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Didn’t Have an ER Visit on the Bingo Card Today

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 23 Nov 24

”What do you have planned today?” It’s a common question. What you have planned and what actually happens are two different things. Trust me, I didn’t have “ER visit” on my bingo card for today. November is...

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Yep, THAT’S Why I Joined the Navy

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 6 Oct 24

Navy recruiters are going at it all wrong! “Join the Navy, see the world” (truth: see the inside gray bulkheads of a ship), etc. Nah, they need to tout those massage chairs. I went to the civilian allergist last week. He...

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Tuesday Evening Mumblings

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 12 Jul 22

That’s right, mumblings. I had dental work today, so mumbling is about the best I can do. The work wasn’t bad, it was just in a “bad place”: the front teeth. On a tooth that had a crown put on it way back...

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Surprises At the VA Hospital

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 8 Apr 22

Yesterday I had to go to the VA hospital to turn in some paperwork for reimbursement for a bill I paid that was the VA’s responsibility. I got two pretty big surprises while I was there. The first one was the empty entrances....

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Swag!!!!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 18 Sep 21

For the last decade or so our local Veterans Hospital has been holding a women veterans’ day open house on the third Saturday in September. This is the second year it’s been relegated to a drive-thru BOC (that’s “because of...

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Good Morning and Good Night

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 11 Jan 21

What am I doing up at this ridiculous time? It’s nearly 8:30 am here! Well, I had three appointments at the Veterans hospital today. “Had” being the optimal word. As the CDC and other legitimate sites state, positive...

canceled appointments

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We Have MADE IT!!!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 7 Nov 19

Look! We’ve made it!!! MyLotters have their own room!! Lori! JJ! John! Horse (and your best friend Vanny)!! Uncle Joe!! Doc!! How special are we to have a room named for us!

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In-And-Out Burger, Ahem, ER

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 11 Mar 18

Did you miss me? Didn’t think so. . I was planning on spending my final hours of “slow time” enjoying the evening with my favorite people, cats, and LEGO figures here on myLot. Alas, it was not to be. A pain that...

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Yes, I Had Fun At the Hospital!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 16 Sep 17

Once a year the local VA hospital has a women veterans' open house. Today was that day! I had to go to the emergency room because of some persistent pain in my abdomen. Given there's a strong family history of kidney stones (I...

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Don't You Want Me?

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 12 Jan 17

Way back in 2004 our then-Congressman, Anne Northup, procured funding for a new Veterans Administration hospital to serve the disabled veterans of Kentucky and southern Indiana. In true government fashion the ball didn't get...

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hospital location controversy

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Hanging Themselves With Red Tape

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 22 Mar 16

Once a quarter my local VA hospital has a "town hall meeting" with officials. These officials include representatives from the director's office, the regional office, patient advocates, and the benefits office. That quarterly...

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ptsd

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"We'll See If She Wants to See You"

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 7 Feb 16

Hi, welcome to "Things That Irk Me About the VA" (Part 1,376,407,238). Last week I detailed the funny-but-sat fiasco in trying to get something done about my arm and low back. Today I'm going for an MRI (yes, today, Super...

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This Would Make a Great Sitcom

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 1 Feb 16

The stereotypical working day in the U.S. is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's so common that Dolly Parton sang a song about it (the title song from a movie she was in, 9 to 5). My "9 to 5" today involved a most unpleasant trip to...

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Twenty Two Per Day

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 22 Sep 15

I'll be offline for a day, so I want you to meditate on the number 22. Every day, on average, twenty two U.S. veterans commit suicide. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if the veteran had only received...

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Veterans Mistreated at VA Hospitals

Four Walls @FourWalls (86855) • United States 14 Aug 15

This is deeply personal, because I'm a disabled veteran. I don't have near the problems that a lot of people who served do, however. I served in relative peace time, when the worst thing I had to encounter was smart-mouthed...

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The Veteran Medical Centers of the United States..

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 23 Dec 11

I don't know about the VA centers in other areas.. but ours stinks!! Two years ago we learned that my FIL was getting sick. All we knew at that time was that his body was no longer producing its own blood and he needed blood...

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