I notified my 2 senators, a congressman and now all of a sudden after fighting tooth and nail to get the last and final surgery done on my leg, I got a call today from someone at the Beckley VA who said they have decided to fee basis my surgery out to a Orthopedic surgeon on the outside. I think they will be getting the Wounded Warriors project to help out but it is about time they got off their duffs and did something. I HATE that I have to be a B!+ch in order to get these things done. I already almost lost my leg and now this last surgery has the potential to heal it up almost brand new. Why does the VA treat people like this? Why do we have to fight tooth and nail, get congresspeople involved and all that in order to get the care we need. I served honorably in the military for 15 and a half years and I feel I should get the proper medical care I am entitled to...YES entitled to. It frustrates the living daylights out of me that Thomas is to the point of putting a gun to his head all because he cannot get taken seriously by people who have jobs that force them to take notice. Yet they, so often do not.
Thomas, I know this is a cliche but I feel your pain. Many a nights out of sheer physical and emotional pain I have found myself with my .40 cal pointed at my head and for some reason I just do not do it. If for no other reason than I had to come home after being in the hospital for ten months and I had to clean up from where my Mother had committed suicide a year before. The house had remained closed up until I finally got home last year. So, if anything, please think of what something like that would do to your family. I know just from reading your posts that you love your family and do you really want them cleaning up your suicide? Not to make you feel worse, but what keeps me going is that suicide is one of the most selfish things a person can do. I do not want to leave this earth with people thinking of me as a selfish person. I suspect that you do not wish that either. Instead live your life as best you can and I hope and pray that while you are about the business of living (however that manifests itself)that things will gradually get better..
Just know you have a lot of people here worried and not to put to much pressure on you but we want to see you post more. So please keep talking to us.
