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Tim Benjamin, Editor The
legislative session has adjourned for 2003. There are not many positive
results to report to the disability community. Once again, Anne Henry
has given us a summary of some of the major changes that will affect
the community. We will be doing more analysis of the effects of this
legislation in coming months. Many of the changes will not go into
effect for a while, but be prepared to see some changes soon concerning
co-payments on prescription drugs and durable goods.. .
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Mental Illness/Brain Disorders Save It For A Rainy Day by Pete Feigal In
‘95 I was in a day treatment program at Fairview Riverside. My depression
had become so severe that I had stopped functioning. But I was making
progress in the group I was in, connecting to the other consumers and
with my group leader, Susan. Things were starting to look up and I
was feeling some hope. Then I learned that my HMO was kicking me out
of the program. Susan, the hospital staff and my psychiatrist appealed
on my behalf to try and convince the insurance people to let me continue
in the program. In desperation, I called and talked to the woman who
was handling my case at the HMO. .
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Spirituality and Disability The Past Is Our Future by Ellen Houghton This
is such a wonderful time of the year—all of the flowers are blooming,
the trees are filling out, and goslings and fawns are emerging from
the woods. I am always struck by how all of God’s creatures seem to
“rebuild” themselves each spring. It also occurs to me that we humans
do the same thing, as an ongoing process, throughout our entire lives.
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