Mark Friedman's Page

I filed for Disability in White Plains, NY. On October 1, I moved to Summit, NJ, and thought the Review Board might be interested - so I called White Plains and was told that they'd transfer my case to NJ and wouldn't 'lose my place in line'.

A few weeks later, I got a letter from the White Plains office making me feel someone forgot to do what they said they'd do.

This time I put it in writing and received notice that the case was moved.

But NJ has a different set of bias's against these typ… Continue

Having moved from Westchester, NY to Central NJ, I needed to find a new shrink - which I did through referral of people whose opinions I trusted.

Donna, MNS (My New Shrink) didn't know the 'old me' - who finished other people's sentences for them and constantly interrupted. Instead, she's met someone who she feels has strong OCD (without the rituals} and overtones of ADHD.

The two disorders have much in common, symptomatically, I've found: high degree of disorganization, a tendency towards per… Continue

In the past, I photographed the kids when they came to my door in costume, trick-or-treating - then posted the pictures by year, making them available to the kids, their parents and the community. In Dobbs Ferry, that was OK.

I asked a neighbor about doing the same thing here, in Summit, and was told it was a bad idea. People would object strongly. So I didn't do it.

What I did instead, was to photograph the community's Halloween celebration (including parade) and posted all of those on my sit… Continue

When I left Dobbs Ferry, I left my entire medical support system behind. Somewhere around the 10th day after moving, I was aware of a problem with one of the few real teeth I have left (most are implants, root-canaled or bridged).

I found an oral surgeon several towns away (you can't go anywhere around here without a GPS, like a TomTom) who could see me immediately. He gave me the choice of coming back with my wife so I could be sedated (my usual preference), but she's been so hyper since we ca… Continue

We moved into a house we rented about 1/2 the size of the one we have in Dobbs Ferry (waiting to close - end of November).

Not only does nothing fit, but I can't find the things I need or want. Some of that is my own doing because I packed things in boxes for the movers in a way that made sense to me at the time. Now, add in the fact that, because it was taking me so long to pack, my wife decided to help and packed things for me. Those I can't find at all!

I'm tempted to believe this happens t… Continue