his hand. 

When I saw the size of the envelope, 

I instantly {Hoped} knew exactly what it was. 

And when he handed it to me 

I just froze...
I let it sit a few minutes before opening it...

Let me back up for a minute.

I stalk my mailman.
When I hear him driving down our street

I almost ALWAYS meet him at the curb 

...and he knows why. 

He saw me outside by the pool, 
we both waived. 

But this time he did something unusual, 
he honked when he put the mail in the mailbox...  

It was his way of telling me he just delivered 

what I had been waiting for... 

Knowing Jeff would be pulling in at any moment, 
I just waited for him to get it.

I WAS SCARED,
I KNEW IT WAS HERE

So there I sit with the letter in front of me.

Hesitant to open it BUT dying to know the outcome...

DEEP BREATH 

Jeff, in the meantime, has walked away 

giving me time to read it. 

He could tell when he handed it to me that I was stunned...
I open it...

 I don't even bother to pull the entire letter out. 

I just look at the top of page 2. 

BECAUSE I KNOW  
exactly where the decision is...

I screamed, "YES" 
so loud my neighbor's could hear it!!!

...and then I started to cry.

Jeff knew right then and there that I was approved, 
he came over and hugged me. 
I just sobbed in his arms for about 15 minutes.

FINALLY...
after nearly a 6 year battle.

I have been approved for Social Security Disability...

It only took 3 lawyers, 2 court dates and going to 

FEDERAL COURT 

for a "Fully Favorable" decision on Aug 26, 2016.

AND...

It is approved all the way back to 2011. 

It will be one hell of a payday when we receive that check.

THAT CHECK

has blood, sweat, tears

and nearly a divorce written all over it.

That check 

is something that Jeff and I deserve after all that we've been through with these disease's. 

I CAN FINALLY EXHALE...