SUFU Blog

We welcome Haley Miller, a member of our Caribou chapter, as she tells her story. "Born sleeping? How does that work?" I asked my mom. She sat across from me, relaxed in a recliner while I picked at her brain for more memories. Before her focus could fade, she...

Program Associate, Jon McGovern recently had the opportunity to present about SUFU to the Health and Human Services Committee at the statehouse. He was interviewed and wants to share his experience with SUFU members. You recently testified at the Health and Human...

Getting married may affect your benefits. Have you heard of the Marriage Penalty? Our guest blogger Regina Bowie is going to talk a bit about what you need to know. I am going to discuss a complicated subject that is not so easy to talk about. Marriage since it is so...

“It is Okay to be Fearful or Scared of Testing."   This is my first blog.  My Name is Ms. Regina Bowie. I am almost in my mid-forties. I was diagnosed with borderline ADHD in my thirties.  I was put on medication. It did work for a while, but I did stop using it....

I took a risk this week by going to a Shawn Colvin / Lyle Lovett concert at the University of Maine.  You might be wondering, “what’s so risky about that?”  As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that sometimes being around a lot of people makes me anxious.  As a result,...

Hi Everybody, The 2018 SUFU Conference will be here before you know it, September 25th and 26th at Sugarloaf USA! This year’s conference theme will be “community integration” according to Abbott Philson, Chair of the Chapter Representation Committee which is the...

Hi Everybody, A lot of SUFU members who have a computer are on Facebook, but they are not part of the SUFU Facebook pages.  It occurred to me that a lot of people might not know what these pages are, so I thought I’d let you know!  If you click on this link:...

Hi, most of you know that I use a wheelchair due to Cerebral Palsy but what a lot of you don’t know about me is that I also have Clinical Depression which means that I have days where I feel very sad,  tired and confused even when things are going really well for me....