Sick and tired of being sick and tired...I tried to work part time for two years after that but finally ended up on Disability.... By ivbnw8n4u2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Are You Feeling?...I am currently in the process of applying for disability because, at the stage that I am in, I cannot do every day work.... By stephanalos2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting off the migraine blame train...They're the same who assume my inability to stay out late or enter loud clubs is a sign of my premature descent into geezer-dom, rather than disability... By katesosin3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Managing Your Medical Records: Importance and Advice...Another case where having complete copies of your medical records is important is when you are applying for social security disability.... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
When Coworkers See You Work on a Sick Day...Thankfully, most of my coworkers at Avid Bookshop don’t have serious issues with chronic pain or disability.... By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
My Journey through Pain, but not Alone...I do not wish to be pitied, or to be pushed off to the side as someone who simply has a disability.... By heatherlynn2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Rollercoaster Ride!...I’m taking it day by day waiting on an appointment for my first Botox treatment and my short term disability insurance to come through.... By michelleadams2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeping The Hope Despite Pain!...I started the social security/disability process.... By Msisabelledowlin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Rolling with Migraines...I was just about to file disability for the plethora of conditions I was trying to live with when I ended up in the hospital.... By jbrown2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Lifetime Migraines, Horrible Loss and Mental Illness...I finally caved in late 2011 and applied for disability, got it in late 2013, mental illness.... By vd12342 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My Hemiplegic Migraine...My employer is wonderful and understands my disability. Life is finally bearable again for my family and my friends.... By jackiechamberlain2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Life on The Island...I gave up working nearly a year ago and I see a disability application in my future.... By lanecia2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Faithful...I got disability on the second try in 2010. People always said when I went through menopause they would probably go away.... By psfeeney2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
We May Be One Step Closer...It's the "invisible disability". The symptoms are unlike a regular headache.... By Gagirl27722 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Minding the Gap: Creating An Equal Space For All...rates for whites (15.5%), Blacks and African Americans (15%), and Hispanics and Latinx (14.9%) are similar, research has revealed a disparity in the disability... By Jaime Sanders4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Story: Chronic Migraines & A New Life...I am on Social Security Disability and Medicare. I write my blog and do other health advocacy work and a little pro bono lawyering.... By diana-lee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
3 years downhill...Get through life without such disability? Doctors can't answer these questions.... By mmadboy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Is your Mom a Vampire?...I do get disability, but it isn't enough to live on and I would much rather work my butt off than to have migraines!... By norawright-kiefer2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Is disability an option for someone with Hyperosmia/migraine?...I have hyperosmia related to migraine. I am not safe anywhere. Even in the hospital I work for. One whiff of any synthetic chemical and migraine takes over....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesInsurance & Disability
My Migraine Journey...I had lost my job and applied for disability. I was feeling like a complete failure at life.... By sie3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments