Re: Temporary benefits available or Fund for ilionquinal/ gastric
From: Shawna French (frenchysha@yahoo.com)
Tue Feb 11 20:24:45 2003
At Tue, 11 Feb 2003, George wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to find anything that can help me make up income or give me
>full medical benefits after having an appendectomy that ended with
>damage to my ilionquinal and iliongastric nerve. It happens so rarely
>that you end up falling in a category of, "Sorry but it happens." So far
>no legal remedy for acquiring some recompense for this slip up during
>surgery can be found. My situation is one where the damage is just the
>risk of having surgery. Ok, but I've lost my job, my medical benefits,
>which I can have back when I am well but it has been seven months now
>and all the treatments at the United Pain Clinic has not been a great
>deal of help. I will soon have to go on some sort of medical assistance
>of which I have alread been told will not cover most of the pain care
>treatments. It will however pay for the drugs to cover up the symptoms.
>I guess it is cheaper to do. Is there any agency or fund that is set-up
>for this kind of catastrophe? Please let me know.
I am not sure of the state you are in and it is just a suggestion but
some states have DORS (department of rehab) in which if they cannot
assist you they surely will lead you in the right direction of agencies
that could help...
Some states have this service some do not, I worked for this agency in
Illinois temperarily and my son was handicapped so we were able to
obtain many different services through them.. i also know many others
with various other conditions that got help through dept of rehab.. it
would be in the blue pages of your phone book if it exsists in your
state.
Also I seem to remember a program called the dislocated workers program
in which h there might be services there also ... it is worth a try any
way .. good luck and if i can think of any other agencies i will post
to you tomarrow.. I am so sorry for all you have been through .. life
just is not fair and is quite cruel sometimes.. fondly shawna