Hi all, today has been a hectic one to say the least. In the past few visits to CTCA I had mentioned that I was thinking about looking into getting chemo locally rather than fly to Zion every 3 weeks. I still wanted to do my scans in Zion, I still wanted my Dr. in Zion to run the show. Today somehow though it all got discombobulated. The Care Management at CTCA misunderstood, canceled all my future appointments, all my prescriptions and all my ties with CTCA including my Dr. OUCH! Man was that turmoil to unravel! However Nikki was able to get everything back on track.
Also today I called OPM about my "Living Trust". Its been 5 weeks, all the proper papers were sent through the right channels we are expecting a check any day now. (OPM Is Office of Personnel Management, I am an ex federal employee). The life insurance people are telling us they don't know what the hold up is that we should call OPM. So I call OPM and wind up talking with an egotistical person named Chuck, seems that Chuck can't get off his ass and go track down my "file". I quote, "When the file is on my desk I'll certify it." despite Chuck's lovely attitude I'm very sincere and calm, I tell him the financial situation I am in, I tell him that the life insurance people told me the process typically takes 2-3 weeks and that they suggested I call.
Chuck goes off on some tangent about how "they" are contracted, they have no idea what goes on in his office, blah blah wah wah. Then he tells me well "NOW" it may take as long as 6 months to process this.
Thank God I am a fair even minded person. I would think if I were say, some marine or army soldier or ex police officer, I would probably go find and do something unpleasant to Chuck. Now I understand why people these days absolutely hate government. It makes me ashamed that I was once one of them, not a Chuck mind you but still it bothers me. My livelihood is in the hands of some egotistical maniac in Pennsylvania. Isn't that reassuring? So tomorrow my wife and I have to spend the day trying to find someone other than "Chuck" to help us.
I noticed that in my last post a few people mentioned that they live in Canada and they are so happy they have socialized medicine. I can't even begin to fathom the problems that would arise if the US government gets control of health care in this country. I mean look what they have done with everything else! Sigh, I brought politics into my blog ugh.
I just hope that somewhere down the line middle class America wakes up and puts corporate America and "it's" government in "it's" place before its to late. I mean people like "Chuck" are going to be deciding whether or not you get chemo treatments, and what Doctors you can see, and when you can see them and what prescriptions you can take. God help us all.
God Bless all cancer fighters, survivors, caretakers and their families.
