tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393180381474894886.post1956366583581416776..comments2023-08-01T02:07:41.209-07:00Comments on BrainCheeseMS: I'm Just Sayin'...Again...BRAINCHEESEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04478852688645497036noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393180381474894886.post-42449619264482949692006-07-22T12:31:00.000-07:002006-07-22T12:31:00.000-07:00I can SO relate! I worked in the medical field fo...I can SO relate! I worked in the medical field for 13 years (not mental health, however I did take care of my sister who was born with minimal brain damage at birth for 4 years....so I do understand both sides of the field). It is a shame that people don't seem to understand that healthcare workers (esp. the doctors) are only human. This has become a major problem in our country! There are people who look for any reason to sue based on a simple mistake....they are not God and never will be. Unfortunate things happen and there is only so much one person can do, mistakes are bound to happen....and maybe those mistakes were in God's plans, who knows anyway. It is not our place to judge, only to look past it and forgive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393180381474894886.post-66074209003375618122006-07-22T12:32:00.000-07:002006-07-22T12:32:00.000-07:00I do think that there is another problem going on ...I do think that there is another problem going on here.....there MUST be more funding coming from the government to help people who do need services however. (Being in Washington State....I know there is a shortage in funding in the healthcare industry as a whole...at least in Central Washington). When we first moved back to Washington from Utah, I was amazed at how difficult it was to get both my sister and my son services because of the changes in criteria for Mental Health. My sister who was born with minimal brain damage and has been diagnosed with manic depression did not meet the criteria for services (and still does not....only for medication management and a DDD casemanager) and my son who has PTSD, depression, and severe anxiety as a result of a trauma from his early childhood did not meet criteria (until I pushed for it). Now he is able to get the counseling he needs. Mental health can be a tricky thing (not something that can be diagnosed over night) and so it can be hard to determine if someone meets that criteria. The problem is not as much with the workers (who do it for the love of wanting to help....NOT for the money as many times they are under paid for what they do) but with the system as they just don't have the proper funding, not to mention sometimes their hands are tied because a person who may need help only meets 4 of the 5 required symptoms. <br><br>I agree with you whole heartedly....to each person who works in this field, thank you for all you do! You do not have an easy job.<br><br>I wholeheartedly agree....to all those who work in this field...thank you! You do not have an easy job. <br><br>JaimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com