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Illinois Health Women Pink Card

EtD wrote 2 days ago: A few days ago I finally got my Illinois Health Women pink card in the mail. I got a letter saying t … more →

Tags: Uninsured, Medication, birth control

NYTimes Article on Children and Anti-Psychotic Medications

EtD wrote 1 week ago: Recent NYTimes article on children and anti-psychotic medications: New federally financed drug resea … more →

Tags: mental illness, mood disorder, Bipolar, Treatment, Medication, Therapy, Pharmaceutical Industry, studies, Medicaid

Yelp! Review for Swedish Covenant Hospital

EtD wrote 2 weeks ago: Yelp! deleted my EtD profile it seems and removed my reviews. I don’t know why, Yelp! just seems to … more →

Tags: Medicaid, Treatment

Yelp! Review for Stroger Fantus Clinic

EtD wrote 2 weeks ago: Yelp! deleted my EtD profile it seems and removed my reviews. I don’t know why, Yelp! just see … more →

Tags: Stroger - Cook County Hospital, Uninsured

Department of Rehabilitation Services2 comments

EtD wrote 2 weeks ago: Today we went to our appointment at the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Well, it was an orien … more →

Tags: anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Disabled, job hunting, Masters, mental illness, Unemployment, Uninsured

Stroger, Again!

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: At this point I think I’m going to vote against Todd Stroger, Cook County’s Board Presid … more →

Tags: mental illness, Depression, OCD, mood disorder, anxiety, Bipolar, Unemployment, Uninsured, Treatment

Health Insurance Woes

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: While at the DHS office applying for food stamps, we filled out a form to appeal our Medicaid denial … more →

Tags: Disabled, Medicaid, Stroger - Cook County Hospital, Unemployment, Uninsured

Food Stamps / LINK Card

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m up early, my sleep cycle having been disturbed by a series of early morning appointments l … more →

Tags: Medicaid, obesity, Unemployment, Uninsured

I Shouldn't Have Moved to Illinois

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: A few weeks ago the Pew Center released a study on different states’ financial health. Illinoi … more →

Tags: mental illness, Depression, mood disorder, anxiety, Bipolar, Unemployment, Masters, Uninsured, Disabled

Thresholds - Dincin Center

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: Thresholds has many programs for the mentally ill. One of them appears to be community centers like … more →

Tags: Depression, mood disorder, anxiety, Bipolar, Unemployment, Uninsured, Volunteer, Treatment, Disabled

Where Things Stand Today

EtD wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s been ages since I’ve written here. I figure I’ll do a post on my current situ … more →

Tags: mental illness, anxiety, Bipolar, Unemployment, Masters, Uninsured, Medication, Personality disorders, Disabled

Insurance Fears

Chopstick wrote 1 month ago: I’ve personally avoided engaging in the health care debate too much because it is overwhelming … more →

Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Cancer, COBRA, nipping out, Pre-existing Condition, reconstructed nipples

Unresolved: Bankruptcy, Medicaid, Unemployment, etc.

EtD wrote 1 month ago: I haven’t posted in a while. I try to post when I have something helpful to say, rather than j … more →

Tags: mental illness, Depression, Unemployment, Masters, Uninsured, Medication, Homeless, Stroger - Cook County Hospital, Disabled

I'm ranting today.2 comments

Living In Morocco wrote 2 months ago: Well, I have to say I didn’t feel particularly inspired to write anything about life in Morocc … more →

Tags: Morocco, Fox News, controversy over ban on niqab in Egypt, kids bringing knives to school, john gosselin, Obama care, Global Warming, Rush Limbaugh trying to buy a NFL team, Bill O'Reilly

Medicaid Horrors1 comment

EtD wrote 2 months ago: I’m getting more scares from Medicaid than from anything else this October and it’s not … more →

Tags: Disabled, Internet, Medicaid, Medication, mental illness, Politics, Rant, Stroger - Cook County Hospital, Treatment

Get to the Back of the Line and Open Your Wallet2 comments

callmemiss wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been thinking about the ongoing national debate about health insurance and trying to frame my t … more →

Tags: rants, Politics, Single Women

Update: Medicaid Wants Me IL

EtD wrote 3 months ago: After several days of calling, my husband finally got through to Medicaid to ask why we were being t … more →

Tags: mental illness, Medication, Disabled, Medicaid, Rant

Medicaid Wants Me IL

EtD wrote 3 months ago: Today, after much cajoling, my husband started looking up various types of doctors so that we could … more →

Tags: Uninsured, Medication, Stroger - Cook County Hospital, Disabled, Medicaid, Rant

Dick Army led by Dick Armey marches on Washington1 comment

RoPiNi wrote 3 months ago: The Dick Army At Work. All those folks that don’t want to pay taxes unless it is for torture a … more →

Tags: Bullshit, D'oh, Government, media, Pirate, Poli-Fi, Stupid, US, 9/12


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