I’m on SSDI, and I’m not ashamed of it.

I worked. I paid in. I pulled brutal hours, paid Social Security taxes, got injured, kept trying to work, and eventually my body started failing in ways people do not always see from the outside.

This video is me laying it out straight.

I talk about my car accident, the titanium in my leg, the screws in my ankle, my shoulder injury, losing part of my finger at work, falling through a Walmart pharmacy ceiling, and collapsing flat on my face while walking like a normal human being.

People see a guy who looks healthy enough and assume disability is some kind of scam. That is lazy thinking. SSDI is not welfare. It is an insurance system workers pay into.

That said, Social Security has a real math problem. The 2026 Social Security Trustees Report says the combined trust fund reserves are projected to be depleted in 2034, and at that point there would only be enough income to pay about 83 percent of scheduled benefits unless Congress acts.

The retirement side is even uglier. Reuters reported that the retirement trust fund is projected to become insolvent in late 2032, while the Disability Insurance trust fund is projected to remain stable much longer.

So yes, I’m thankful SSDI exists. I needed it. But I also believe waste, fraud, and abuse have to be cut because if the system collapses, the people who actually paid in and actually need it will get crushed first.

This is not about shame.
This is not about begging.
This is about reality.

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