August recess rallies
Tyrone Greenlee spoke about the moral aspect of passing health care reform with a strong public option.
Several people with disabilities, who have Medicare came to speak up for those who have no insurance.
My friend Liz Huesemann
People came with flags and noisemakers.
That's Emily Townes holding the sign at the top of the rocks.
More imaginative signs. I loved the variety.
Singer/songwriter Lance Kurland spoke and performed.
About 300 people turned out to rally for health care reform.
About 300 people came out to Pritchard Park to rally for reform.
The Comeau family. Carolyn is a breast cancer survivor and a member of the Life o' Mike board.
The Dotson-Smith women.
Paul Choi of Organizing for America collected signatures for a petition.
My favorite T-shirts of the day.
About 200 people came out to remember the people who have suffered and died from our broken health care system.
About 200 people came out to remember the people who have suffered and died because of our broken health care system.
About 200 people came out to remember those who have suffered and died because of our broken health care system.
My sister Robin (Robbo) decided to do her own take on the people who attend rallies with guns strapped to their legs. She attended a Move On vigil near her home in New Hampshire packing fresh flowers.
- Joe Brown of the state employees’ union, talked about how working families are struggling.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a peer support program for people with one or more serious or chronic medical issues or disabilities.
We aim to reduce isolation and fear among people who have conditions, including psychiatric illness, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, mild dementia or other cognitive disorder or disability, thereby reducing depression and complications as people learn to improve self-management of their medical conditions.
Patient Pals help alleviate feelings of isolation and frustration. They can help people develop a list of questions to ask the doctor and then accompany the person to the doctor to make sure all the questions are answered, taking notes to be sure the person understands the doctor’s answers.
Our trained volunteers also accompany their “Pals” to art exhibits, movies and walks outdoors, meet for coffee, call to check in and more.
Our Pals have experienced weight loss, improvement in diabetes, HIV, psoriasis, depression and more, just because they have someone who cares about them. Some relationships develop into longer-term friendships; other Pals move on to more independent lives.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
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