It absolutely boggles my mind that Vets are treated they way you guys are. If you are putting your ass on the line day in and day out for your country and are injured in any way shape or form the least the country can do for you is take care of you, for as long as it takes, what ever it takes.
Your expected to fight for your country risking your life ducking bullets, bombs, and grenades, but don't make sure you don't get any lasting injuries because we aren't taking care of you. What a load of crap! It amazes me that the gov't can blow billions on bullshit but cant take care of those that actually needs it. Duane -----Original Message----- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:58 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Veterans Affairs Ok, you guys know me. I am not a person that normally likes government programs. However I have always thought that veterans (war vets, not guys that serve in peace time) should be well taken car of, and I feel that this administration has really dropped the ball with my generation of warriors. Just to give you guys the back story. I have PTSD pretty bad. Not the dive on the ground at car back fires kind (actually bangs don't bother me at all, whistles from fire works and shit really get me bad), rather the nightmares no sleep reality and anger issues type. Now, I've been on Paxil for about a year, and it really did help a lot. I ran out last Thursday. I do consulting right no, money is great, but no benefits, you know like medical. We are, and have been, waiting for BC/BS to get around to either approving or denying our application, and my transitional assistance medical care from the military ended back in December. The VA is available to me, however, I make too much money. They have a sliding scale, and I would have to pay 100%. So essentially I am now doing the cold turkey Paxil withdrawal thing. It sucks, baaaaaad. Not as bad as the shit on the web would have you think. I mean, I'm not dying or anything. I get shocks through my whole body like crazy. I yell, a lot, and for me to say I yell a lot, that's bad. I am almost always shivering. Not from cold, just shivering. I am insulting , more than normal, a lot more than normal. I figured, I would suck it up until the new insurance kicked in. The wife had other plans. She calls the VA yesterday, and they treat her like gold on the phone, make out lie I'm something they are really concerned about, and say they will have someone contact me within the hour. Still no call. Last time I went in to a VA hospital I had broken my foot, this is years ago, pre 9/11, took my 6 hours to be seen. At the time I was making 20K a year. I still had to pay for the visit and the meds , oh and BTW yes, I was a combat vet prior to Afghanistan. Anyway, I'm not so worried about myself, I can manage. I'm concerned about the wounded, the guys with real mental health problems, and the guys that can't just "deal". WTF are we doing for them, I am sick to my stomach to hear about Bushie trying to cut VA benefits, and talk about invading Iran almost in the same breath, who the fuck does he think do the invading, it sure as shit isn't the Air Force. Sorry, I know long rant, just something I am thinking about, opinions? -- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202347 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
