Re: Do many of you work?-answer to questions asked. To Pam and everyone else
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 18 18:16:51 2002
Well, I take it you know what the dole is-like unemployment benefit. A
bludger is someone who avoids work or responsibility or they kind of
impose on someone...in this case the government and all us tax
payers!!!!!!
Enjoy using it around your workplace!!!!!!!
On another note, I didn't want my messages to sound insensitive. I just
want people to realise that endo should not rule their lives...because
life is too short. Many people have worse diseases and we are just the
VERY unlucky ones who have endo.
This has gone too far and I won't mention it again! It's just another
opinion-so I think we all have to agree to disagree.
At Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Kim wrote:
>
>"Dole Bludgers" -- what does this mean???? It sounds so eloquent, I'm sure
>I'd love to call someone at work this when they irritate me! Can you give
>me a plain old boring American English translation please? lol!
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "anonymous" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:20 PM
>Subject: Re: Do many of you work?-answer to questions asked. To Pam
>
>> I agree...I don't know the exact figures but I bet we(as in Australia)
>> have a greater percentage of our population on the dole than the US and
>> I'm digusted by it. I don't agree with it. There are too many dole
>> bludgers on our streets.
>> What was your point?
>>
>> At Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Pam wrote:
>> >
>> >At Tue, 17 Sep 2002, anonymous wrote:
>> >
>> >>Why would anyone WANT to be on SSI anyway? In order to qualify you must
>have almost nothing in assets (in other words , for the writer from
>Australia, you must be POOR). The subsidy itself is very little money,
>providing a subsistance living. Many women with endo are well educated and
>qualified to take high paying jobs that would allow them to live in
>luxurious homes, drive nice cars and wear designer clothes. So why would
>they choose otherwise?
>> >
>> >Also, it is far from easy healthwise to get a diasbility for endo or
>> >anything else. It has to be proven you cannot work. And most likely
>> >the endo sufferers that do get diability have other medical conditions.
>> >Do you really think the Bush administration likes giving out money to
>> >people who don't want to work?
>> >
>> >Anyway, there are for more people on the dole in Australia than in the
>> >U.S.!
>> >
>> >--
>> >Pam
>> >
>> >>What is someone like you doing on a SUPPORT forum??
>> >>
>> >>>At Tue, 17 Sep 2002, anonymous wrote:
>> >>>Women in countries all around the world have endo and I believe the
>> >>>United States is the only one which offers a disability pension for
>some
>> >>>it's sufferers.<
>> >>
>> >>Keyword - "SOME." It's easier to win the lottery than it is to get
>> >>disability for Endo. Don't act like all women with Endo are sitting
>> >>around collecting SSI.
>> >>
>> >>>Here in Australia we get nothing like it(and if offered I wouldn't take
>it)-but we suffer just as much.<
>> >>
>> >>Clearly you don't suffer at ALL, because if you DID, you wouldn't come
>> >>here and invalidate people's pain and suffering and life choices that
>> >>are none of your business with your haughty and condescending post.
>> >>
>> >>>If your country didn't offer disability for endo, I would think those
>people on it would be working as per usual.<
>> >>
>> >>Again, keyword "SOME" collect. The majority of "those people" with Endo
>> >>ARE working and/or trying their best to keep their jobs, family, life
>> >>together.
>> >>
>> >>>My point-if you didn't see it as such a terrible disease(and receiving
>> >>>disability reinforces the fact that it is such a terrible terrible
>> >>>disease), you'd be able to get on with life.<
>> >>
>> >>I am appalled that you would come to a forum such as this, which is
>> >>INTENDED FOR SUPPORT, and lambaste those who might be on disability or
>> >>who are having a hard time coping with their disease. Everyone should
>> >>be so lucky to have such a GREAT time with Endo as you clearly do.
>> >>
>> >>>And no, those on disability are not bad...I believe they just took the
>> >>>easy option.<
>> >>
>> >>How would you know??!!!!!!!!! Do you know every single woman with Endo
>> >>on disability and how she "really" is doing, medically??
>> >>
>> >>CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY that you CAN go about your daily business - so
>> >>many others with Endo cannot. Nothing ABOUT Endo is "EASY," including
>> >>making the choice to stop/slow down your career because your health
>> >>requires you to do so.
>> >>
>> >>These women don't have a hard enough time getting nonsense like this
>> >>from their doctors, hospitals, families, friends, etc. - they need to
>> >>get it from someone else with Endo who SHOULD understand? Everyone
>> >>should be so lucky to think themselves well - as you apparently have.
>> >>
>> >>Why are you here? Shouldn't you be out working and thinking happy
>> >>thoughts?
>> >
>>
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