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Old 05-01-2013, 05:19 PM   #4
jml
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Re: Applying for SS Disability Bens...after ~11 years

Thanks KsGal & Steph~
So much of your posts have been so helpful.
It's so hard to quantify "how long" I've been disabled, since
as we know with this disease, there are times that we can feel
virtually "normal", and work at almost 100%, and when I do, I want to work as much as possible. Unfortunately, those days are diminishing.
And I'm interested to know if the SSDI is retroactive to diagnosis date or as the application states, when I "became disabled."
And how do they determine when I became disabled if I don't even know?
I guess all will be revealed soon enough. I'm just happy that this is available to us.
I'm even in the process of applying to "Cleaning for a Reason" - a series of cleaning service through the ACS that offer monthly house cleaning for 3 months while you're on chemo. Can you imagine if I started from the very beginning - I would have had a spotless house for a decade!

Keeping the Faith~

Jessica
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