Nadenu wrote:
This thread made me realize that if my husband takes too long to recover, I might be on food stamps. 
Totally off topic but start the SSDI process now if you haven't already. He might get SSI while waiting and when he does get SSDI they will deduct the amount of SSI received from the SSDI settlement which goes back to the point your husband first became disable in his case the day of the stroke.