Yesterday’s post described a program that allowed cancer patients and their family member in need of treatment to hitch a ride on a corporate jet without any charge. Besides this great program, there are a number of organizations throughout the U.S., which have been organized by private pilots who are willing to help their neighbors. [...]
For the last twenty years Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a non-profit organization founded in 1981 and based in Westchester, N.Y., has matched cancer patients and their families with major corporations who are willing to donated empty seats on their private planes. Patients and their families who need to travel to distant locations for their treatments [...]
If you qualify and are approved for Social Security Disability and you are also receiving other government benefits, the amount of your Social Security Disability benefits may be reduced. Some public benefits will not affect your Social Security disability benefits. If you receive Social Security disability benefits from one of the following types of public [...]
Under certain circumstances members of your family may also qualify for social security disability benefits if you are approved to receive benefits. These circumstances include: • Your spouse, if she is 62 or older; • Your spouse, at any age if she is caring for a child of yours who is younger than age 16 [...]
For Americans Social Security Disability benefits can become an important source of financial support as your disease progresses. I am going to be writing a number of posts that will explain the benefits that are available and how to apply for them. First order of business is to understand how the Social Security Administration defines [...]