social security what a joke on the ones who really need it

i became disabled in june of 2007 i have back surgery and it did not help in fact i stay in pain all of the time i can't drive a car anymore because i don't have any feeling in my right leg i'm very depressed and taking meds for this and high blood pressure i applied for ssi and ssd on september 24 2007 i was denied 2 times i got a lawyer to handle everything i just don't understand why they act as thoug it's their money i lost everything my car was repoed i got put out of my apartment because i did'nt have any means to keep it and now almost 2 years i call my lawyer to find out what is going on with my case and he tells me that we hav'ent got a date for a hearing yet that it could take up 2 or3 years is there anyone who can tell me some good news for a change.