@Billt
I had a lot of doubt too, before my ALJ hearing. I would suggest practicing a mock hearing with your son. My ALJ tried to trip me up on the first comment/question. But I was honest, consistent, and stood my ground. The ALJ tried to ask the same question in different ways to see if I was telling the truth. ALJ tried everything possibe to find something inconsistent. I felt like I was being grilled on the witness stand by a clever attorney. I found it to be an over the top exhausting experience, and I let the ALJ know that my energy expended during the hearing would make me crash for days. I had to stay "as cool as a cucumber", and recall as many facts as I could to support each answer.
I somehow rose to the occasion to get thru it all.
Best of luck,
I had a lot of doubt too, before my ALJ hearing. I would suggest practicing a mock hearing with your son. My ALJ tried to trip me up on the first comment/question. But I was honest, consistent, and stood my ground. The ALJ tried to ask the same question in different ways to see if I was telling the truth. ALJ tried everything possibe to find something inconsistent. I felt like I was being grilled on the witness stand by a clever attorney. I found it to be an over the top exhausting experience, and I let the ALJ know that my energy expended during the hearing would make me crash for days. I had to stay "as cool as a cucumber", and recall as many facts as I could to support each answer.
I somehow rose to the occasion to get thru it all.
Best of luck,