well they wished me well in getting him help. i
wondered if they were afraid they'd find something i
could not pay for and "then what?"
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ken,
>
> That is unconscionable! Did they provide any other
> suggestions, since "he
> wasn't their patient"?
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:56 PM, ken barber
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > yeah, this was very frustrating. but he was in
> > yesterday conditionally on them being able to
> release
> > him if any health issues arrises that the facility
> > can't handle and i still have to get one more
> blood
> > test for the halfway house. the detox unit told me
> > that if he made it through the detox and their 28
> day
> > 24/7 they'd get their clinic doctor to write a
> order
> > for the heppititus b and c test for the yearlong
> 24/7
> > halfway house we lined up for him.
> > having heard nothing he has went through the 1st
> day.
> > here no news is good news for at least a week or
> two.
> >
> > --- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Oh, Ken.... that's so sad!
> > >
> > > I know we as a society tend to blame the addicts
> > > themselves for their
> > > problems but once they take responsibility and
> want
> > > to clean up, it seems to
> > > me we should be supporting them a lot better!
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > >
> --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:34 PM
> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Subject: Re: detox
> > >
> > > > kendall,
> > > > i was offering to pay these jerks myself and
> > > they'd
> > > > just say "he's not one of our patients."
> > > > if he'd committed a crime he'd have been
> treated
> > > > better.
> > > >
> > > > --- "Kendall D. Corbett"
> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Ken,
> > > >>
> > > >> It's not easy, is it? I'm frequently faced
> on a
> > > >> professional basis with
> > > >> finding resources for people to get things
> they
> > > need
> > > >> to live with their
> > > >> disabilities, and the system that's supposed
> to
> > > care
> > > >> often doesn't
> > > >>
> > > >> Not in complete defense of doctors, but in
> many
> > > >> cases, especially with
> > > >> inpatient care, their hands are tied by
> insurance
> > > >> companies. I know he is
> > > >> of a different generation (before health care
> was
> > > >> driven by insurors), but
> > > >> my dad often provided care for people free of
> > > >> charge, or on a "barter"
> > > >> system.
> > > >>
> > > >> There was one guy who had a really bad head
> > > injury
> > > >> that dad took care of
> > > >> who was an artist. Because of the head
> injury,
> > > the
> > > >> guy thought he'd never
> > > >> be able to paint again. Dad gave him a
> > > photograph
> > > >> of my granddad, and asked
> > > >> him to paint a portrait from it. It took the
> guy
> > > >> over a year to paint it,
> > > >> but it was beautiful, and occupied a place of
> > > honor
> > > >> in my grandmothers house
> > > >> until she died (22 years after granddad, and
> has
> > > >> hung in my parents house
> > > >> since. It restored the artists faith in his
> > > >> ability, and may now (30 years
> > > >> later), be worth at least three times as much
> as
> > > the
> > > >> fees dad would have
> > > >> charged.
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm frequently faced on a professional basis
> with
> > > >> finding resources for
> > > >> people to get things they need to live with
> their
> > > >> disabilities, and the
> > > >> system that's supposed to care often doesn't.
> > > >>
> > > >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 7:55 PM, ken barber
> > > >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > i have in the last 2 weeks had the
> delightful
> > > >> > oppotunity to try to get a person into
> detox
> > > who
> > > >> had
> > > >> > no insurance, no money, and no job. it has
> let
> > > me
> > > >> see
> > > >> > the good in humanity and has let me see
> quite a
> > > >> bit of
> > > >> > the worse. i'd like to put most doctors now
> in
> > > >> with
> > > >> > lawyers and bankers in my group of
> worthless
> > > >> > professionals.
> > > >> > --
> > > >> > Kendall
> > > >> >
> > > >> > An unreasonable man (but my wife says
> that's
> > > >> redundant!)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The reasonable man adapts himself to the
> world;
> > > >> the unreasonable one
> > > >> > persists in trying to adapt the world to
> > > himself.
> > > >> Therefore, all progress
> > > >> > depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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