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What About the Children
on Sep 21, 2007 in What About the Children? abuse ADHD Arlether wilson autism blog child abuse Child Abuse Prevention children community domestic violence family help kids resources sexual abuse special needs As parents its easy to get caught up in our daily lives. Sometimes our days are overwhelming especially when you coupled them with issues such as domestic violence and abuse. Unfortunately, most of the services available on the internet focus on...
Dental Interns Use Me As a Guinea Pig 2 – Appeal
on Dec 18, 2007 in American Health Care System Amoral Cripple Cruel World Dentist Dumbass Gimp Handicap Institutionalization Long-Term Health Care Public Aid Special Needs patronize prudent Read Part 1The final paragraph of the rejection letter I received informed me that if I didn’t agree with the decision, I had a right to appeal. The dentist who’d sent the request had cautioned that infection might set in if I left the damage...
Dental Interns Use Me As a Guinea Pig 3 – Remedial Dentistry and Money Grubbing
on Jan 1, 2008 in American Health Care System Amoral Ass Kissing Charlatan Cripple Cruel World Dentist Disability Dumbass Gimp Handicap Institutionalization Long-Term Health Care Public Aid Special Needs Wheelchair intern receptionist Read Part 2 The public aid stooge insisted on “helping” me maneuver my wheelchair out of his office and up the hall. Despite my repeated objections, he grabbed the handles on the back of my wheelchair and started to push. Asshole. The day of the...
Dental Interns Use Me As a Guinea Pig 4 – High Turnover
on Jan 15, 2008 in American Health Care System Amoral Ass Kissing Charlatan Cripple Cruel World Dentist Disability Dumbass Gimp Handicap Institutionalization Long-Term Health Care Public Aid Special Needs Wheelchair incompetent intern x-ray Photo by HoldThatTiger Read Part 3As I entered the small one-story building, I naively assumed that “Special Needs” referred to my gimpiness. A glance around the waiting room proved me wrong…I would’ve ordinarily thought fuck this fully a...
Dental Interns Use Me As a Guinea Pig 5 – She Was Just Doing Her Job
on Jan 29, 2008 in American Health Care System Amoral Ass Kissing Charlatan Cripple Cruel World Dentist Disability Dumbass Gimp Handicap Institutionalization Long-Term Health Care Public Aid Special Needs Wheelchair medical experiment nazi Read Part 4By my next appointment twelve weeks later, I’d managed to skip the warehouse and move into my own apartment. I checked in with the receptionist, a young woman different than the movie-magazine toady. She asked if anyone had brought me. I...