tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post5181636315143565618..comments2024-03-22T14:54:18.301-04:00Comments on The Tales of an Amputee Mommy: The Dirty Little Secret-- EXPOSEDPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667746210133305897noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-67160505910754224562013-04-26T21:11:24.236-04:002013-04-26T21:11:24.236-04:00Hello this is Doug Durham RN. I am the founder of...Hello this is Doug Durham RN. I am the founder of Abled Amputees of America. This blog was obviously well thought out and well said. I have been running news article on my FB page about the "new amputees" but I feel that soon...enough will be enough. <br /><br />I bought a pin from you, thanks...i like it a lot. Do you think we could chat by phone or correspond by email sometime? I have a few questions, that i would like to get your input on. <br />Thanks Doug email is doug@lifecoachdoug.comDoug Durham RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175341874410937323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-55126909748087970612013-04-26T21:02:48.435-04:002013-04-26T21:02:48.435-04:00I couldn't agree more Peggy. Your article is ...I couldn't agree more Peggy. Your article is spot on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-88985036192158676012013-04-26T19:24:45.634-04:002013-04-26T19:24:45.634-04:00I couldn't agree more. Nobody asks to be an a...I couldn't agree more. Nobody asks to be an amputee, my husband has battled cancer for 25+ years. He gets no help from anyone. He has been denied financial assistance (Social Security) twice.. they state that according to social security..he is not considered disabled and we get no help....seriously. Every day is a constant struggle. He has constant issues with prosthesis and the medical bills keep rising as we live on only my income. When will it ever end and as I feel for the people in Boston, there are millions of other amputees that need assistance now..what on Earth are they waiting for.. please .. help those amputees that need it.. they didn't ask for this either.. it was chosen for them for some reason or another.. THEY ALL MATTER.. NOT JUST THE ONES IN BOSTON..Jennifer Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-43167310899067203322013-04-26T14:07:10.553-04:002013-04-26T14:07:10.553-04:00We couldn't agree more. Every person should ha...We couldn't agree more. Every person should have access to adequate (not just basic) items needed to have as much mobility as possible.<br />Legislators need to know that this is a legislative issue not just an insurance issue. May who are left without decent components leave the workforce and are forced into early social security disability or onto welfare, thereby removing potentially highly productive people from mainstream society and regulating many to dependence or even poverty. Lori Johnson- Bilateral Below Knee amputee Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-38224387594790634122013-04-26T13:31:59.350-04:002013-04-26T13:31:59.350-04:00Thanks Peg, for being a voice for those who have s...Thanks Peg, for being a voice for those who have suffered limb loss and their families. Limb loss affects the entire family not just the person with the limb loss. I spent the better part of 15 years battling employer and insurance companies so that my wife could have had the best care possible JUST TO WALK. We were not looking for anything more than basic things to meet the goal. My wife was in the middle of getting a new leg made when she got pregnant and that had to be put on hold. Adjustments were made to her test socket and that is how she survived the 9 months. After my daughter was born the process had to be started over again. The insurance company balked. We worked things out but the struggle was tough. Eventually changed companies and then had to fight my employer because I had a better plan then my co-workers. No extra cost to my employer. Then employer paid the basic and I paid the riders for durable medical. Even then people tried to dictate what my money was buying. I fully understand the frustration that limb loss families go through. Sometimes it is the choice between food and the ability to walk or hold a child. NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE- EVER!!!Dave Hausernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-28268851730651627712013-04-26T12:43:12.723-04:002013-04-26T12:43:12.723-04:00I'm glad I have people like my wife and you fi...I'm glad I have people like my wife and you fighting for us. I wish the insurance industry, government offices and others were more aware or willing to help!<br />Ron Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-10910277399269520222013-04-26T12:21:06.343-04:002013-04-26T12:21:06.343-04:00I am 100% behind you! I have decent insurance, but...I am 100% behind you! I have decent insurance, but I still had to pay $2000 (40%) of the new foot I received. The new foot was a "must have" as I was no longer able to walk on the old. It wasn't like I was getting a "special" foot just for fun. Plus, for anyone reading this who doesn't understand prosthetics, that is just the foot component. I still have my original socket, liners, socks, etc. No one should have to remain in a wheelchair due to socioeconomic status. You are right in calling it a "dirty little secret." Most Americans have no idea this is happening. I certainly did not until I became part of the amputee community. Thank you for putting this out there for all to see!Diane Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945085664793216100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-3312263971114706592013-04-26T11:38:53.419-04:002013-04-26T11:38:53.419-04:00Peggy, You are so right! When I saw that all the B...Peggy, You are so right! When I saw that all the Boston people involved in the terrorist attack, are getting the care they need I was happy and sad. There are so many people who do not get what they need to lead a productive and happy life. Instead they are a burden to the insurance companies who treat them with disdain. Society treat them like novelties, not to talk about the pervs who bother them. Equality = money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-69367314251810761782013-04-26T11:32:55.378-04:002013-04-26T11:32:55.378-04:00Peg, you are so right in your observations and kno...Peg, you are so right in your observations and knowledge of how the system works. Just this week I saw several people in a nursing/rehab home, who have been in wheel chairs for years without and advocate to help them. It was an eye opener for me. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-6561394667353086002013-04-26T10:29:18.891-04:002013-04-26T10:29:18.891-04:00What can I say other than "You hit the nail o...What can I say other than "You hit the nail on the head". Thank you for speaking the words that I think.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129392631720087806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831186914102885023.post-34609111417171814012013-04-26T10:26:44.315-04:002013-04-26T10:26:44.315-04:00Well said. It shouldn't have to be a healthcar...Well said. It shouldn't have to be a healthcare reform. It should be an insurance reform or actually overhaul. With this so call healthcare reform making it a requirement to have health insurance just made the insurance company more profits for less coverage. Right now I am on cobra insurance and I am unemployed and I struggle with $665 payment a month. That could be almost my house payment. But you are right on the mark for what you are saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com