United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

suffered a tbpi last year and lost my job because i needed two hands to perform it. dont want to not have a job and not work but i dont know what to do. always had a job involving physical labor. not sure what rout to take and i have a four year old son that i want to be proud of me and overcoming this injury but dont know what direction to take. any and all suggestions will be appreciated. thank you.

Aaron,
PLEASE contact you local office of Dept (sometimes called "Bureau") of Vocational Rehabilitation.Every County seat has an office... look on the Goverment pages of the phone book. DVR/BVR has Federal AND State funding to assist individuals with disabilities train, re-train for employment or attend college level classes; they assess your abilities and interests. There often is a waiting list for services so the sooner you reach out for help there, the better. Every State disperses their Funds differently.

There is a Topic thread somewhere on this web site about DVR/BVR... I, or someone else will try to bump it up for you.

Also, have you applied for Social Security Disability? It usually by law should be processed within 90 days and you do have to be Evaluated by their Doctors etc. If you are denied, you are able to appeal as many times as you need. There is also a Topic Thread on Applying for SSD somewhere we will try to bump it up too.

Good Luck & keep us updated please.
Carolyn J
LOBPI/72