I took the poll. The spam hasn't been too bad, but it's still annoying. Most people are savvy enough to delete, but some people trust the information being...
By talking to different friends about care of their healthy children, really makes me think. Children do take a lot of care. I remember when Mike was young he...
Hi all: Sorry that there was no update this week after my doctor’s appointment. It’s been a rough week, but I’m half done with this quarter. I register...
Hi Everyone, I have found an interesting research study being done on Myotonic MD at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School and I wanted to...
Hello everyone, I have a question. My son turned 18 today. I was wondering if his Social Security benefits will increase. I also wanted to know if there...
Diana, How terrible for you. Can you get an advance from your employer? I'm sure you've thought of everything like this but I have to ask. Marie Marie...
In Maryland they allowed a small group of people a certain amount of money to spend as they saw fit, either to pay themselfves or someone else. I have been on...
Diana, I want to clear up a little confusion first. Your son had been collecting Social Security? If so, how long and why? Most of the DMD guys, when they...
Hi Marie. Are you talking about the Living at Home Waiver? That's pretty good that Pet is # 300. Jason is like #600. There is a new DDS waiver called New...
Reasonable DDA budget approved? Do you mean that you figure out what it should cost you to cover things like wheelchairs, caregivers, pulmmonary support, etc.,...
Adele, Could you please explain the Living at Home Waiver in more detail? I need to know all my options, and I know my local SS office is not going to...
to diane, i want to say that there are a lot of help for disabled teenagers and please check with the mda association they may be able to help out so don't...
Your son's benifits are going to be based on his income so it should go up. Make sure to charge him room and board. I wish I could tell you not to worry, I...
a disabled child or adult who does not have any other income .. from the state of tennessee only draws $623.00 a month.. don't kno if that will help or ...
Contact your Electric company and give they your Dr. name fax number and they will fax the form to the doctor and they fill it out and fax it back, had to do...
The budget includes personal care attendants, or nursing. You should also get money for transportation and equipment. The person in more in-charge of their...
I think that they will increase his SSI check now that's he's 18, because the amount he was receiving prior to his 18th birthday was based on your income....
The Living at home waiver is a program that the Medicare system in Maryland has. It will pay anybody, even a parent to be your son's care giver. The program...
Diana, my Mother gets $500 a month for taking care of me from the state. She got a pretty good chunk of retroactive payments too cause we didn't know about it...
Diana, Try the NJ Catastrophic Fund,here is the website: http://www.njha.com/ps/catastrophicfund.aspx also, try www.spanj.org I will keep my fingers crossed...
Also, here info about legal advice, they may be able to give you free assistance if you qualify. Legal Services of New Jersey an independent, non-profit...
I hope and pray that things will work out for you. I know that there are many agencies/programs available, but many of them are not well known and may take...
I would suggest that if you want to live on your own, don't wait about applying for Section 8 because they have LONG waiting lists, often 2 or 3 years. Terri ...
When I read this I didn't realize who I was writing to lol. I thought it was someone wanting to get on their own. I don't know if Housing Authority will help,...
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