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This is a hypothetical question right now, as a preparation for worse-case scenarios.
Where could you turn to if you were so disabled you couldn't take care of the basics needed for daily living, and you had no siblings, parents, children able to care for you? It's even more to ask from friends, so what if you exhausted your friend resources too....
I dunno, I guess something along the lines of, would people with severe "chronic fatigue syndrome" (including Lyme disease) type of symptoms be able to live in some sort of assisted living facility and get government assistance paying for it? Say you have no more money....
I guess a question is whether the condition would be recognized as a qualifying disability? But what other recourse would a person have, if say they really couldn't even just get food to eat (yet appear pretty healthy as usual with this illness). Sleeping on the streets as a homeless?
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I'm going to approach this from a financial point of view.
If you have had a work history in the U.S. and have had payroll deductions, you have been paying into the Social Security Disability insurance. SSDI.
One applies for disability to Social Security. I don't know how they deal with Lyme based disability applications. But I would guess that if you present the functional problems in more accepted or mainstrem terms, say like depression, anxiety, arthritis, and so forth you'd get further.
It takes a long time to get an application through the system, years some times. So if you are disabled and unable to work, apply right away, before you exhaust your resources.
The thing, I think is to get help from a disability law center, or from a lawyer specializing in this area.
Your benefits would be based on what you've paid into the system, so the higher paying your jobs have been, the higher your benefit amount.
Now, it's not a lot of money, regardless. So one has to find strategies for lowering expenses -- living in Section 8 housing is one way, but it's hard to find, generally, and maybe not always the most desirable. There is more on this, but I'll spare you the details for now.
I don't know anything about assisted living facilities or visiting nurse care.
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i'm going to resend you by PM, private message, my 45 pages of newbie links/advise, ssdi disabilityinfo, and look specifically for MINOUCAT'S POSTS for the type of scenario you described.
she has lots of info. just take the time to SKIM it well. ok.
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Yes that helps some... although what if say in my case, I'm young and have only been working for about 2 years... those social security payments based on my short work and income history, even if I got them wouldn't be enough to live on. I haven't seen any government resources really for those who happen to be young, in school, or just starting out.
As far as private long term disability through my workplace, I read in their details that things like mood disorders (depression, anxiety) only get maximum payouts of 2 years. Does social security pay for as long as the disorder is present?
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quoting grace.... As far as private long term disability through my workplace, I read in their details that things like mood disorders (depression, anxiety) only get maximum payouts of 2 years. Does social security pay for as long as the disorder is present ******************
GRACE, please look at info i sent you today; the back part on SSDI after the long symptoms list.
now look for DISINISSUES WEB SITE; join it, and you will read daily great info from moderator and others who have gone your route. many are YOUNG like yourself.
remember it's all the PHYSICAL THINGS; not the disorder/illnesses we have that allows us to be approved for SSDI payments .
so with depression, i've read where SS evaluates those folks every 3 years if not sooner.
can't remember but i thinkk review schedule is:
3, 5, and 7 for SEVERE disabilities.
i'm listed as SEVERE, and when i was approved at age 55; i'm in older section; so i expect to get ONE review before my LEGAL retirement age of 66; who knows????
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