Category Archives: Personal Stories

Trial and tribulations with Social Security

Video: Disability Dance

Losing limbs doesn’t keeps these kids from some serious dancing.

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Video: Fibromyalgia – I’m Not Alright

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Video: taking a wheelchair to a skate park

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Video: living and overcoming life with a disability

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Blog: Conversations In My Head

Chica, of Conversations in My Head, has a great site discussing her ups and downs (no pun intended) dealing with bi-polar disorder. My symptoms are constant and unpredictable. There are stretches of time where I find myself uninterested in hobbies, … Continue reading

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Are You Disabled?

The Bipolar Blog has a great series of posts on applying for Social Security benefits. The first article presents this situation: My wife feels disabled. She used to teach junior high school Spanish full time for over $60,000 per year. … Continue reading

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Living with Social Phobia

Touching video about what it is like to live with social anxiety / social phobia.

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VA Ratings in Social Security Claims

CT Blue talks about the often unspoken cost of war: veterans coming home with disabilities. According to a new report from the Pentagaon “1 in 5 American servicemen and women who have been in Iraq are coming back with brain … Continue reading

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Living With Depression

The Pink Report has an revealing article on the gradual descent into depression: Depression isn’t just feeling sad, or discouraged. It is a deeply penetrating darkness. Every fibre of my body feels hopeless. Nothing brings a smile to my face– … Continue reading

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Video: Social Anxiety Disorder

bishi4me video blogs about her daily life and how she deals with social phobia:

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MS and Social Security Disability

Bob Kraft’s P.I.S.S.D. site discusses the difficulties faced by individuals with MS when trying to obtain Social Security disability benefits: MS can be hard for doctors to diagnose. Its symptoms can include fatigue, pain, cognitive problems like memory loss, weakness, … Continue reading

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Surviving a Social Security Audit for Children’s SSI Benefits

California Blogging has a story about surviving a four year Social Security Audit(!) During the audit they inspect every account, every dime I make and spend.   I am allowed some money from some sources. Services from other government or social … Continue reading

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