Jules -

It's wonderful you were approved. Sorry about the insurance thing though. Under the Healthcare Reform Act, it's my understanding that adults with pre-existing health issues who have been without insurance for six months will qualify for new pool coverage that doesn't exclude for pre-existing conditions. Which would mean that you would be without coverage for six months, rather than a year, if I am reading this Christian Science Journal article correctly:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...ing-conditions

But enough with detail. Thrilled to hear you got SSD on the first go round, as I did a few months ago. (In my case thanks to the detail of my doctors' report.) And for what it's worth, I truly believe a new wind is blowing through the SSA.

Congradulations!

Mike