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When you were younger, you had asthma but were able to control it. Over time, it has worsened. Additionally, the workplace you were in negatively impacted you, setting off your asthma regularly. You ended up having to leave your job because of how your asthma had...
A spinal cord injury can be a devastating event, and it only takes a split second and a single event: A car accident, a fall from a ladder, an injury while playing sports -- any of those things could do it. When a spinal cord injury (SCI) happens, it can change your...
Skin cancer has a reputation for a high degree treatability, but the facts are a bit more complicated. As with most other cancers, it is more treatable when discovered in the early stages. If skin cancer has the chance to grow and spread, treatment becomes more...
A person who is injured or has a medical condition that prevents them from working might be told to file for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability (SSD) insurance. It’s imperative that anyone who’s going to file understands what kinds of...
In order to ensure that people don't abuse the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has specific financial limits in place for those seeking benefits. SSI is generally only an option for those with severe medical...
Social Security has notoriously strict rules for qualifying to receive disability benefits, with many cases initially resulting in denial. It requires you to demonstrate, including through medical records, that you have an extraordinary limit regarding your earning...
Disabilities can take many forms, and they are all very important and can drastically impact a person’s life. One of the most detrimental types of disabilities, when considering the overall change it will add to a person’s life, is one that limits mobility. How common...
If you have recently become disabled, you want to begin looking into your legal and financial options with an SSDI claim. You have likely never used this system before, though, so it can often feel intimidating and you may not know where to start. The best place to...
Back surgery is major surgery. If you have suffered an injury -- in a workplace accident, for instance, or a car accident -- you may have emergency surgery to try to preserve mobility and feeling. If you have a degenerative condition or some other such health...
The Black Hole of Calcutta in India measured 18ft by 14ft-10in with two small windows. It was a dungeon. In The Great Escape, Steve McQueen's character was known as The Cooler King because he survived so much time in solitary confinement. Being locked up in a small...