[Magdalen] Where are we

[Roger Stokes]

Dan, this could be an unusual conspiracy theory - one that has a basis 
in fact. Hopefully things will start returning to normal in a couple of 
weeks, or as soon after that as the administration can change the policy.

Roger

On 05/01/2021 03:40, P. Dan Brittain wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 5:40 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am so sorry for all the hoops you have to jump through to get treated,
>>
> I hope I am only harboring a conspiracy.theory. Treatment at the VA used to
> be very easy and always dependable.
>
> BUT - I do appreciate all the prayers.
>
>
>
>> Dan.  You are in my prayers.
>> Ginga
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 4:57 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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