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 > > >> > > >> ----------------------- > > >> > > >> To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY > > >> list, go here: > > >> > > >> > > > > > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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