When a person becomes a patient; everything, every part of their life is affected.
It is not simply a matter of the medical issue that we are seeing a physician for, life changes in every area.
Many of my friends online that also suffer from Chronic Pain, or another Chronic Illness, have discussed the issue of a changing financial life with me. We share a lot, these friends and I. We can trust each other.
Some of these friends have become sounding boards, and we are all close, personal and trustworthy people in each others lives.
One of the issues that we discuss openly with each other is the issue of finances. How our lives have changed during this time of either not being able to work, not being able to work as much as before, or not bringing in the same income as we did before. (The word Before kind of has it's own meaning with us, it signifies our life before our pain got bad enough that it affected our lives in any way.)
Life is hard financially at this time in our country. Not just for those that are not bringing in what they are accustomed to, but for just about everyone. Those that are fortunate enough to hold a good job are the winners in this economy. But try living on what is allotted to those that can not work at this time.
It is not only not easy, but nearly impossible.
Coming from a place where financially we used to be able to do more than simply pay the bills; then suddenly our bodies give out and we are faced with the inability to even be able to pay those monthlies.
If a person in a Chronic Illness has to pay for their own medical care; well, forget it when it comes to not touching your savings. I had to do that for many many years. Without going into particulars here, just imagine if every time you went to the doctor, or filled a medication, you paid for it out of your pocket.....how would your savings look?
It is here that many of us are judged. Believe it or not, people still judge on our incomes. And our ability to bring those incomes in. It hurts when anyone judges us for any reason. I hate judgments. Period.
But judging someone because their body has changed, or has been cut into, has acquired something, or has been slammed in an accident, I mean really? Really? People are going to judge us on the fact that we have to rely on another form of income while we get better? While we await a new procedure or cure of sorts that will allow us to return to earning that good income again?
Yep. It hurts. And there is one thing to remind those people of:
Just pray that it does not happen to you.
Gentle Hugs.......
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
An Informative Webinar on Implantable Pain Therapies
Webinar: The Safe Use of Implantable Pain Therapies
| Date: | Apr 21, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Eastern Time) |
| Hosted By: | American Pain Foundation |
The Safe Use of Implantable Pain Therapies: Dialogue between a Health Care Provider and a Person with Pain
Please join us on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time for a one-hour live webinar featuring special guest speakers Dr. Lynn R. Webster and Mary Vargas, Esq. The speakers will engage in an interactive dialogue about the different types of implantable pain therapies used in the treatment of pain. They will focus on identifying the risks associated with the therapies and steps the person with pain can take to minimize the risks to ensure safe therapy.
Space is limited so please register today. Please note that registration is a two-step process.
• Complete the registration questions below and click the “Register” button.
• Check your email for a message from ops@infiniteconferencing.com to confirm your registration. Be sure to check your junk or spam folders if you don’t receive the email.
• After clicking the link in the confirmation email, you will receive a second email with links to access the webinar and a phone number to call at the scheduled day and time.
• Please make sure to run the system test before the webinar.
NOTE: You will need access to the internet for the video portion of the webinar and access to a phone line for the audio.
If you need assistance with registering, please contact us at webinar@painfoundation.org.
Please join us on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time for a one-hour live webinar featuring special guest speakers Dr. Lynn R. Webster and Mary Vargas, Esq. The speakers will engage in an interactive dialogue about the different types of implantable pain therapies used in the treatment of pain. They will focus on identifying the risks associated with the therapies and steps the person with pain can take to minimize the risks to ensure safe therapy.
Space is limited so please register today. Please note that registration is a two-step process.
• Complete the registration questions below and click the “Register” button.
• Check your email for a message from ops@infiniteconferencing.com to confirm your registration. Be sure to check your junk or spam folders if you don’t receive the email.
• After clicking the link in the confirmation email, you will receive a second email with links to access the webinar and a phone number to call at the scheduled day and time.
• Please make sure to run the system test before the webinar.
NOTE: You will need access to the internet for the video portion of the webinar and access to a phone line for the audio.
If you need assistance with registering, please contact us at webinar@painfoundation.org.
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