Hi, I am uninsured having lost my job while a single mom (and subsequently my health insurance which of course necessitated my ceasing all of my lif-saving medications) after being unable to work due to collapsing on the job several times and being raced to the Emergency Room from active SLE Lupus and a medley of related lupus issues including pneumonia, permanently decreased lung capacity, pancreatitus, and liver inflammation. I have nearly died on numerous occasions. I also have lupus related Rheumatoid Arthritus, disintegrating vertebrae, and bone density loss. The ADA and it's enforcement is a joke. Yes, I took the precaution of hiring a lawyer to represent me who "only charged if they won the case". After 5 years of inaction, lost files, avoiding communication, and missed opportunities, they finally admitted to being unwilling to pursue the work involved to properly benefit my claim (although full proof existed of the blatant abuse, forced reassignments, and health discrimination, and co-workers had been willing to affirm to it), and wanted to settle for a grand total of $20,000 to avoid a trial, them getting 15% of course. I told them to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. That was the last I heard from them. In the meantime I lost my car, apartment, assets, and dignity. My kids sought stability with other family and friends, and are since grown. We are pretty much estranged, as they resent what the collapse of my health and it's domino effect put them through. They see what they suffered through the eyes of children, and are as yet unable to comprehend it from an adult viewpoint. Had I been able to keep medical insurance and had the ADA truly had the power to enforce compliance, I would be more physically whole and my family certainly more emotionally whole.
