Basic Stuff
- Name: Diane
- Country: United States
- State: Massachusetts
- City: Waltham
- Gender: Female
- Age: 63
- Education: Four Year Degree
- Primary Illness: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)
- Diagnosis:
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachcycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Neurally mediated hypotension
- Migraine
- Small Fiber Neuropathy; Myasthenia Gravis; Hashimoto’s
- Year Illness Began: 1991
Functioning Interrupted
Former Level of Functionality: 100
(No symptoms at rest; no symptoms with exercise; normal overall activity level; able to work full-time without difficulty.)
Current Level of Functionality: 20
(Moderate to severe symptoms at rest. Unable to perform strenuous activity; overall activity 30%-50% of expected. Unable to leave house except rarely; confined to bed most of day; unable to concentrate for more than 1 hour a day.)
Work Interrupted
- Former Occupation: Software Project Manager/Internationalization Specialist
- Job Responsibilities at Former Occupation:
Manage the development schedules for a large software product team. Troubleshooting issues with different teams and departments. Coordinating with overseas offices and teams responsible for developing, testing, documenting and marketing Lotus desktop products.
- Years of Work Lost: 26
- Current Work Status: On disability
Income Interrupted
- Yearly Income Before Becoming Ill:
$70,000
- Yearly Income From Disability:
$90,000
-
Minimum Current Annual Income Loss:
$66,739
- Total Projected Economic Losses For Years Not Worked:
$3,009,929
Other Interruptions
Certified Disabled: Yes
Finances:
- My parents or other family members have provided financial support
Work:
- I left my job or retired early
Most Impactful Loss
My fierce independence and ability to take care of myself & my loved ones — physically & financially, and losing my ability to fully engage with friends and family because I can’t participate in almost all things. Also losing my international career that I loved and was good at.
