I have applied twice and been turned away twice. I have now hired an attorney, who tells me this time it could take 8-12 months to get an answer. I have RA, Fibromyalgia, Peripheral Neuropathy, Carpel Tunnel, IBS, Willis Ekbum disease, and degenerative arthritis of the spine. I can barely take care of myself, let alone my two sons, 15 and 10.  Some mornings can't get out of bed because my body is so stiffened up.  I am 49 years old and was told the same thing-I'm young enough, my background training and work experience. They do admit I may not be able to do the work I was in five years ago, but I can find a job somewhere. Where?  Who wants someone that has to lay on the floor, or crawl up the stairs on hands and legs? Who has to go home to change her attire due to an accident? Or is shaking and jerking around like a Ragdoll on crack? Not to mention the sick time that will be taken due to doctor appointments, procedures and just plain in pain. It sometimes sickens me to see others on disability that are just skipping through life when mine is such a struggle.  Not to mention the embarrassment that it causes.  I'm sure my boys teachers think their Mom is just lazy when she can't get her sons up to catch the bus and then can't drive them to school when they miss it. So another year I wait. Don't know where we will be by the time this is over. Praying that it will still be in our home.