Thank you for keeping the promise to help our President! If your Senator is listed below, you can contact them directly at their office or by fax or you can use the handy and automatic letter format found on the site of Healthcare For America Now at ...
Posted Saturday, February 28th 2009 at 9:42AM
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It's time to catch up with President Obama's Healthcare Agenda. This has been a very active week on Capital Hill with the Senate Finance Committee moving full steam ahead on the healthcare reform policy of President Obama.
President Obama's healt ...
Posted Saturday, February 28th 2009 at 9:17AM
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As the economy becomes more and more fragile in our states, many governors will have to look to vast areas for budget cuts.
We know that mental healthcare in America is of serious concern that will have strong and lasting economical affects across ...
Posted Thursday, February 19th 2009 at 3:44PM
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WHOA~! What a time for spinning emotions last week when Mr. Dascle
withdrew his nomination for the top Healthcare position. He was truly a man who could do the job. However, I believe we all respect his decision and President Obama's acceptance o ...
Posted Wednesday, February 11th 2009 at 7:11PM
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He loves me, he loves me not! Boy, do I wish love was easier without Bipolar than with it. Trust me, love is love when it is reciprocated no matter if you are the healthiest individual or imperfect like the rest of us. The bottom line is that love ...
Posted Saturday, February 7th 2009 at 9:56PM
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The reality of love and brain disorders is that spouses or mates must accept the brain disorder and not fear it or the stigmas. Here are some tips to help a mate or spouse of a person with a brain disorder:
1) Learn everything you possibly can ab ...
Posted Saturday, February 7th 2009 at 9:52PM
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According to an article by Marian Wright Edelman and John Kirsch (full cite below), President Obama is righting one egregious wrong of President Bush who vetoed S-CHIP two years ago by signing into passage S-CHIP. Unfortunately, much more is needed ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at 9:24PM
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S-CHIP UPDATE: What (Was) All The Fuss About? (Amended Post)
What is S-CHIP? S-CHIP is legislation introduced in the (S)enate under the Bush Administration and promised to be finally signed into passage by President Obama. When ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at 8:07PM
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I had the awesome pleasure of participating in the Obama Healthcare Advocacy Summit held on Saturday, January 17, 2009!
With all the hustle and bustle of people arriving from around the world, Washington, DC was in full Inauguration set-up mode. ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2009 at 1:43PM
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Social Security 101:
If you have been diagnosed with a brain disorder such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Chronic Depression, you may be eligible for Social Security Benefits.
A permanent disability such as a brain disorder may prevent you fr ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2009 at 7:02PM
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This is for me an interesting question that comes up all the time. There are so many people who have a deep faith in God and I am absolutely one of them.
I believe that through God, I can do anything. However, I went through a period of Christian ...
Posted Thursday, January 1st 2009 at 1:54PM
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I am so grateful to be able to share this true story with everyone. One of the blessings of the Holy-days is having the opportunity to see family and friends you may have lost touch with for some reason or another.
Well, I ran into a family membe ...
Posted Saturday, December 27th 2008 at 8:14PM
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A key factor in any person's success with a mental illness such as Bipolar, Depression, Schizophrenia, ADHD, PTSD, etc. is to walk beside them all the way. So, according to the International Foundation on Education on Depression, here are some tips ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 10:11PM
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In less than a week, Christmas Day will be upon us. It will be a special time when folks will open gifts and laugh and gather around the dinner table with friends and family! All kinds of delicious foods and treats will be passed around and for som ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 9:14PM
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Those are just a few good names for those of us who have a mental illness and get overwhelmed and stressed out and retreat forever on the sofa (or bed). It gets worse if you are experiencing a manic episode or are not stabilized with your mental ill ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 8:04PM
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For probably most American, shopping is a favorite past-time. For me, it never has been. I always hated the idea of long lines and people, people, people. I always carefully devised a plan before shopping: what I need, where to go, aprroximate pr ...
Posted Sunday, December 14th 2008 at 1:49PM
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Every year my doctor and I have that traditional fight about my weight gain around the holidays (afterwards). I tried to outstep him by scheduling my appointments in February with the sincere intent of working out like crazy during January. (Uh-hm) ...
Posted Sunday, December 7th 2008 at 2:48PM
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Before I was diagnosed with Bipolar, folks thought I was crazy! I have just always been a fun loving person who just loves to laugh. So, what's so funny today?
Well, just when I sighed in relief that gas prices have begun to drop drastically, I ...
Posted Sunday, December 7th 2008 at 2:15PM
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Yep. I wish it were not true, but it is. Certain members of my family insults me, too.
Yep. There are folks in my family who believe I am just "Crazy Aggy!" They go out of their way to humiliate me at every opportunity. They try to hurt my fe ...
Posted Friday, November 21st 2008 at 8:49PM
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It's in the air. You can feel it! You can smell it! You can taste the enthusiasm and excitement like a bolt of candy-laced lightning that has been frozen in time! It's Obama country and everybody is pumped up!
Well, when you live with Bipolar, ...
Posted Sunday, November 16th 2008 at 7:45AM
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At 6:45 a.m. I left my home to travel about six blocks to the voting polls. I had taken my medications and I was feeling very excited about voting. My mind was calm and I was thinking over the day's schedule.
At about 7:00 a.m. I turned into the ...
Posted Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 12:32PM
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This is what I was asked this morning after church service. I immediately wanted to kick myself for not blogging about this earlier, but there is never a bad opportunity to share good information.
In an article written by Will Meedk, Ph.D., June 6, 2007, on this topic, it is explained that ...
Posted Sunday, November 2nd 2008 at 3:02PM
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This is what I learned from grief counseling:
Bereavment is like the fire that burns at the door to a room. Everyone must go through the bereavement process when somebody dies and it hurts any which way you look at it. You can stay in one corne ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 6:58PM
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(Rerun Article With Amendments)
Help has arrived...
When we ignore the need to take care of our mental health under extreme circumstances such as the death of a loved one, we are destined for continued failure to defeat the high proportion of b ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 11:04AM
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Everyone grieves differently. Men and women do not grieve the same. Women will talk more readily and easily to anybody about their hurts. They reach out and are emotional, but men will process feelings of grief more ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 10:23AM
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