| Author | Subject: Re: Employment with kidney disease |
| Beth Witten | Posted At 22:30:42 03/27/2003 People with kidney disease may be unable to work and need to rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The amount of money people can get from SSDI depends on how much they've worked and paid in Social Security taxes. There is no work requirement to qualify for SSI; however, people need to meet income and savings limits to qualify. You can find out how much you'd get from SSDI and/or SSI by calling Social Security (800/772-1213). People who go from having a work income to living on disability often have to make lifestyle changes because they have less income. If you're able to work, it will: 1) Give you a higher standard of living; 2) Often give you health insurance to pay treatment costs; 3) Give you a sense of worth and accomplishment; 4) Give you more opportunity to socialize with others; 5) Keep you busy so you have less time to worry about your illness Interestingly, research has shown that people who are employed and insured live longer on dialysis and keep a transplant longer. |