Paying me?

When having a child that’s has special needs you can be eligible to receive SSI- Disability. I was told about this service and I was really hesitant to take it. I felt like why am I taking money from someone who is giving me money because I kept my child. I had a hard time with this. I felt like this was a decision I made and your going to pay me?

I had a hard time excepting DJ’s diagnoses because I just saw him as DJ nothing more nothing less. He was my calm child he loved to laugh and his laughter could make you laugh, he was just a joy. And to think that he won’t be totally like his sister was hard for me. I didn’t know what the future held and I was concerned about how his life would turn out.

At some point I applied and actually got it, I couldn’t believe it. I decided to apply for it after a talk with my parents who told me that it can help me down the line, which indeed it did. I was newly separated, and literally just had a baby and had no income. So the money really came in handy, I was able to put DJ in an outpatient speech therapy, he did music class and whatever else they wanted to do. I was totally worth it in the long run.

Services are there there to be used. They are their to help you on this journey. If you are able to qualify for anything take it. In the long run you are supporting your child in exposing them to other things that you may not had been able to otherwise afford.