Adrianne Gunter sits on the steps outside her Philadelphia apartment holding a steel cane that helps her get around due to her Multiple Sclerosis. Gunter waited 878 days for a federal administrative law judge to decide that she is disabled and may apply for benefits. During her wait her Multiple Sclerosis worsened and she continued to be unemployed and dependent on her mother. The Social Security Administration has since added more judges to the Philadelphia offices to help decrease the backlog of cases. Jose F. Moreno/Staff Photographer