When you suddenly get hurt or experience a chronic illness, your new medical condition can have a profound impact on your life. If your condition limits your mobility, affects your cognition or causes severe, chronic pain, you may no longer be able to continue the...
No one expects to be disabled. Yet, all too often people suffer from debilitating injuries and illnesses that completely reshape their lives. Given the enormous amount of change that is thrust upon them they often are overwhelmed. They not only have to contend with...
A motor vehicle accident is terrifying primarily because of how it has the potential to cause serious injury or even death. (Anxiety over a potentially wrecked vehicle and the ripple effect of stress is not to be overlooked either.) You can injure just about every...
Parents of disabled children often must go to great lengths to ensure their child’s medical needs are met. However, caring for a disabled child in Tennessee can be financially difficult. Parents love their children and may worry about how they will be able to afford...
Nearly one out of every four American adults report having a disability, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). That amounts to nearly 61 million citizens with physical or mental conditions that affect their daily activities, and many of...
The world can be a strange and uncomfortable place for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Even those with milder versions of the condition can face serious challenges in their development and ability to hold a job. As often as people with ASD misunderstand...
Life can throw a lot at you, especially when you’re learning to live with a new disability. A flood of forms and court dates can make it hard to keep up, and before you know it you’ve missed your appeal. If the state denies your claim for Social Security Disability...
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