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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 19 (UPI) -- An 85-year-old California woman mistakenly declared dead by the government said the error cost her thousands of dollars.
Doris Temple, 85, said she and her son have been struggling for weeks to repair the damage done to her life by the January mistake, which resulted in the loss of her health insurance as well as benefits from Social Security and private pension and insurance plans, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.
"It's hard to bring someone back from the dead," said Temple's son, Robert.
However, the mother and son said they have spent the past weeks doing just that and the U.S. Social Security Administration reversed the January error that had her dying Dec. 15, the same day her husband died of heart problems.
Robert Temple said he has also reactivated his mother's Senior Health Insurance Co. plan and the benefits from her late husband's IBM pension. He said full benefits should be restored by next month and will include retroactive payments.
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