yay! i feel so much better about what i do when i have a success story from an advocacy phone call. the person who called late friday afternoon had her issues resolved in a very timely manner. it was all because of a VERY caring psychiatrist at the center she was going to. if all psychiatrists were like him, we would have very few problems with the mental health system. the person calling us for help called me back and said that she would not lose her job. yay! she also said the doctor told her she did the right thing in calling the Mental Health Association. yay!

This is what kills me about the people who want to get rid of programs like TennCare. If this person did not lose her TennCare benefits, then she would have never been in the position she was in to potentially lose her job. she wanted to know if we needed anyone to help us out. she would be glad to tell her story. i think some people will take her up on that. she has a very compelling story to tell.

I have so much work to do, i just can't seem to focus. ok, i'm going to try to focus for another hour before i go home.