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Dear Rusty: I hope you can answer this question. I’m currently receiving Social Security Disability benefits, and I will be turning 65 in February 2026. I’m confused as to how Social Security Disability transitions to regular Social Security, and when. I assume it’s age 65 but maybe it’s my retirement date? Also, does the amount remain the same or will it change? I’m not working. I’ve been on SSDI for about 15 years. Thank you. Signed: Disabled Senior Dear Disabled Senior: If you are collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, those SSDI benefits will automatically convert to become your regular Social Security retirement benefit when you reach your SS full retirement age (FRA) which, in your case, is age 67. For information, FRA today is somewhere between age 66 and 67, depending on your year of birth, and the full retirement age for everyone born in 1960 or later is age 67.

Welcome to the first publication of Our Kitchen Delights! Join in this celebration and enjoy this recipe from Marsha Powell, who shares, “My great grandmother passed away before I was born. Sallie Jane Miller married Edward Floyd Bryan, July 26, 1898. She was born in 1884 and died August 8, 1953, and is buried in Wilmeth, TX.” Delight in this recipe! Great-Grandma Bryan’s Ginger Cookies 3 cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup crisco 1 cup molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix all together. Then mix in separate bowl: 8 1/2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ground ginger *Add to liquid mixture & mix well.

WACO, TX— HOTBHN’s Heart of Texas Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team, thanks to the Project Healing and Engaging After Loss (HEAL) grant award from Texas Health and Human Services (HHS), raises awareness about International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on November 22, 2025.