There are plenty of Atlanta residents who are living their days -- day in, day out -- with depression. In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report earlier this month that claims close to 8 percent of Americans have what is described...
Month: December 2014
Can I work without losing my SSI payments?
Maintaining a sense of self-sufficiency can be incredibly important for many people who have physical or mental limitations. While it may be all but impossible to work in a traditional 9-to-5 job, there are employment options for people who are blind, disabled or over...
Patients responding positively to experimental cancer treatment
People who have been diagnosed with cancer can suffer enormously due to the devastating symptoms of the disease as well as the aggressive treatments that are often administered to ease the symptoms or cure the cancer. Unfortunately, medical experts are still...
Disability bill continues to make its way through Congress
Some individuals who have suffered from a disability their entire lives do not qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits because they have not paid into system through payroll taxes. Thankfully, many in this situation are eligible for Supplemental...
What if you can’t afford medical care but need SSDI benefits?
A catch-22 can be described as a situation that is all but impossible to solve because the answer is prevented by the problem itself. This can seem pretty complicated, but any person who is applying for Social Security disability benefits is probably quite familiar...