When potassium levels are low, the cells cannot repolarize and are unable to fire repeatedly, and muscles and nerves may not function normally. The effects of low potassium include may cause the following symptoms: 1  muscle weakness, 2  muscle aches, 3  muscle cramps, and. 4  palpitations (irregular heartbeats).
SSI provides need-based disability payments that are set at a standard monthly payment by the federal government. As of 2012, the federal government will pay an individual $698 per month and couples $1,048 per month.
In 1930, Ruth and Ken took what was their life savings to date, and purchased a Cape Cod-style toll house just outside of Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts on the road from New Bedford to Boston.