Can an Attorney Increase My Chances of Getting Disability?
Imagine for a moment that you are a vibrant, energetic forty-five-year-old who wakes up one morning with a lump on the side of your neck. You try to ignore the problem for a few days, but to your dismay, the pain and stiffness worsen. You head to the local emergency room hoping for a quick fix but are stunned to find out that your diagnosis is Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. This frightening scenario became a reality for one of our disability clients the Winter of 2018. What followed were months of chemotherapy which not only resulted in extreme fatigue and nausea, but also psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety. She went from working two jobs to not having the energy to get out of bed in the mornings. The chemotherapy lasted for ten months, with her prognosis being fair. In addition to the cancer treatment, our client had also suffered from severe degenerative disc...
