Thank you for your replies. I was born with hydrocephalus so it sounds like what I'm dealing with may be a little bit different from what you folks are experiencing - for me it's really just cognitive issues/learning disabilities. As much as I struggle, I know in some ways I'm lucky that things aren't worse.

Zubenelgenubi, glad to hear you're improving. Brian, sorry to hear about your pain, I know how hard it must be. You're in my thoughts.

I'm not sure if SSD would be an option for me, it's something I hadn't thought about.

Regards,
NYG