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		<title>Medical Reference Page Added</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve added a new page &#8211; Handy Links to Medical Reference. It contains links to sites with General Health information, Prescription &#38; OTC Drug Information, Chronic Pain and much more. If you are living with severe or disabling medical condition, I hope you will find it helpful.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=344&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forms Updated</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several people have let me know about changes to the SSA forms. I&#8217;m afraid I fell a little behind in getting them completed. My apologies for not acting sooner. I have had a lot going on, that has affected me physically as well as emotionally. Disability sucks! I&#8217;m back on track now, and all forms [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=268&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the year my former employer asked if I would be willing to try returning on a part-time basis. He was willing to let me work from home and at my own speed. So we tested my ability for a couple of weeks and found that I was capable of about 10-12 hours a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=242&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started this blog with a frustration over nearly 9 months waiting on an Initial Decision from the Disability Determination Service. I have since come to realize that the 9 month wait for the Initial Decision was better than the 2-3 year wait for those that are denied.  I think one of the greatest difficulties [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=233&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the onset of Neuropathy, I have found myself counting the good vs. bad days. Thankfully, since I am no longer working, I can count more good days than bad. But, yesterday was one of the bad. So, I decided to do something friends and family have encouraged me to do for some time now. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=222&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday a friend commented on my lack of excitement over the SSDI approval. He&#8217;s right, I should be shouting it from the mountain tops, but instead I find myself wanting to avoid the subject.  After the initial elation passed, I have been trying to sort out an emotion that is new for me, so I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=113&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A P P R O V E D ! ! !</title>
		<link>http://disabilitystory.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe I spent so much time agonizing this weekend. When Ms. Williams called back today, she even said that I was already set up in pay status. She didn&#8217;t know what the delay was with DDS, but DQB approved me in a matter of weeks. I have several thoughts about the entire process [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=101&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://disabilitystory.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/disability-quality-branch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 23, 2009 – 253 days Do I dare call SSA back, and prod them even more about what I can expect? I have been instructed to wait another 2 weeks before calling. But it was DDS who told me to wait. What will SSA tell me? I did it. I called SSA back. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=21&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>242 days and counting&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My disability story began on January 26, 2009, when I called the 800 number published at the Social Security website to schedule an appointment with the local SSA office. ‘Tom’ was friendly, courteous and helpful. He advised me I should visit the SSA website and complete the on-line application prior to my appointment. He even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=disabilitystory.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10082895&amp;post=8&amp;subd=disabilitystory&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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