Re: Another Catch 22 for those people that need help in the...

[Guest guest]

Re: Catch 22. 30 years ago there was a physician who could have made a

difference regarding medical coverage but when approached by a government

official,

the physician did not stand up for the patients needs.

An IMPORTANT CONCEPT RE: IHMA. IS to be noted: IHMA was formed to promote

legislation to get HBOT recognized in the medical community and to promote

standards of care in the use of HBOT. and with the recognition would come

coverage by Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance companies.

It would appear that IHMA did not receive funds for Lief, there fore they do

not have any money to send for the cause of Lief.

In this Catch 22 issue, there are several issues, please everyone keep a

clear head.

Issue # 1. The custody issues of Lief,

Issue # 2 HBOT treatment for Lief.

Issue # 3 The Purpose of IHMA

Issue # 4 Politics of HBOT treatment and acceptance in the medical community

HBOT treatment and funding remains evolving and remain separate from the

custody issues of Lief.

We all want the best for each and everyone and somehow things will continue

to work out.

Please be advised that the Florida Department of Children and Family

Services, Director for Developmental Disabilities believes that HBOT is off

label

and will not give approval for coverage. I know because, I have it in writing

from her.

Virginia

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/29/2004 7:15:08 P.M. Central Standard Time,

sfelix1s@... writes:

Why can't we get over ourselves?! We are killing our babies, our

teens, our adult loved ones! We are winning the battle for Medicaid

and the traditional medical profession out there that wants to slice

and dice or stash away our hearts, and continue to call Hyperbaric

Oxygen Therapy " ALTERNATIVE " .

To be honest, I sit here in surprise when I hear that the HBOT

community is being blamed by a major hyperbaric organization for

not having the help that she needs to have Lief in her arms and

going for regular HBOT sessions.

Shenika

This is a battle that is long overdue of being won. I can only tell you the

problem is there are so many that want to be the hero here. I worked beside

some of the best Hero's there are. But the problem was they wern't able to get

pat thereselves and let the past alone. One person who I still care a lot for

was able to open many doors. However was not able to look past the wrong

others had done to get this field where it needed to be. Another great man that

was just swarmed and had no support was Ken Locklier. His intentions with

this field and still is to see it grow. There are many out there. Hero's true

Hero's. But there are so many that want to be the only or first hero that we

will never succeed in this field. That is why I work with everyone I can but

also alone. I have held no grudges against no one. Allthough it may seem at

times IM angry at this one or that one. I still love that person and will do

what ever I can for them. Just because I may have a fallen out with someone

from time to time does not mean Im against that person. Many times me and

Hartsoe have agreed to disagree. But i have high respect for him In many

areas that he is working and doing.

If you will take a look at the list over the years you will see people one

after another when the time came for them to try and help the field they were

shot down trashed or allmost destroyed. I know I was one of them I was also

one of the ones that done some of the trashing. But I have overcame that in

many areas.

To this day if someone from this field need's help no matter what our

differences is I would be on board in a minute to help fight that fight. I just

started following the Leif case. I had not paid a lot of attention to it till

tonight. I have been swarmed with emails and so forth. IM leaveing to go out of

town Friday for the weekend I have a event to attend but when i return I will

contact Anita to see how I can help.

If you can find a way to unite this field I wish you all the luck. Lord no's

many have tried. I worked side by side with a few over the last year or so

and thought that one day it could happen but it never did. the hatred just grew

more and more.

Darin

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/29/2004 8:26:39 P.M. Central Standard Time,

virginiaedward@... writes:

In this Catch 22 issue, there are several issues, please everyone keep a

clear head.

Issue # 1. The custody issues of Lief,

Issue # 2 HBOT treatment for Lief.

Issue # 3 The Purpose of IHMA

Issue # 4 Politics of HBOT treatment and acceptance in the medical

community

HBOT treatment and funding remains evolving and remain separate from the

custody issues of Lief.

The purpose of the IHMA. Yes you are so correct there. However there mission

is what it is and still they are trying everything they can to help the

leifs as far as i have read so far tonight. I would say there going beyond the

call of duty. You people all no on this listserv that this is a big step for the

IHMA. They are trying to go beyond there mission statement here and help a

family and child let's help them Anita I will call you tommorow.

Darin

[Guest guest]

That's great Bill I just think people need to get off the IHMA's back you

guy's are trying to accomplish something and it can't be done overnite.

Love you guyy's

Darin

[Guest guest]

Darin: This is in fact in the IHMA's Foundation's mission statement, and

the Patient's Legal Defense and Assistance Fund was voted into the existence

last May by the IHMA Foundation's Board and all of the members present at

the Board meeting. The work compiling the insurance reimbursement

information packages so patients can send this in for government and private

insurance is part of this same section of the business plan.

Bill Duncan

Re: [ ] Another Catch 22 for those people that need

help in the...

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> In a message dated 11/29/2004 8:26:39 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> virginiaedward@... writes:

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> In this Catch 22 issue, there are several issues, please everyone keep a

> clear head.

>

> Issue # 1. The custody issues of Lief,

>

> Issue # 2 HBOT treatment for Lief.

>

> Issue # 3 The Purpose of IHMA

>

> Issue # 4 Politics of HBOT treatment and acceptance in the medical

> community

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> HBOT treatment and funding remains evolving and remain separate from the

> custody issues of Lief.

>

>

>

> The purpose of the IHMA. Yes you are so correct there. However there

> mission

> is what it is and still they are trying everything they can to help the

> leifs as far as i have read so far tonight. I would say there going beyond

> the

> call of duty. You people all no on this listserv that this is a big step

> for the

> IHMA. They are trying to go beyond there mission statement here and help

> a

> family and child let's help them Anita I will call you tommorow.

> Darin

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