Travel for a person with a chronic illness in many cases is dangerous in itself.
Potentially, "this is the start of a chronic illness for her, " said Gregory J.
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However, most of the time, the patient has a chronic illness that is not an emergency.
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As a 20-year-old living with a chronic illness, I have skillfully learned the balancing act of college life.
What that means is that if you have a chronic illness, or you develop one, you're could be uninsurable.
The problem is that more than 130 million Americans have a chronic illness such as diabetes, arthritis or heart disease.
Over 125 million Americans are living with a chronic illness, and far too many do not have proper estate and financial planning.
Since then, Shenkman has been tirelessly informing the public and professionals about the importance of customizing planning documents for people with a chronic illness.
Anyone with a chronic illness should not have to make this choice as they compromise their health, savings and undoubtedly decrease their quality of life.
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Marty, as he is known to his friends, realized that estate and financial planners were overlooking the unique circumstances that people with a chronic illness face.
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Martin Shenkman (a New Jersey CPA and lawyer) is doing his second tour in his RV to give free lectures on planning for people with a chronic illness.
As this table shows, once the mandate kicked in, the average age of people getting health insurance got lower and the percent diagnosed with a chronic illness declined.
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Marin Shenkman will give a free webinar on April 7, from 9:30 to 10:30 am EST: Revocable Living Trusts for Everyone and Those Living With a Chronic Illness.
Amy Tenderich, chief patient advocate at Alliance Health, says that the sense of camaraderie helps patients break though the isolation that used to be hallmark of having a chronic illness.
Shenkman is a New Jersey lawyer who is taking a creative approach to educating the public and professionals about the importance of financial and estate planning for people living with a chronic illness and their loved ones.
Marty has been relentlessly educating consumers and professionals about the importance of estate and financial planning that is custom-tailored to a particular chronic illness.
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And whereas getting taller is a symptom of healthier living, this new trend is a harbinger of chronic illness and untimely death.
As a result, a young man who should be receiving treatment and care so he could spend his life finding the dignity that comes when someone tries to manage a serious, chronic illness will instead spend the rest of his life reeling from the consequences of his atrociously violent act, as will those and the families of those who were murdered and wounded.
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Hepatitis B is a similar liver disease that can range from a mild illness to a serious, chronic condition.
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Kathryn Anderson, a researcher in families and chronic illness at Florida International University, argues that caregiver stress should be named a syndrome because it would help caregivers seek the help and resources they need.
When our relief workers arrived, shelter officials were grappling with how to care for a large population with chronic illness.
An unsurprising but sobering finding: Survey respondents said that getting fired damages candidates most severely, as opposed to other reasons for leaving a job like a layoff, chronic medical illness, disability or extended parental leave.
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Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening illness that touches Americans of every age, ethnicity, and background.
Yes, I am here in the trenches with so many struggling to survive with chronic illness in a country that may decided I am not worthy to do so.
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Scenario two: Marcus Trescothick is sent home from the Ashes tour with a chronic long-term stress-related illness.
Those at risk for diabetes or other chronic illness are contacted by a nurse or health coach, and they work together to create an improvement plan.
Because progeria is so rare, you may not be able to find a progeria-specific support group, but you may be able to find a group for parents of children with chronic illness.
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