Disabled Confronting Further Cuts In The Future

Where Does All Our Tax Money Go?

The new information coming out is that the government agency, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, will work to take resources from tens of thousands of people who are dependent on the services it provides this coming year. This New Year could set tens of thousands away from help; Quadriplegics, Paraplegics, mentally handicapped, and other non-able bodied individuals are going to be effected.  The organization is proclaiming that the finances will have to see an increase of tens of millions if they are not provided exactly the same appropriations.  Federally mandated Medicaid programs which cover those whom are significantly impaired, who live in institutions and the ones with mental retardation or head and spinal cord traumas who obtain scientifically essential therapy, will be spared.  Many applications that might be reduced are daycare type programs for all groups, childhood testing for problems that can lead to developing afflictions and treatment for many who have sustained mind or spinal-cord injuries.  I hope these details get to everybody in need of assistance that is terrifying info.

I will hope that many resources continue to pop up to help out those in needs.  I could not imagine what this is gong to mean for so many.  I think back about my father and how this would effect his treatment.

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Just A Simple Call Out

I wanted to simply say thank you to all the hero's out there that dedicate their lives to helping those that are unable.  Of course in the public eye this is the military, police, fire, and medical doctors, those men and women that serve domestically and foriegn - their service is all to often undervalued.  However, I want to thank an even lesser known group...

While the men and women of the military, fire, police and medical are spoken of in general often and specificaly infrequently, there is never a breaking news story of the woman or man dedicating thier life, serving someone living as a quad, para or other non-able bodied state.

I want to thank those men and women that provide a better life for their loved ones, and say to them, here's to you, unsung HEROS!

Your job of caregiver is selfless and often on top of another workplace demand.  It is truly amazing what you do every day for the loved one(s) in your life.  I know that what you go through is a chalenge everday, battling the feelings of not doing enough, being pulled into too many directions, feeling lost, but you pull through every day and wake to give your love again.

For those of you that I have recently connected wtih, thanks to the grace of God, I wish you well this week and hope you find some recahrge over this possibly longer holiday (at least from your regular 9-5).  You are loved, keep your stregnth!