Ask Anthony<\/a> after months of appeals and frustration.<\/p>\n\u201cI reached out because I have been going through several appeals with Social Security where they have stated that I’m no longer disabled even though I am disabled,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Her medical journey began years ago with aggressive cancer treatment that saved her life but left lasting damage. In 2018, Social Security approved her for disability benefits, citing the severity of her condition.<\/p>\n
According to a letter from her doctor, Nunn suffers from permanent neuropathy and cognitive issues caused by chemotherapy and is considered unable to work.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy spine is deteriorating. They said that this is all from the radiation, where your bones start breaking down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She described daily pain and neurological symptoms that affect nearly every part of her life.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes I can’t feel my fingers. It’ll go from numb to complete pain in my arm or from my legs to my toes. Sometimes when I wake up I’ll have a migraine. If it’s time to get the injection for my back, I’ll have a migraine so bad where I just lay there. The pain is just my entire body,\u201d Nunn said.<\/p>\n
Despite those conditions, Social Security recently notified her that she is no longer disabled and capable of returning to work. Documents from the Social Security Administration state that medical improvement has occurred because she completed chemotherapy and radiation.<\/p>\n
Nunn has not received disability payments since June of last year.<\/p>\n
When asked about Social Security\u2019s determination, Nunn said she has tried to work.<\/p>\n
\u201cSocial Security is saying they think you’re, you’re fine, that you can go to work. What do you say to that?\u201d Anthony Austin asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve tried. I mean, I would love to be at work because someone that truly is disabled doesn’t want to sit at home. I’ve attempted to work several different jobs from which I keep getting let go because I have too many doctor’s appointments,\u201d Nunn said.<\/p>\n
By law, Social Security is required to periodically review disability cases. If benefits are terminated, recipients have the right to appeal, something Nunn says she has done repeatedly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been working with a lawyer. I’ve reached out to the congressman. I haven’t gotten anywhere with my situation or getting my income back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The loss of benefits also meant the loss of Medicare, cutting off access to doctors and medications.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith losing my Social Security, I also lost my Medicare. I had a whole month without medical insurance, so I couldn’t see any of my doctors,\u201d Nunn said.<\/p>\n
Cancer permanently changed her body. A government decision, she said, changed her life overnight.<\/p>\n
When asked what resolution she hopes for, Nunn\u2019s answer was simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat would be the perfect resolution for you in this situation?\u201d Anthony asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor my payments to begin again and get my medical insurance to where I’m not worried about whether or not I’ll have my medication,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Anthony Austin contacted the Social Security Administration with several questions, including how someone previously approved for disability with Stage IV cancer could suddenly be deemed \u201cno longer disabled,\u201d whether Nunn\u2019s doctors\u2019 assessments were fully reviewed, and what protections exist for medically fragile patients.<\/p>\n
Thursday morning, Social Security representatives contacted Anthony Austin requesting Nunn\u2019s information. Just hours later, they called her directly to discuss the issue. We are hopeful that conversation leads to a resolution.<\/p>\n
If you have a problem you just can\u2019t solve, you can email AskAnthony@FirstCoastNews.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cancer survivor approved for disability is suddenly cut off. No income. No Medicare. After Ask Anthony stepped…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-128943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}