I think that one of the hardest things to face when Danny first got sick was the loss of income. It took us a couple of months to get his SSI started, and it was a pittance compared to what we needed. We still had a six month waiting period for SSDI to kick in. Holding out hope for some kind of recovery, we always looked at the future and what we would need in the coming months and years. My first thought was that if he'd had disability insurance, then maybe life would have been a little easier for the time he had left.
I heard lately of a company called Allsup that has a 98% success rate in dealing with these kinds of issues. Sadly, Danny only lived 4 months from the time he was diagnosed, but many others live on much longer or have different kinds of disabilities. It always saddens me when I know people who have suffered catastrophic illness or injury but they are held up, sometimes for years, by red tape and benefits denials. They have families to feed and bills to pay, which is why a company that's been around since 1984 like Allsup has would be the place to go for help in expediting the benefits.
