Thank you very much! Hearing your positivity through all of the frustration makes this overwhelming process seem so much more approachable thank you 🙏 🧡

Thank you, Lauren! You are the most positive person! I can't handle the frustration as well as you do. Over the years I figured one needs to b very healthy for all the burocracy that comes with MS.

Always nice to hear from you Lauren. I have applied for SSDI just this July all of it is very confusing. I can sympathize with your frustration. Dogs are great friends they will always be there for you. Take care

It's very frustrating. My MS was onset. But I'm blessed mine was approved. It can take years for some to get it. I didn't even need an attorney. Anyway thank you. Great info Lauren. Those Fur kids are beautiful.

Thanks for sharing. It’s different here in Australia too! Best wishes. Good luck 🤗

Hi Lauren Glad to see you are doing well, glad your dogies were there to help you out! Your situation sounds very similar to mine. You did a smart thing contacting NMSS for help. This is way too much to figure out. Been on SSDI/Medicare since '99. I dropped down to 60% of my old salary. It is enough to live on. Selected Anthem as my "Medicare Plus" insurance. When you go in front of the administrative law judge to get social security, having PBA will help by turning on the waterworks (tears). I bumped a wrong key on my computer and wiped out a lot of what I just typed. As you said, everything will work out. Take care. Love your videos!

Miss Pretty is back!! Sending prayers

You look and sound well. Hope you get it all figured out and can relax.

Lauren, thank you so much for sharing this information. I am not quite to the point of "needing" Ssd but am starting to gather all the information about so it's not so confusing or overwhelming when I am ready to apply. I've been following your channel for a long time now and always love to hear about your journey. Love and hugs. 😁

Hello Lauren, great advocate for yourself. Always have an advocate always. When you're going through this time of SSDI in my go through boring time for a couple of years. I even got mad when I was denied SSDI could not believe it. If you have to and you have the funds you might have to turn into a fighter for yourself and hire a lawyer to make sure you get that benefit. The MS society helped me. The social worker helped. If you ever decide to about getting vocational therapy and a job again.You might have to wait some time but it's possible. I have had a job for almost 13 years after getting bored of being on SSDI. In the meantime enjoy those dogs. The MS Society even bought me a gym membership with a personal trainer. Hopefully this pandemic will pass and you look forward to something your MS navigator can advise you down the road. Stay healthy and strong and think of ways to keep yourself strong physically and mentally with that computer you have in your lap. That might be just the way you can use your charming personality. Your friend, Christine Davidson P.S. If you ever find yourself needing help from the state you will also probably need to hire an attorney to advocate for you. Your independence and future are worth it! Find out what district do you live in and have the representative come to any meeting you need them to. Someone will help. Disability lives matter!

Don't forget the first two years of being on SSDI you get Medicaid and then it switches to Medicare. I love your videos keep making them and I hope you are doing well.

Hi I have MS and I live near Troy MI. Thanks for the videos.

Hi Lauren, I've seen couple of your videos and at least to say my heart goes out to you for having the strength to share your MS journey.. I was diagnosied in 2017 and today actually a few minutes ago I recieved my Jcv results and came back positive.... I was crying, overwhelmed and Prayed to God and afterwards I came to search for information on that JCV and came across your videos which are heartbreking beacuase i can relate but most of all motivational ❤ becaue I know I'm the only one alone in this... And With this video I wanted to know when can a person apply for help such as social security disability and stuff like that? Can it be at anytime with a person who has MS or do you have to be bad health due to MS in order to apply amd get approved... I haven't done it because im afraid of being denied. I have 4 kids and work as a Special Education TA which is very crucial and hard on my MS and the symptoms get worse because of the stressful enviorment... Been on couple of treatments and all were bad on me... Trying Physical Therapy now before going on infusions or any other treatment ...today was my first day ... I would just like it if i can alieviate the tension im under which makes my MS rise high and I thought about getting on dissability for a while now but i dont know if im able to be eligable for it... Im new to all this and still learning along the way everything new that happens with my health... Thanks for your videos and hope you can respond to this messege when you see it .. 😊

Hello Lauren , happy to see your doing well🙂. I can't really relate to your situation because in my country all medications for all diseases are 100% free ! ... Anyway , if it's ok with you could you please list your mids for us so we can try and see if they may be any help ? ( I'm on tysabri for years now with no attacks but still gradually lost ability to walk 😔) Thank you sweetheart ,best wishes.👋🙂

Hiii I jus did a video on me having MS .. but keep pushing 🎀✨

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Took me 3 months to start receiving social security but before that I didn't had a $1 so figure to get things going and payed go figure

I got approved SSI Disablilty around 18 months ago i applied for it in 2018 since i was diagnosed with MS in early 2018 . i hav blue cross blue shield i feel like a burdon to my parents that pay it since its around $700 a month . i think you have to have disaiblity years to get medicaid ? and right now blue cross covered 100% of the ocrevus infusiions i take in the past they covered 100% of the glatirmirer acetate ( copaxone)

Hi Lauren. It sounds like all is well, I hope so! I have a question. I’ve heard Medicare doesn’t cover ocrevus- other treatments yes, but not ocrevus. Is that why you need supplemental insurance, to continue with ocrevus, or will you be changing treatments? ❤️ Nicki

Hello, I was just wondering how you've been since on Ocrevus & how the side effects were? Ive had rrms for aprox 14yr and now ppms my Dr wants to start me on Ocrevus but, im extremely hesitant about it. Any assistance info would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

Do you need to have a Lawyer to receive Disability and Medicare benefits?

How are you?I have ms.

Well, hello, Lauren! Peanut Butter doesn't like dogs! He's interested in them! Squeaky would bite them! He's going to have to learn VERY soon that dogs bite back! Peanut Butter wouldn't bite them. He's not a fan of dogs!

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