Yesterday I finally received a notice from the Soc. Sec. board of Hearings that my hearing had been scheduled. It is scheduled for October 13th at 2:30 pm.

It has been a year this month since I began this battle, and I'm anxious and scared as hell now that it's nearing the end. For me, it's not a matter of the money. God knows if I get SSD that it will be a tiny amount. What has been important for me throughout this whole process is the need to be vindicated. If I can prove to the U.S. Government that I am disabled it helps to dispell the myth that FMS is an illness which is "all in your head". It proves that FMS is a real illness and that those people effected with it are sick!