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The MacArthur Amendment And Healthcare
On April 20, 2017, it was announced that an amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was being proposed. The amendment was authored by Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ). On April 25, 2017, the full language of the amendment was released. You can read it here. It’s not great. It gives the states the ability…
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Treatment Instead of Punishment
You may have read the story when it happened. On May 22, 2015, J’Aire Lee, three years old, was found dead on a swing in Maryland. A neighbor called the police and said his mom, Romechia Simms, had been pushing him on the swing for “an unusually long period of time.” That time turned out to…
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Columbine and Action
Did you see Sue Klebold on ABC’s 20/20 last Friday? I watched it twice.
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Refocus, Redesign
Happy 2016! It’s February, I know, but I’m finally ready to share my new and improved blog with you. I hope you like the new design, with more images, video (coming soon!), and a fresher, cleaner, more positive look. It matches my improved outlook on the blog, and on advocacy. I’m tired of advocacy that screams…
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Done
pre·co·cious priˈkōSHəs/ adjective 1. (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual. fac·ti·tious fakˈtiSHəs/ adjective 1. artificially created or developed. “a largely factitious national identity” synonyms: bogus, fake, specious, false, counterfeit, fraudulent trust trəst/ noun 1. firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of…
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Rehab Addict, Stigmatizer
This morning, the host of a show I love tweeted this: Happiness is a choice. just putting that out as a reminder today.— Nicole Curtis (@NCRehabAddict) July 19, 2013 And I died a little inside. Because I’m sure she meant it as a way to lift people up. Instead it tore me down. And I’m…
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Hospitalization How-To (When You Have To)
One of my kids was in the psychiatric hospital, or the “phosp” as we short hand it in the Facebook Support Group, last week. It doesn’t matter which one. Even though each of my kids with mental health concerns has, of course, their own distinctly different issues, the experience of being hospitalized, working on those…
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Incarcerated for Depression – TRUE STORY – from Cinda Johnson
Cinda: Dying of Kidney Disease: This is unbelievable and yet horrifyingly true. ‘Jenny’ had been fighting her illness for almost half of her young life. Her foe was fam…
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Does your Child Have An ICG Grant?
Are you the Parent of a child that has been awarded an ICG Grant in the state of Illinois? The ICG Parents group is looking to make contact with the parents of all children in Illinois who have an ICG grant. Many parents aren’t aware there is a very active parents group. There is! Not…
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Wordless Wednesday – Serenity