PBC a Disability?

[sharonb285]

I have stage 4 PBC, and am beginning to feel the fatigue and tiredness everyone talks about as a symptom. Housework is a major chore, and procrastination has crept in. In addition, I suffer from jnsomnia in a big way, adding to the tiredness. My question is, can PBC quality as a disability or for a handicap sticker?

[PBCCarol]

Sharon - some have been able to get disability but usually have needed more than their PBC diagnosis to qualify. Are you in the US? I would think you could get the parking sticker - discuss it with your doctor who would need to fill out the paperwork.

[sharonb285 in reply to PBCCarol]

Thank you! I will reach out to my liver team.

[TomsMom4Life]

I am responding based on my elderly brother who had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side but he can walk without a walker or cane. He asked for a handicapped sticker and his doctor said, "Can you walk a thousand feet?" My brother said, "Yes". And the doctor said, "Then you don't need a handicapped sticker." I am not sure that is the benchmark you have to meet. I have a friend with multiple conditions, and she got one for her Fibromyalgia. So maybe if you say you can't walk very far, you can get one by order of your doctor. Best of luck!