Okay - so I had to get a handicapped parking placard a while back. I bit the bullet, gave in to my pride and applied for one. Wow - the discrimination began from the very beginning of the whole procedure - applying at the … [Read more...] about Handicapped Parking
Coping Corner
Color Therapy and Healing
Colors say a lot about a person. Very often we use colors to describe our emotions and moods. According to color therapists, the link between colors and our moods and emotions goes deeper than that. Color therapists … [Read more...] about Color Therapy and Healing
Setting Goals
For many of us who have CFIDS, FM, IC Disease or other chronic illnesses, life as we once knew is a thing of the past. A lot of us have had to give up careers that we really loved due to our health. You will find that … [Read more...] about Setting Goals
Today’s Motivation…
I have been having a really tough week. The stress of my ALJ Hearing on Monday really put my CFIDS and FM in a flare. I have spent most of the week in bed. So to make myself feel better, I dug out one of my books, "God … [Read more...] about Today’s Motivation…
SSDI Hearing Yesterday…
Wow! I am so glad that is over! It has been a very stressful 1 1/2 years and now I feel relieved. My lawyer feels sure that I will be approved. The judge I had was extremely nice and I feel very fortunate to have had … [Read more...] about SSDI Hearing Yesterday…
SSDI Hearing Today with ALJ…
I had my ALJ Hearing today with the judge. For those of you who have emailed me and asked me how it went, thank you for thinking of me! I will post tomorrow on how things went. It has been a long, emotionally and … [Read more...] about SSDI Hearing Today with ALJ…
Rules For Determining SSDI
The rules for determining disability apply most directly to impairments that limit your physical ability to stand, sit, walk, lift, bend or work with your hands. Mental disabilities/impairments are more complicated. This … [Read more...] about Rules For Determining SSDI
How Has My Lifestyle Changed?
I have to get my list ready for my disability hearing in front of the Administrative Law Judge for Monday on how my lifestyle has changed since I became disabled. I have been putting this off because I try not to focus on … [Read more...] about How Has My Lifestyle Changed?
Some Of The Most Important Choices You Will Ever Make
I was reading a book by Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D., The Gift, and in this book he talks about some of the most important choices we will ever make. He says that when you first glance at some of the choices he lists, they seem … [Read more...] about Some Of The Most Important Choices You Will Ever Make
Motivation For Today…
" Advice from someone who understands: When in doubt, close your eyes and just remember that God does everything for a reason. And as hard as that seems to believe, he does. With the faith you have in him, nothing can stop … [Read more...] about Motivation For Today…