Don writes:
I won't seek out help from Human Social Services either.
I comment:
Why not? It is one of the ways that we in our society help one another. I am glad when I learn that my taxes make it easier for people in need to live comfortably or to obtain necessary services.
It was pure hell to obtain medical help from the state for my wife's illness. It's a long drawn out process, of filling out all kinds of forms, talking to Social Workers, go to see a State employed Doctor, to evaluate her, (that was more than once by different Doctors.)
Then they took $478.00 out of my pension, gave her Medicaid Health Insurance, which is worthless because Doctors won't treat people with it unless she goes into the hospital. The State finally gave her a Medicaid/Medicare policy, connected with HAP. HAP doesn't cover a lot of her medical issues, and very little of Medications, of which I pay the majority of all of them.
I went through the same BS, when I applied for Disability, do to my illness. I saw a Shrink for three years, went to the local county Mental Health Clinic. This is what happened, you go in once every three months. You walk in the Shrink office, set down, then they ask three questions, How are you doing? What medications are you taking? Here are your refills for the medications, check them out at the clinic. That's all. One time I went in to seen a Shrink a young man, he asked me 8 questions, and then he wrote out a report for the county.
My Social Worker showed me what he wrote. 10 pages of BS that he never even asked me. I told her this is a bunch of crap, he never asked any questions like this. She said, well, there is nothing I can do about it. He is the Doctor. That was it.
Three months later I quit, based on what my DO, your over medicated, and we need to get you down to where you can function, like a normal person. You don't need all of these drugs at all. I will help you, and I can get you down to 4 drugs that will improve your health, and Brain Function. Although, your cognitive functions won't be the same ever. You will always have them the rest of your life.
So that's why I won't go to Social Services. I hope you understand why Charles.
Thanks for your comment!
Don
