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“IH and Disability: What You Need to Know” – Anjel Burgess, JD

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“IH and Disability: What You Need to Know” – Anjel Burgess, a disability attorney, discusses her work advising clients, including idiopathic hypersomnia patients, on their rights and obligations with respect to long-term disability.

Attorney Anjel Burgess boasts impressive academic credentials and has developed a wealth of knowledge in the area of disability law. Attorney Anjel Burgess received her BA from North Carolina State University, an MA from the University of South Florida and her JD from Georgia State University. Prior to joining Burgess & Christensen, Attorney Burgess practiced civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense. Known for her excellence in representation, Attorney Burgess specializes in the areas of Social Security Disability Law for adults and children, Veterans Disability and Guardianships.

Attorney Burgess has been the featured speaker for several organizations, support groups, and the local bar association. She serves on the Board of Directors for PLAN of Georgia, an organization devoted to optimizing life for adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities. She is also a member of the Georgia & Cobb County Bar Associations, the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA).

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Beth Describes Hypersomnia Symptoms Upon Waking

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Beth Describes Hypersomnia Symptoms Upon Waking

Beth describes the difficulty she has in waking and her medication regime due to having a neurological disorder called hypersomnia. She is bravely sharing her truth with the world for idiopathic hypersomnia awareness week 2016, in the hopes that sharing her journey will help someone else out there who is desperately searching for answers and is feeling totally alone. We thank Beth for allowing us to peek inside her life.

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