According to the most current research, there are about 13 different types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome -- because the illness is produced by a set of variant genetic markers that aren't totally consistent.You're either born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or you're not --...
Social Security Disability Benefits For Illness
Supporting a spouse who has long-term cancer
If your spouse has cancer, it may be a long-term issue. Treatment can last for months or years. Even after the cancer is cured, it could return.This isn't like most illnesses and diseases. There's not always a quick fix. It may drag on so long that those closest to...
Successful cancer treatment could leave you with a disability
Cancer can be a devastating disease, and you may be disabled for the rest of your life regardless of the outcome of the treatment. Just going through chemo and everything else really takes a toll. You need an incredible amount of rest, you may feel weak and sick all...
What if my illness isn’t on the list of qualifying disabilities?
The list of medical conditions that automatically qualify you to receive Social Security Disability (SSD) is fairly long. However, this list still does not include all the medical conditions that might establish your right to receive these vital government benefits....
Multiple Sclerosis and Disability
Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, currently effects approximately 400,000 people in the United States. Multiple Sclerosis News Today. However, the exact amount of sufferers is difficult to quantify since the CDC does not require physicians to report new cases and because...
Does liver disease qualify for Social Security Disability?
When you're living with chronic liver disease, the disease is hard enough. The last thing you want to have to balance is work with your medical schedule. You don't always feel well, and your health is a priority.The important thing to know is that you have to prove...
Disability and homelessness: Rising rent
There is often a link with mental illness and other disabilities. For someone who has always had a disability, it may coincide with mental illness. For someone who suddenly finds him or herself with a disability, depression or anxiety may soon take hold as a result of...
Musculoskeletal conditions can impact you significantly
Disabilities impact lives in many ways. For some, they're unable to see or hear the way they used to. Others may not be able to walk or stand for long periods of time. No matter what the disability is, there's no question that it has an impact. It's important for...
Post-traumatic epilepsy changes lives
After you got into an accident, you noticed changes in yourself. You'd forget lengths of time completely. You'd forget words and have trouble speaking. You knew something was wrong, so you had tests performed. You finally got a diagnosis: post-traumatic epilepsy...
Marfan syndrome ends potential NBA player’s career days before draft
Isaiah Austin, a college basketball player, was expected to play in the National Basketball Association. But four days before the NBA draft, the 20-year-old player was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a serious medical impairment that can cause heart and other...
Should women with genetic cancer mutation remove both breasts?
Angelina Jolie raised awareness of a type of gene testing for breast cancer last year when she had her breasts removed to reduce her risk of cancer. Jolie has a mutation in her BRCA 1 gene which dramatically increased her cancer risk. Her mother died of cancer at 56...
Study: vitamin D could help some fibromyalgia sufferers
Fibromyalgia can cause a person to face several symptoms, including severe pain. Pain associated with this medical condition can be intense and unpredictable. It can sometimes affect a person's ability to be an everyday participant in the workforce. Fibromyalgia is...
Fitness video games could be of benefit to diabetes sufferers
Having to cope with diabetes is a daily reality for many individuals here in Minnesota. Diabetes can make controlling one's weight and blood sugar levels very difficult and can have a wide-ranging collection of physiological effects on a person. Diabetes and its...
NBA player with MS still winning on the court
As we have mentioned before on our Minneapolis Social Security disability law blog, multiple sclerosis is a serious and chronic condition that may cause some folks to become permanently disabled well before their retirement years.Symptoms of MS may include reduced...
Fibromyalgia and SSDI: New Ruling by the SSA
Late last month, the Social Security Administration put into effect rules to help the SSA and administrative law judges evaluate Fibromyalgia for Social Security Disability purposes. It explains how the SSA "develop[s] evidence to establish that a person has a...