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Fight the Good Fight!

9/17/2014

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Happy Birthday Mom, I love you!
I am proud to be a person who stands up for her rights!  After initially being denied the disability tax credit, I was not going to lie down!  I filed an appeal and reached out to my OT and my Neurologist to offer letters of support.  Many people go through lawyers for this.  I am amazed to say that the government reversed the initial determination and I am now eligible for the credit (of course on the same day we received a letter auditing us for our $4000 withdrawal of RRSP's for the first time homebuyers deposit, unreal)!  I have also fought Bell & Rogers on a number of occasions for wrongful charges and have also wrote a letter to United as when Brittany & I were flying back to Ottawa, my chair came out of the hold broken and no one would help us until Brittany got feisty (another one to not back down when it comes to fairness, we are both Libras).  The man told us that we should have threatened contacting the ADA (Americans with Disabilities) and we would have been helped faster.  I have to admit that when I was initially diagnosed with ALS, a part of me began to say (what's the point?) in dealing with life's stressors.  I am happy to say that my fight is back!  Bureaucracy can knock the best of us down, but it is worth the time and effort because it sure feels good when the little guy wins one against the giants!


Special thanks to mom & dad and the Beaconsfield Golf Club for raising so much money for als.ca/icebucketchallenge

And also special thanks to Julie & Steve for hosting an IBC BBQ for Travis & I!

Beaconsfield Golf Club IBC with Mom & Dad

Julie & Steve IBC's!

A narrow escape...
She couldn't get away that easily!
Long & painful!!
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Heather
9/17/2014 07:53:43 am

So glad your fight is back! You've got to fight - for your right - to what's yours!

(And, yes, the official anthem of this post has to be from the Beastie Boys!!)

Big love to M2 Sharman too ❤️

xxoo

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Kate
9/21/2014 06:04:26 pm

You are standing up for more than yourself. You are teaching and changing the world for the better.

So proud of you!

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Brittany
9/24/2014 03:01:40 am

Way to go!! Gotta love feisty Libras ;)

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Addie French link
12/17/2020 08:25:48 pm

Thanks greeat post

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