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Hi

Watch this Medicare interview with John Connor from transition assist and get the very latest updates on Medicare and ObamaCare changes.

Go to:
http://thedisabilitydigest.com/Medicareupdate.8.25.10.htm

You will learn

> Obama’s cares effects on Medicare,

> Will qualifying for coverage be more difficult?

> What are the expected pitfalls to look out for?

> Will Medicare monies paid to Doctors Decrease?

> Will some Dr stop seeing patients?

You’ll will also get an step-by-step explanation of for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D, and you will find out how to determine your needs and find a plan to match them.

Again the interview is here
http://thedisabilitydigest.com/Medicareupdate.8.25.10.htm

Respectfully

Brian

Hi there

Below is the video replay of the 8.4.10 webinar.

Get the latest disability information.  Plus learn how to use your membership to get approved for disability,  supplement your income, maximize your benefits find affordable housing…

The webinar replay is here:
http://thedisabilitydigest.com/ConferenceAug.4.2010.html

Regards – Brian

Hi: Brian

I will be hosting a complimentary webinar Wednesday, August 4, at 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (12:00 pm PST, 2:00 pm CST).

This is your opportunity to ask me any question you like about disability and offer suggestions about what we can do to improve The Disability Digest.

This is one event where I hope to do a lot of listening and learn what is important to you so we can make the moves to address your needs.  I hope you can join me.

After registering you will:

> be asked what we can do to improve The Disability Digest and receive a

> confirmation email with directions on how to join the Webinar.

Space is limited, so reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/269694656

I look forward to helping you weave through the maze of disability-related issues.

Regards Brian

Hey there

If you do not have health insurance, I have some good news. According to the Foundation for Health Coverage Education® (FHCE), one in three uninsured qualify for coverage.

The interview below with Akeny Minoux from (FHCE) points out how the Foundation is a one-stop shop to help you understand all the programs that are available to you and which ones you qualify for.

Click here to listen to the interview:

Don’t lose hope! You could be just days away from being properly insured.

Regards,
Brian Therrien

p.s. There really is all kinds of different insurance coverage for different situations.

Hi:

If you do not have health insurance, I have some good news. According to the Foundation for Health Coverage Education® (FHCE), one in three uninsured qualify for coverage.

Join me and guest speaker, Akeny Minoux, from (FHCE) Wednesday, June 2, 2010, to learn if you could qualify.

The Foundation for Health Coverage Education® (FHCE) offers unique ways to help you find health coverage in your area.

Don’t lose hope! You could be just days away from being properly insured.

Details are

Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM EST

After registering you will:

> be asked your most pressing health insurance concern and

> receive a confirmation email with directions to join the Webinar.

Space is limited.  Click here to reserve your Webinar seat now:

Regards,

Brian Therrien

p.s. There really is all kinds of different insurance coverage for different situations.

HOSPICE …IT’S NOT A DEATH SENTENCE!

For many years Hospice was viewed as an organization that was called in for the final days of the terminally ill expressing a desire to comfortably die at home. In recent years the full value of Hospice, and their services have been brought to light by organizations like AARP, and hospital social service workers.

Hospice is in reality, a concept of care. Jane Lincoln, a health educator at AARP, defines Hospice “as a team approach to care giving.” She further defines that “hospice involves nurses, social workers, home health aids, and even chaplains, all on call to administer care to disabled and their families. Individuals are typically referred to hospice when they have a life-limiting illness or injury and are expected to live no longer that six months.”

Many disabled citizens have children that feel the responsibility of care giving to their elderly parents is beyond their abilities, or do not have the time in their busy day to day activities to supply proper care for their parents. So to unburden themselves, they send off their parents to a nursing home. However, those senior citizens that do have children that have a very strong desire to make their parents last days as pleasant, and surrounded by their loved ones, have the option of calling in hospice for professional services provided at home.

According to Vallerie Martin, RN, case manager for Community Hospices in Washington, D.C. “Many of the disabled turn to hospice with only weeks to live.” She believes this may have to do with the common misconception that if the disabled elect to undergo hospice care, this means they are giving up hope.

“Hospice is not a death sentence.” It is true that hospice’s primary focuses is on caring rather than curing. One of the greatest benefits to the family and the disabled is the that medical support is there. This allows leaving room for the family to care for the disable’s personal needs. The doctors can provide attention, and diagnose the medical issues, like slow or irregular breathing. All the while the family can focus their attention on the range of emotions the disabled family member and family may be feeling.

References:
Mservicemagic – http://www.servicemagic.com/resources.Senior-Care.94.html

Get a FREE membership to The Disability Digest and learn absolutely everything (you) need to know about disability.

Hi

I had an opportunity to speak to Mike Ullrich about how his company, American Disability Services, has become successful at finding grantmoney for medical equipment, medical supplies, home modifications, and more.

This interview takes the myth and misunderstanding out of grants.

Click here to check it out here…

This is a reliable resource to help you get a grant for …  Wheelchairs, scooters, breathing machines, walkers, hospital beds,diapers, bandages, test strips, equipment batteries, ramps, door widening, bathroom modifications, roll-in showers, grab bars, and more.

The interview is here

Regards,

Brian Therrien

Hi:

If you are disabled and have or are around children then the tips Meg Walsh provides in this interview will help the children in your life better understand you and love you for who you are.

Click here to check out the interview with Meg:

Meg draws on her experience as a registered Nurse, writer for medical publications, and her battle with Systemic Lupus to write the five-star related book, Mama, Won’t You Play With Me?

The interview with Meg is here:

Regards

Brian Therrien

Click here to get a FREE membership to The Disability Digest and learn absolutely everything (you) need to know about disability.

Hi:

Last week I hosted all about disability we covered these topics.

> Qualifying for disability,

> Make sure you’re getting the benefit level you’re entitled to,

> Learn exactly how much money you can make and keep your benefits,

> Find out how people with disabilities find a job,

> Start a business with no money down,

> Where to find affordable housing in great neighborhoods,

> Qualify for a grant,

> Find low cost no cost treatment options,

> Figure out the Medicare mess,

>> learn if we could work together to supplement your income

Below is the video replay of Wednesday’s webinar. Watch and learn how to maximize your benefits and if you could supplement your income as a Disability Digest affiliate.

Click here to watch the  replay:

Regards,

Brian Therrien

Get a FREE membership to The Disability Digest and learn absolutely everything (you) need to know about disability.

This contribution is from Disability  Digest Member Michaele Wagner.

Dear Mr. Therrien

Your Disability Digest helped me with the one key point for helping the judge to see my disability by explaining my limitations instead of focusing on the diagnosis.

Once I realized that the judge was not interested in what I have, but rather how it has affected my ability to continue working in my last field of employment.

I was focusing on the diagnosis, or multiple problems I had incurred – Paralysis of the right side, Rheumatoid arthritis in my lower back,  Fibromyalgia,  and Depression.

Your newsletters helped me to express how each of these conditions hindered my ability to work physically. I was able to explain what I used to do, and what I can no longer do, because of pain, physical inability to keep my balance, stiffening of joints, depression that caused insomnia, pain that made it unbearable to sleep or get comfortable.

Brian, the emphasis should be on the physical difficulties from the condition incurred.

I Started receiving SSI/SSD benefits Jan. of this year, after being denied the first time. I was owed three years of back benefits.

Thank you for sharing this information with me.

Sincerely,

Michaele Wagner
Toledo, Ohio