Re: [CML] BMT and Social Security Benefits.

[Rob]

It is good to hear you got the Social Security to go through.   Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: Dane T. Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: [CML] BMT and Social Security Benefits. My wife and I heard that once you have a BMT, you almost automatically qualify for disabled status Social Security benefits.  We went to the Social Security office and filed, just to see what would happen.  Sure enough,  I qualified for myself and both my children.  We got three checks for me and my kids with retro benefits back to my diagnosis in 2000 (a substantial sum) along with three monthly checks going forward.  Just an FYI for the transplant recipients out there. Personal note:  Doing OK...June tests identical to May tests:  80% donor cells and 1.0 BCR-ABL by blood pcr.  I was discouraged by this, but the oncs say that not getting worse is a very good thing at this stage, so I am going with that.  Next test July 21st,  blood PCR only. Dane New! Sign up for local CML support group meetings in your local community at http://cml.meetup.com Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online and submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in just minutes. Loan programs for all types of business and commercial real estate. Apply anytime at http://realestatezoo.com CML (Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Support List) --------------------------------- Part Of CMLHope.Com An International Community Of CML Patients For more information: http://cmlhope.com Post Message: cml@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To No Mail/Web: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change To Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  CML Group Web Site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CML YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "CML" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.