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KindlyContribution54 t1_j5s0gyh wrote
Reply to comment by CinderellaSmartass in Turning problem sea algae into a replacement for plastic by ChrisOntario
Oh that is good news. I didn't know they discontinued soy wiring in vehicles
[deleted] t1_j5s092u wrote
Reply to New owner of Astoria Goonies house wants to keep it open for movie fans by OregonTripleBeam
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TacticalSniper t1_j5s02st wrote
Reply to comment by CryptoYaar in First women's boxing club opens doors in Gaza by Sidjoneya
Are you asking or /s'ing? I'm not sure.
thebooknerd_ t1_j5rzwcy wrote
Reply to All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
Well too little too late for some. I hope people who need this can access this now. The US healthcare system, especially for vets, makes me so mad
Gh0stMan0nThird t1_j5rydq8 wrote
Reply to New owner of Astoria Goonies house wants to keep it open for movie fans by OregonTripleBeam
But it's just me but I don't really understand this kind of stuff.
I understand if it's like a whole area like the Shire in New Zealand, but I don't really understand why a house is important unless it was like "a house with the hole shot by Robert Ford" or something dramatic like that.
[deleted] t1_j5rxzb6 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Fossil fuels fall to record low in power grid as renewables hit new high by peenpeenpeen
Less. Less!!!
(Fossil fuels that is)
CryptoYaar t1_j5rw8z2 wrote
Reply to comment by Cautious_c in First women's boxing club opens doors in Gaza by Sidjoneya
Yeah, sure, the very same Israel that has been killing Palestinians for decades, stealing land from them, the one that bombs gaza every other year and target kill individuals, for fun. The very same Israel is a safe haven for everyone, totally respect human rights. 👏
ClassBShareHolder t1_j5rw78k wrote
Reply to comment by twirlingbunny in Dad donates kidney to stranger after daughter's transplant by Roshanrapha
I am in Canada and know 2 people that need. That’s why the sudden urgency to get something on the go.
I wish you luck. As a parent, I can’t imagine the pain you must be dealing with right now.
SilverNicktail t1_j5rw476 wrote
Reply to comment by wheresmyonesy in Fossil fuels fall to record low in power grid as renewables hit new high by peenpeenpeen
Germany just dropped $180 billion on renewables. They also already produce 45% of their power from renewables, about twice what the USA does.
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-sets-renewable-power-record-2022-track-2030-target
CryptoYaar t1_j5rvy81 wrote
Reply to comment by TacticalSniper in First women's boxing club opens doors in Gaza by Sidjoneya
Gaza? Is it the same place Israel keeps bombing every other year? The world's biggest open prison?
twirlingbunny t1_j5rv5oo wrote
Reply to comment by itstommygun in Dad donates kidney to stranger after daughter's transplant by Roshanrapha
Hi. My daughter is almost 2 years old and on dialysis. If you seriously consider live donation, it would mean everything to me if you named my daughter as the voucher recipient on the National Kidney Registry form. Let me know if you decide to or need more information. Have a wonderful day. DM me.
https://nkr.donorscreen.org/register/now?_ga=2.147916528.676630678.1674585835-22162033.1672955446
187penguin t1_j5rv5nu wrote
Reply to comment by babsrambler in All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
I kinda think they are. I was honorably discharged and don’t have any type of disability rating. All I did was show up at the enrollment office at the VA and said I wanted to apply for healthcare. They sat me down, confirmed my service record, took my picture for an ID card, and assigned me to a PCP & scheduled my first appointment and lab work. They were super friendly and helpful. I was in and out in about 20 minutes. I was surprised because I had been discharged over 10 years prior, but apparently there is no limit on when you can claim medical benefits. I had my lab work and appointment. The staff was incredibly friendly, and the first thing they did was enroll me in a VA messaging app and give me direct points of contact for everyone dealing directly with my health care. I can directly message my doctor, or anyone on his staff 24/7 and get a response typically same day. The nurse was very kind and asked me ALOT of question, many of them were mental health related. It got a little intense, but everything was very tactful and respectful. Then when I went in to see the doctor for my initial annual physical. I was in there with him for nearly an hour. He is a very kind man and wanted to know absolutely everything I was willing to tell him. Never felt rushed and he gave me his full attention the whole time.
My biggest problem is knee pain (I was a 19D SAW gunner). They ordered about a dozen X-rays and gave me 2 prescriptions for topical pain medications, some knee compression sleeves and a TENS unit and referred me to physical therapy, along with scheduling my next annual checkup and bloodwork. The whole thing took about 4 hours with labs, X-rays and all. After I do the 2 months of PT, they will send me for an MRI and refer me to an orthopedic surgeon if PT isn’t cutting it.
Everything so far has been $0. Oh and they STRONGLY encouraged me to file a disability claim. I have some major reservations about that, but they told me that filing for VA disability is not exactly how it sounds. I’m not interested in scamming the system when I have wounded friends that are dependent on that system. They told me it’s not like being a Social Security disability moocher or anything like that. They put me into contact with a veterans advocate that will basically handle the whole process for me.
I see a lot of other redditors making snide remarks about veterans care, but I’m guessing most have zero recent first-hand experience. I know from talking to the old-timers that the VA was terrible years back, but so far I’ve been really impressed and wish I had done this sooner.
twirlingbunny t1_j5ruz46 wrote
Reply to comment by Fdashboard in Dad donates kidney to stranger after daughter's transplant by Roshanrapha
Hi. My daughter is almost 2 years old and on dialysis. If you seriously consider live donation, it would mean everything to me if you named my daughter as the voucher recipient on the National Kidney Registry form. Let me know if you decide to or need more information. Have a wonderful day. DM me.
https://nkr.donorscreen.org/register/now?_ga=2.147916528.676630678.1674585835-22162033.1672955446
twirlingbunny t1_j5ruy97 wrote
Reply to comment by ClassBShareHolder in Dad donates kidney to stranger after daughter's transplant by Roshanrapha
Hi. My daughter is almost 2 years old and on dialysis. If you seriously consider live donation, it would mean everything to me if you named my daughter as the voucher recipient on the National Kidney Registry form. Let me know if you decide to or need more information. Have a wonderful day. DM me.
https://nkr.donorscreen.org/register/now?_ga=2.147916528.676630678.1674585835-22162033.1672955446
Clever_Mercury t1_j5run57 wrote
Reply to comment by mekareami in All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
Yup. He also reinforced an enormous number of drug laws and classifications that made it almost impossible to do medical research for these patients.
If it wasn't a pharmaceutical that could be prescribed to rich white people and turn a company a profit, they didn't want to hear about it. Nixon started that, Regan accelerated it.
daveashaw t1_j5rtf5h wrote
Reply to comment by anomaly0617 in All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
Right. This is an enormous issue because many who develop psych issues in the military wind up with general discharges, so the ones who have the greatest need for those services are cut off from them.
wazilian t1_j5rt17l wrote
Reply to comment by SilverNicktail in Fossil fuels fall to record low in power grid as renewables hit new high by peenpeenpeen
🤣
retrocp t1_j5rs9vb wrote
Reply to All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
That’s not what the people want! They want medically assisted suicide! Give the people what they eant
Justkeeptalking1985 t1_j5rqz21 wrote
Reply to New owner of Astoria Goonies house wants to keep it open for movie fans by OregonTripleBeam
But.....for a few on Airbnb or Verbo
[deleted] t1_j5rqotp wrote
Reply to comment by T00luser in Fossil fuels fall to record low in power grid as renewables hit new high by peenpeenpeen
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Big_Forever5759 t1_j5rqluh wrote
Reply to All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
How on earth you are not an registered veteran once you leave the army?! This should be automatically.
And why our defense budget doesn’t cover veterans affair and have to be separated. We woundnt have veterans if it wasn’t for the military.
USA defense budget is $800 billion and veterans is $300 billions. Wanna reduce budget deficits then have veterans be under defense and keep the same budget . Maybe we don’t need those shiny planes and corporations sucking of that budget tit.
Oh I have more of these opinionated questions
Ihavntgotaclue t1_j5rnzpz wrote
Reply to comment by anomaly0617 in All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
I was not aware of those stipulations. I always thought it was just, (only) dishonorable = no assistance. I appreciate the education on the topic. Thank you.
tw1970 t1_j5rnk1d wrote
Reply to Focused ultrasound surgery: A sound you can’t hear but may one day change your life by PatatasFrittas
Here’s a Ted talk that explains it and shows results from the treatment. I tried to get my father in a clinical trial for this procedure for his sarcoma but it didn’t have any openings. https://youtu.be/P4FOuOPyUOY
tastefunny t1_j5rne8w wrote
Reply to All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi
I would prefer the euthanasia machines that Canada's introducing.
CinderellaSmartass t1_j5s0l65 wrote
Reply to comment by KindlyContribution54 in Turning problem sea algae into a replacement for plastic by ChrisOntario
He went from a Dodge to a GMC, so that might be part of it too, tbh