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Getting my License taken away in NY State Due to Seizures has ruined my life.

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 15:15

Title says it all. I have had such a hard time adjusting to my once in awhile Seizure disorder, and I'll never forget the day I was told my this asshole doctor that I couldn't drive to it. I call him such, because when I asked him what I am supposed to do about getting to work and all when I lived by myself, and far away from work with barely ANY support, he tells me and I quote "Oh, I'm not a Taxi Service." and left it at that. I was fuirious for his comment and that was a few months ago. That is why I called him an asshole; for his lack of compassion on what I was going through and his lack of answers on what to do.

Since then, I haven't had ANY support on my condition. NOTHING! My father (who I don't speak with anymore) refused to believe I had seizures, and was a complete insensitive dick about it. My Mother wasn't supportive until I had one right in front of her while I was in the passenger seat of her car and was very concerned for me. And even when she told my father about it and how concerned she was for me, he STILL didn't want to give in. He said I was "Faking it". Because, yeah falling on the floor and having your eyes roll back in your head and all that is faking it. I have no recollections of any of that. It's just what I was told! 

My friends have turned their backs on me, I quit my fulltime job due to it at as well and was going to get fired probably anyway because I was late to work a few times trying to get there, I lost my apartment because I couldn't afford to live there without a job and I couldn't get to my fulltime job anyway with where I was living because I had no way to fucking drive, so I had to move in with my parents, which didn't last. They kicked me out because I couldn't find work and my dad was being pout of hand calling me a loser, a liar and I didn't have seizures and a fuck up so we had a big physical fight.. So now I am living in Florida after moving from Upstate NY..and I'm having such a tough fucking time finding work even down here due to not having a driving license. I haven't had a seizure in over two months (knock on wood) and I just want my license back now because for some reason, I'm not getting ANY help from Disability or Social Services due to my condition. DMV isn't giving me answers, doctors aren't giving me answers, so wtf can I do? I mean..it's like DMV can't have their cake and eat it too! They can't take my license and not give me the compensation I need to get by with this. If they won't give me compensation or whatever, then I want my license back. I DON't want to be on disability. I just want to go back to where I was. Working and supporting myself. This is utter bullshit.

Does anyone know what I can do?? I can give more details later when I get some comments..I'm not trying to sound dramatic. This is whats happened.

Comments

ART = Accessible Raleigh

Submitted by mike flaherty on Fri, 2015-12-25 - 12:48
ART = Accessible Raleigh Transportation

ART = Accessible Raleigh

Submitted by mike flaherty on Fri, 2015-12-25 - 12:53
ART = Accessible Raleigh Transportation

If we both know and

Submitted by mike flaherty on Fri, 2015-12-25 - 12:53
If we both know and understand that Breakthrough Seizures can and will happen, do we have any business driving a motor vehicle? You need to think about all the lives you can damage or destroy should you get into an accident.

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