Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, 12:19 pm
I'm still not sure whom to
thank, but when I got in form work yesterday, Tuesday 17, June, 2008, I read the
latest Heroes Graphic Novel online like I usually do. (Number 90). The story was great and the artwork was great, but
there was also an easter egg, which was something I'd very much wanted to see for
a long time. So to the whole GN team, thanks guys for everything. You really
made my day!
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Friday, June 13th, 2008, 11:31 am
Hello all. I just got word that Christopher Eccleston will be doing another movie now that GI Joe has nearly wrapped up. That movie will be Amelia, about Amelia Earhart. Hilary Swank will be in the title role and Chris will be playing Fred Noonan. More details here:
Variety
I'm
thrilled to have another film/project of Chris' to look forward to,
though I am hoping he will also have time to make an appearance on Heroes as Claude.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008, 7:30 am
As my
friend, Psych-Gen, is doing a smashing job covering some news stories (over on
My Space), I thought I ought to cover a concern of my own, which although
newsworthy, not everyone may be aware of it: access to healthcare.
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have insurance and even those that are have
had instances where providers "turned them away" because either the
insurance did not cover what was needed or the provider did not accept that
insurance. There is also an issue with
prescription medications. Insurance
companies are choosing which meds they cover and how many they will allow a
subscriber to obtain. Often times there
are no generics available and the meds are quite expensive even with the
limited insurance coverage. I know there
are people who have to choose between meds and food or meds and other
necessities. Additionally, access to
mental healthcare is limited. It takes a
lot for someone to admit they have a problem but the system as is, often blocks
people from receiving necessary treatment.
While I do not support the actions taken by Leeland Eisenberg, this is one
example of how very wrong things can go when someone is prevented from
receiving necessary treatment.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Unfortunately, Mr. Eisenberg will likely spend the rest of his life
behind bars and I’m not sure if any of his former hostages now need psychiatric
treatment themselves. I also know of
another case that did not make the news.
A young woman in her late twenties was depressed and suicidal. She contacted a mental health group for help
as she was aware that something was very wrong.
The group took down her personal information as well as the information
that not only was she depressed and suicidal, but also that she had numerous feasible plans to kill
herself. However, when she told them
who her insurance company was, they told her “Sorry, we can’t help you. We
don’t accept that insurance.” No payment plan or alternate payment was offered,
nor was emergency counseling or treatment offered. They simply said “sorry” and hung up on
her. Fortunately, the young woman has
survived and been treated by a different provider, but only after attempting
suicide twice (also fortunately
without debilitating damage). Some are
not as fortunate. Some can’t even see
that they are sick. Others attempt
suicide and wind up with severely debilitating injuries from the attempts, or
wind up dying. And some others hurt
other people. The system is broken. We need to fix it. All of it!
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008, 6:31 am
I've gotten all sorts of teasers and articles online regarding Heroes. I know we'll have some "webisodes" in July. I'm looking very forward to all of it and I even took both September 15 and 22 off. I'd taken the 15 off as that was what I'd been told was the return date and it would be 3 hours (and as I have to leave for work by 10 pm I'd miss 1 hour
) but then things were bumped back to the 22. I'm not too mad about waiting though I really hope they don't change the date again. I'm an RN in real life and as I work 11-7 getting time off is no easy task. Heroes was and is a welcome break for me. While I know what I do is worthwhile and needed, that doesn't stop it being stressful and draining.
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