Hi and so sorry to hear about Rusty. He will be in my prayers. My husband, who passed away in 1998 from heart problems, had to apply for disability. He tried on his own 3 times and even though he had all the evidence that he couldn't work,(by pass surgery and etc) he was turned down. He then hired a lawyer and got his SS disability right away. The lawyer took a chunk but he just couldn't get it otherwise, so my advise, is get a good SS disability lawyer and go from there. My hubby got a check for when he first became disabled, the lawyer took his part and we still had some left over and then he got his checks every month. Other wise just apply for the disability and hope for the best. You know I just thought of something, my Gleevec has worked for about 4 years also and now my blood is acting up. Anyone have this happen? Blessings, Jeanie<3 In a message dated 1/9/2008 12:31:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My husband of 32 years, Rusty (age 53), was dx in 2001. Gleevec was very successful until Dec. 2006, he was then put on Sprycel and was making good progress until a few weeks ago when the CML got nasty and took a vicious turn. He is now in the hospital about 60 miles from home. They are planning to start chemo Friday in hopes of keeping the CML at bay until a BMT (mini transplant) can take place in a month or so. I know many of you folks out there (both patients and spouses) have been through this ordeal and was hoping that you could offer some words of advice, comfort, tips, prayers, etc. for helping our family to get through the rough months ahead. This all seems so overwhelming! We will be without his income (fortunately I carry wonderful health insurance) and have already found that the trips to the hospital are draining - physically, emotionally, and financially. Can anyone offer tips about applying for Social Security Disability, etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. Deb (wife of Rusty) **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
