Dane As always I am glad to hear from you...
I am also glad to know you're doing well. What a blessing with the social
security!
Thank you for sharing the information- One of the biggest things we worry
about when considering a BMT is "how are we going to provide for our
families?
Some may say it makes no sense, and that our life is more important.
But as some of us may know first hand, when you are primarily the bread
winner or the only source of financial support, things like your children
eating and having a roof over their head really doe mater and plays a big
role in your decision making for BMT or Not.
These were just a few things that helped me conclude that Gleevec was what I
wanted.
Luckily in the last 5 years I have managed to get things in place like a 2
year supplemental disability plan and of course my Social Security.
It's really a blessing that they went all the way back to 2000 for you!
Take care Dane,
Lisa M
Tampa Fl
Message: 4
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:57:56 -0500
From: "Dane T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 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
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