tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928120837441845182.post9149427969671387207..comments2023-09-13T03:09:02.251-07:00Comments on VeteranCaregiver Blog: Does Courtesy Matter When Lives Hang in the Balance?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928120837441845182.post-15917491306026466592011-09-16T05:03:34.888-07:002011-09-16T05:03:34.888-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928120837441845182.post-74800630809337834012011-07-19T08:55:17.183-07:002011-07-19T08:55:17.183-07:00You do not need to do anything special to be disre...You do not need to do anything special to be disregarded and disrespected by the VA - it comes with the territory. It is only the luck of the draw if you get any good compassionate or effective treatment at any time.VetFriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178265720462323833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928120837441845182.post-30189621006605118052011-07-16T17:08:50.813-07:002011-07-16T17:08:50.813-07:00i've been struggling so hard to figure out exa...i've been struggling so hard to figure out exactly why my life doesn't matter. what did i do to welcome such blatant disregard? if i were the right blood, the right politian's child, a man, would my life matter to them then? what makes us less than? we were good enough then but worth nothing now? <br /><br />who is pulling either side of that knot and if i'm in the center do i die of the pressure of the wait or do i die because i can not wait longer? if the answers aren't there what does one hold onto?<br /><br />these may seem fantastical questions but i have to wonder if i would have them at all if the system had shown courtesy. now i will never know. the fractures are too large.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928120837441845182.post-9110818710529213412011-07-16T14:59:55.296-07:002011-07-16T14:59:55.296-07:00A monkey fist!! Wonderful Linda and very well said...A monkey fist!! Wonderful Linda and very well said too. A monkey fist is a great visual for what we are struggling with and for. For those who are not familiar with this knot, the harder you pull it the stronger it gets. That is us, Caregiver and Vets alike. But even the strongest can break under strain. Many of us are on the verge of breaking....VetFriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178265720462323833noreply@blogger.com