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Comment to Aidmates:--Well I wrote this once but it failed to appear so here goes agin. Most of you have already noticed my new Avatar and picture. I choose to change my name to mamashe as most of my close friends call me that anyway and quite frankly I love the name. The car is a 49 Mercury and my husband built it from the frame up and the only disagreement we had is the lowering of the roof. I didn't wnt him to but as you can see, he won. Now....I intend to dome to aidpage more often and help in the only way I know how to and that is referrig visitors to the sites I know they will get good solid advice. I did this before about a year ago and it seemed to go over well. Since I don't deal in the giving of information I do know which sites have which information. After over two years here I have spent a great deal of time reading all of your pages and I must commend all of you for the mind mumbing work that went into them so If no-one objects I would like to start where I left off a year ago and I think this will be a win-win proposition for all of us. Thsi is the only wa I can think of to help those that seem lost ane are to shy to ask questions. I hope I have your complete support in this endeavor. One more thing my dear friends, Our Governor here in Washington Sate deemed it necessary to make drastic cuts acorss the board that included stopping funding for all Hospice care and Speech Therapy for Developely disabled persons as well as cut the transportation to and from medical appoinment for the disabled. On tip of that as of January 1st this year she cut all funds for optical care and glasses, all Dental work and Dentures as well and then to top it off she increased the coppay for our perscriptions which for me used to be free. WELL.....God and the thousands of letter (including 20 of mine) that flooded her office soon made her take a second look at this new policy and I just recieved a letter yesterday that informed me that as of July 1st 2011 ALL Optical, ALL DENTAL and Denture as well as extractions, all Hospice Care, SPeech Therapy and here,s the biggy..all co-pay over a $1.00 will bereinstated as of July 1st. Can you believe it? So I want to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to write your people in office a letter and get your friends to do the same and If you think that one little person can't make a difference, you are dead wrong. We don't have to just lay down and take the feeble decisions that run our lives without doing something about it. OK my dear friends I'm done for now. Love you Sincerely mamashe (sheshe)

Additional help for VETS

1. Veteran's Hotlines

A. Educational Benefits= 888-442-4551
B. VA Benefits = 800-827-1000
C. Life Insurance =800-669-8477
D. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(TDD) = 800=829-4833
E. Headstones and Markers = 800-697-6947
F. Persian gulf HelpLine = 800-PGW-VETS
G. Health Benefits = 877-222-8387
H. Mammography HelpLine = 888-492=7844

2. Money for College

A. www.gibill.va.gov Phone 1-888-442-4551; 1-888-GIBILL-1
B. http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp
C. www.va.gov

3. Find and Get a Job

A. www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/emp_resources.htm
B. http://vabenefits.vba.gov/vonapp/main.asp
C. http://dva.jobsearch.org
D. www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fact/Employment_Services_fs01.htm#DVOP
E. www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fact/Employment_Services_fs01.htm#LVEP

4. Independent Living Program(ILP)

A. www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ilp.htm

5. Vacational Rehabilitation and Employment Service

A. www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/vec.htm
Aa. You may need to request form VA Form 28-8832

6. Free help to Start Your Own Business

A. www.vetbiz.gov email VACVE@mail.va.gov Phone 202-303-3260;866-584-2344

7. Help getting your old Job back

A. www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/userra/userra.asp

8. Unemployment Compensation when leaving the Military

A. The amount and duration of payments are governed by state laws and they vary considerably.Take your DD-214 discharge form when applying.

9. Free Workshop before going back to Civilian Life

A. www.dol.gov/vets/programs/tap/tap_fs.htm

10. Governmant Contractors that have to Hire Vets

A. http://vets100.cudenver.edu/

11. A $10,000.00 Bonus for Vets to teach School

A. www.Dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/trooptoteachers/index.htm?Flag=True

12. Umbrella of Protection- Financial

A. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/sscra/

13. Job without any Competition-VRA-Federal

A. www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp

14. These are all listed with the same address so I will list them thn add the address

A. Copay or not to copay
B. Coverage while you are lying in the hospital
C. At home or in a Nursing Home You're coverede
D. Prescriptions
E. Emergency care

1. www.va.gov/elig/

15. Free Medical care for Veterans-(VHA)- www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp

My name is Linda and I live in Ohio I have let me teeth go almost to long. I work at Kmart and have recently gotten dental insurance i have to have 4 fron teeth pulled to begin with and they want to put in a tempory bridge. My appointment was for tomorrow but when I called to see what my co pay would be i almost fell off my chair. They want almost 700.00 even with insurance i do not know where to turn or what to do. I need htis done like yesterday my 4 front teeth are handing on by tendons so the sentist said. Is there any help out there for help with co-pays for low income persons who ar not eligibl for help from job and family assistance I am in so much pain I can not eat

Thank you

Linda

My insurance is Metlife lol