In general, we pay monthly benefits to people who are unable to work for a year or more, or who have a condition expected to end in death. The disability must be so severe the worker cannot work, considering age, education and experience.
Sponsored Topics. Fort Pierce, also spelled Ft. Pierce, is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is known as The Sunrise City. The population was 37,959 at the 2004 census. As of 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 41,000. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County.
A Life Stolen Early. The weather in Fort Pierce, on Floridaâs east coast, was sunny and unseasonably warm on a recent September afternoon. But inside her parentsâ three-bedroom house, 22-year-old Kimberly Bergalis lay shivering on the family-room sofa, worn out from a trip to the beach just a block away.