Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 > " It is also possible for people who are not deaf to experience musical > hallucinations. Epileptic seizures, certain medications and Lyme disease are a > few of the factors that may set them off. " > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/12/health/psychology/12musi.html? > > NY Times > Health/Mental Health & Behavior > July 12, 2005 > " I am responsible> although i may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how i respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or i can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift i have --- life itself. " Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Dear Friend of ASO: An article of interest regarding autism services in Ohio. It highlights a sad case that happened last month in Cincinnati. It also highlights the desperate need for improved services in Ohio. FYI - please share. Sincerely, Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled. --------------------------------------------- For Deep-End Families, Lack Of Hope Can Kill Editorials By Bronson for the NY Enquirer http://tinyurl.com/7jza8 There's a name for the toughest cases in the mental health system:"deep-end kids." It fits their families, too. Parents of children with autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,severe retardation, or a witches' brew of other syndromes and disorders canbarely tread water. They struggle to keep their heads up, running out ofbreath and patience as they watch their families slowly drown. Many spend themselves into bankruptcy and find out health care plansthat cover "normal" diseases and injuries don't cover bills to treat mentalillness. They miss work to care for their children and lose their jobs. Neighbors complain. Cash runs out. Their other children areemotionally neglected as mom and dad worry constantly that someone will gethurt. The future is a bleak horizon of rough water and no life raft, farfrom shore without rescue or relief. Some mentally ill kids turn to drugs orwind up in jail. Some attack or abuse siblings, neighbors or parents. Mostare kept at home like a dark secret, soaking up every spare second fromfrantic, stressed-out, sleepless parents who are beat down by debt,depression, divorce and disintegrating families. Jan Naylor of Springdale went under in the deep end on Sept. 29, andshot her 27-year-old autistic daughter, , to death, then set her houseon fire and shot herself. Officially, it was a murder-suicide. Unofficially,they died of hopelessness. A single mother at the end of her rope was sobereft of hope she could not leave her daughter behind alone. "I guess she finally decided this was the way to go," said SpringdalePolice Lt. Mike Mathis. "Families have a lot of difficulty finding the helpthey need." Several mental health providers and advocates - local, county andstate - said the same thing. They described parents with two mortgages andthree jobs; desperate moms and dads who know the schools are not equipped tocare for their unmanageable children, but have nowhere else to turn. "It becomes a dire situation. They go through horrible times," said Shelton, board member on the National Alliance for the Mentally Illand the Junior League, which supports mental health awareness. All of the families suffer. But Shelton and others agreed thatmiddle-class families suffer most. They can't afford private care and can'tqualify for Medicaid help. Some give up custody of their child to the state,just to get adequate care and save the remains of their family. "The only way it happens is if they think it's the only avenue to savethe life of their child," said Terre Garner of the Ohio Federation forChildren's Mental Health. "It's devastating. The child is alreadyemotionally unstable, and then there is emotional abandonment." Ohio doesn't know for sure how many families have done that, said DoraSterling of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. But state and countymental health agencies are working to make it less likely. The answers can be simple. Families need respite care, to escape for afew days or a weekend. They need help to care for a difficult or violentchild. They need transportation and medications. They need someone tolisten. A survey by Ohio State University found that 74 percent of children intheir sample were at risk of going into state custody without such services.Nearly half of the parents had lost a job or significant income in the pastyear; and many felt like the fragmented system blamed them, failed to answerquestions and added to the stigma of mental illness. More than $1.2 billion is spent on mental health by federal, state andlocal programs in Ohio, Sterling said. But the most important part fordeep-end families may be a $4.2 million sliver called FAST (Families andSystem Team). It has the funding flexibility to keep families together, sochildren stay at home, not in more costly state custody and foster care.Ohio should expand FAST immediately. Jane and Naylor's heartbreaking headline fit the sad story the"system" knows well. Jane was fired from jobs, in debt, in trouble withneighbors because wandered and could be violent. They were alone, barely treading water. And then they went under. We can do better to rescue deep-end kids and their sinking families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Interesting AIH article. Also, this site, Medscape.com, has a small article on AIH with PBC. I wasn't able to get a link to post below, but going to medscape.com, entering your password (free), and searching for the following article will show it. Development of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Posted 11/01/2007 A. Gossard; D. Lindor Harper ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.