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Chronic Illness & The Coronavirus – 5 Things You Need to Know

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:49:36 +0000

We all know that people who are disabled or have a chronic illness are at higher risk of getting COVID-19. But in this time of scary headlines, know there are additional things you can do to protect yourself if you have one or more chronic illnesses. 5 Things People With Chronic Illness Need to Know …

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March Is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:43:18 +0000

Check out this great article and graph on Understanding Multiple Sclerosis . Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that affects millions worldwide. This articles provides valuable information on the prognosis of MS and what to expect. Topics includes Myths vs Facts, Symptoms of MS, treatment options, and potential future treatment.

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The Outsider Status Of Being Chronically Ill

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:02:55 +0000

In My Chronic Illness, I Found A Deeper Meaning This is an interesting article about one man who was used to living his life as an outsider. But then he was diagnosed with central nervous system lupus, and found that nothing had prepared him for “…the outsider status of being chronically ill“. He learns along …

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Mental Health, Bipolar 1 & Long Term Disability Denials

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:26:41 +0000

Mental Health, Bipolar 1 & Long Term Disability Denials In our experience, when Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance companies evaluate mental health cases, such as Bipolar 1, they typically attempt to redefine the illness and ignore their own definition of disability under the disability insurance policy. Nearly all long-term disability (LTD) policies cover mental health …

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Everything You Need To Know About Lupus

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:48:23 +0000

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has been called The Great Pretender in certain medical circles. Here is some information on one of our most commonly represented illnesses. The Great Pretender Many people who suffer from Lupus go through long periods of misdiagnosis. Lupus can pretend to be many other illnesses, so depending on the symptoms, it is …

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Community Inclusion for the Disabled

McDonald & McDonald Disability Insurance Attorneys — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:58:06 +0000

We wanted to share this thoughtful article on ways to prevent disabled neighbors or family members from becoming isolated in our communities: Community inclusion is something that most of us take for granted. Most of us have the freedom and opportunity to form many different types of meaningful relationships with other people in our communities. …

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