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Death of a Citizen; Birth of a Christian
In the homeless shelter, I was required to apply for Social Security Disability (SSD). In July 1991 I was declared totally disabled and awarded SSD; with that came Medicare and Medicaid. Transitional Living Services got me out of the shelter and … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, disability, drugs, God, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Poverty, Spirituality, Values
Tagged antidepressants, Christian, citizen, depression, disability, doctors, drugs, end-of-life, Food Stamps, God, health care, HEAP, Holy Bible, HUD, Medicaid, Medicare, mental disorder, mental illness, patients, pharmaceuticals, Physician, physicians, poverty, power, Social Security, values
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The Idiots are not at Medicaid
On November 30, I posted “Medicaid and the Idiots” (http://annecwoodlen.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/medicaid-and-the-idiots/) which told the story of my attempt to get additional catheter supplies. The medical supply company told me that I could not get a backup insertion tray because Medicaid wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, God, Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, physician, Spirituality
Tagged Billing Dept., catheter, doctors, God, Greg Allen, health care, Home care, home health care agency, homebound, idiots, Medicaid, Medical Billing, medical equipment supplier, Medical Prior Approval, Medicare, NYS DOH, patients, physicians
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Friendship: The Alternative to Guns
Amelia the Awesome is my home health aide—a job she tolerates in order to work her primary commitment: Peace. Peace is not a career path that pays well so, in addition to being peaceful and caring for me, she also … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Power, Powerlessness
Tagged Dr. Steven Wechsler, friends, Friendship, gun, guns, hostage, malpractice, Medical malpractice, Peace, physicians, problem solving, relationships, safety, sue, vagrants, values, violence
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The Wall, The Law and Who’s In Charge (part II)
(Continued from May 26) So then I try to find my first workshop. The signs beside the meeting room doors have been placed at a height of about five feet, which makes them invisible through the throng of people. The … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Death, disability, disability rights, God, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, Medicare, Poverty, power wheelchairs, Spirituality, Values
Tagged Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, attorney, bankruptcy, cost, death, disability, disability rights, doctors, end-of-life, estates, God, Health, health care, lawyer, Medicare, Physician, physicians, poverty, power, power wheelchair, soul, spirituality, transcendent, trusts, Wheelchair, wills
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A New Kind of Therapeutic Relationship
Three days ago I received a note that Peter Breggin, M.D., was having an Empathic Therapy conference in Syracuse this weekend. All I knew about Dr. Breggin was that he was user-approved by the radical wing of the psychiatric peer support … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, disability, drugs, Health Care, Holistic, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Values
Tagged antidepressants, chronic illness, depression, disability, doctors, drugs, Embassy Suites Hotels, Friendship, Ginger Breggin, Health, health care, Medicine, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, patients, peer support, Peter Breggin, peter breggom. empathic, pharmaceuticals, physicians, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapy, relationships, restraints, therapy, values
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Men, Women and Doctors
The sun has risen on a skiff of snow covering the houses and hills outside my window. My home and I are quiet this morning. James Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend” accompanies tea. Rainbows are dancing off the prism … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, drugs, God, Health Care, Medical care, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Power, Sex, Spirituality, Values
Tagged antidepressants, Ativan, bipolar, Bipolar disorder, bully, complaince, Conditions and Diseases, disability, doctors, Drug, drugs, God, health care, Lorazepam, Medicine, men, MS, multiple sclerosis, patients, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, Physician, physicians, power, psychologist, relationships, sex, side-effects, sleep, Sleep apnea, Sleep disorder, spirituality, therapist, women
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A Question for Governor Cuomo
Governor Cuomo is coming to Syracuse University to make a speech this morning, and I have just one question I’d like to ask him. When charities ask for money to help the poor, one of the ways we track … Continue reading
Wheelin’ to the Brass (Part II)
The bell ringers are randomly wearing red, white or black, depending on their mood and wardrobe. In the back row, wearing a red turtle neck shirt, is a fine fellow—tall, slender, gray haired and with a wonderful handlebar moustache, waxed … Continue reading
Patient’s Charts: Quotes from Notes
Actual sentences found in patient’s hospital charts (source unknown) [Patric Paramedic says: Actually, the author isn’t unknown. The author’s name is McDonald, and all of these quotes and more came from his book, “America’s Dumbest Doctors.” The book is sadder than expected, … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, Health Care, Humor, Medical care
Tagged hospitalization, patient's charts, physicians
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