[Magdalen] Where are we

[Don Boyd]

RE Dan Britain’s recent post—There was a time, recent enough that I actually remember it, when honoring veterans’ service was considered by Republicans and Democrats alike as a patriotic duty, and providing medical services a merely partial repayment of a debt owed for a lifetime. 

 I am sorry that some (surely not all or even most) Republicans today apparently believe that anyone who receives entitlement benefits is a leech demanding something for nothing. I hope and pray that your needs will be taken care of promptly, competently, completely, and with due respect.   (NB  This is a rare instance when the phrase “with due respect” is not followed by something disrespectful.)

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> On Jan 4, 2021, at 3:19 PM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Good to see so many still here. Most remember that I don't write a lot;
> that hasn't changed.
> 
> I'll go ahead and request a prayer pat.
> 
> Some might remember that about 4 years ago, I was having an MRI to get
> ready for a hernia repair. The MRI team found cysts on my pancreas, so an
> endoscopy was ordered on that before they looked at the hernia. We drove to
> Little Rock (c. 3 hours). Had lab work done the afternoon before and the
> endoscopy the next day.The cysts were benign, though there were a lot of
> them. So ever since that event, I have had a follow up MRI every 6 months.
> All of those have been normal until last week.
> 
> Here's where it gets weird. I was referred to a local surgeon's office for
> the procedure. Someone didn't call first - this office doesn't do that
> procedure. So I called the main VA for our area (Fayetteville).The nurse
> seemed determined to find a non-VA facility to do the procedure. I told her
> that the last one had been done at McClellan VA in Little Rock and that I
> did not object to going back there again.
> 
> I have never been a fan of Wilkie - the relatively new head of the VA, who
> has been trying to civilianize everything he can. I think this is all part
> of his community services scam (defund and do away with the VA).
> 
> She was not the contact for my team, she said she would talk with them
> tomorrow - hopefully I can get to a VA facility where they care about the
> Vet.
> 
> Sorry for the long rant. Hope all is well with everyone.
> 
> d
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