Bone Marrow Failures

You’ve recently been diagnosed with bone marrow failure. Originally you visited your physician because you had begun to feel exhaustion, even after doing the smallest of household chores. Then you started noticing that your attention span was faltering and you were beginning to experience a malaise that you couldn’t attribute to your life’s events. You knew something was amiss, so you scheduled a visit with your family physician.

Your doctor ran the usual tests, and, because you had no history of depression or other lethargy, decided that a blood draw would possibly provide an answer to your symptoms. You knew the news was bad when you received a call from the doctor’s office requesting that you come in and see them right away. When the doctor gave you the bad news …show more content…
The Social Security Administration has defined the criteria for benefits eligibility. Here are a few of the most important qualifications:

Repeated complications - these are considered to be complications that occur on an average of three times a year, on a regular basis, and last for 2 weeks or more. If the complications persist for less than 2 weeks, but occur more frequently, that is also covered.
Marked limitations - the symptoms and signs of your disorder cause serious interference with your everyday life. The noted daily living impairments include: serious limitations when attempting to maintain your household, having to use public transportation due to recurring symptoms as pain, severe fatigue, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
Impaired social functioning - serious impairment in your ability to interact with others independently, in an appropriate manner, and on a sustained basis.
Inability to complete tasks in a timely manner - lack of concentration, persistence, or working pace that inhibits completion of tasks in a work