There are many different physical conditions that may qualify someone for Social Security Disability Income. One of those illnesses is known as epilepsy. Although in general, most people know what it is, there is a lot of misinformation out there about how it affects...
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This week is Invisible Illness Awareness Week
In our last post, we discussed the many complications people face if they are struggling with a condition known as an invisible illness. These illnesses include those that cannot be seen or, in some cases, easily explained or diagnosed. The people who struggle with...
The challenges of suffering from an illness you can’t see
People who suffer from a serious disability can often feel like other people are staring at them or treating them differently because of their disability. They might feel like if other people couldn't see signs of the disability or didn't know that they were suffering...
Chronic fatigue syndrome gets some validation from IOM
Fatigue can be an indication of several things. It may be a sign that a person isn't sleeping well or a side effect of a medication to treat an illness. It can also be the primary symptom of a serious condition that is not well-understood: chronic fatigue syndrome....
Illness affecting communication can be disabling
Just about every job a person can have requires some type of communication skills. Whether you are listening to and comprehending instructions or need to speak with others, the ability to communicate is typically essential for any type of employment.This is why people...
Is a dental checkup the key to diabetes screening?
Statistics from the World Health Organization show that diabetes will rank among the top ten causes of death by 2030 and that roughly one in ten people across the globe had the condition in 2014.As discouraging as these numbers are, consider that studies have also...
Patients responding positively to experimental cancer treatment
People who have been diagnosed with cancer can suffer enormously due to the devastating symptoms of the disease as well as the aggressive treatments that are often administered to ease the symptoms or cure the cancer. Unfortunately, medical experts are still...
What if you can’t afford medical care but need SSDI benefits?
A catch-22 can be described as a situation that is all but impossible to solve because the answer is prevented by the problem itself. This can seem pretty complicated, but any person who is applying for Social Security disability benefits is probably quite familiar...
Patients with prostate cancer can access expedited benefits
In previous posts, we have discussed that one of the most frustrating challenges of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits is the time it takes to actually get approved for benefits. There is the complicated application that must be filed. Because...
SSA adds 25 conditions to the SSD Compassionate Allowances list
The Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowances program was created to expedite the approval process for Social Security disability benefits for people with the most serious diseases and medical conditions that invariably meet the SSA’s legal standards....