U-Haul teamed up with Gold Star Mother and founder Kathryn Cross to print, pack, and distribute greeting cards celebrating veterans. Leading up to Memorial Day, they visited veterans in Connecticut and New York.
The Tribute Journey, founded by Cross, creates custom cards with her poetic verses, printed out of the U-Haul Phoenix headquarters.
On May 4, Gold and Blue Star families packed and sent over 20,000 Tribute Journey cards to 81 hospitals in 45 states, thanking veterans in VA medical centers, clinics, and nursing homes.
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Exploring Non-Traditional Therapies and Benefits for Disabled Veterans
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For many veterans, traditional medical treatments may not fully address the physical and psychological challenges they face. Non-traditional therapies and benefits are emerging as valuable complements to conventional care, offering holistic approaches to improve the well-being of disabled veterans. This article delves into various non-traditional therapies and benefits available to veterans, highlighting their potential benefits and how to access them.
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Today, we recognize all #Veterans, many of whom face unique #healthcare challenges upon completion of their service. Philips has proudly worked with VA for more than 50 years to connect Veterans to quality care, when and where they need it most – whether in the hospital or at home. Learn more about our work with VA: https://lnkd.in/dp9U4Ypf#VeteransDay
Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar brings her experience as a veteran and spouse of a combat veteran straight into her work as a death doula and educator. She sees the value of a multi-layered approach, believing that:
1. We can best companion veterans who are dying by understanding their unique end-of-life needs.
2. We can better support the caregivers of veterans through education and practical resources.
3. We can offer insights to the medical team that is supporting an individual, to help them understand the unique facets of a veteran's life experience and how those may play out at the end.
Qwynn and I dive into these questions and more, but at the heart of this conversation is the question: What would it look like to truly honor veterans as they come to the end of their lives?
Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gCAmsssk
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In our Congress Convo with Rep. Miller-Meeks, she discusses the importance of community and community care for veterans.
Check out the full episode! https://bit.ly/3XagXvQ
"Consider the more than 100 military veterans residing in St. Ann's Community—the architects of our infrastructure, the educators shaping generations, and the professionals who built the foundation of our society. We owe a debt of gratitude to these seniors who have given so much to us."
Hear more from Michael E. McRae, President & CEO of St. Ann's Community, in his latest blog post. https://lnkd.in/g2dHiKSy
LinkedIn friends you are needed TODAY. It takes 1 min to type your name in support of Veterans who need care due to their sacrifice, thank you. https://lnkd.in/egQbB2Vg
This Wednesday, July 26, the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is holding a hearing on H.R.542, the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023, sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). This legislation would improve and expand home and community-based services for disabled and elderly veterans, ensuring they are able to remain in their homes to receive the care they need.
Specifically, the bill would raise the cap on how much the VA can pay for the cost of home care from 65% of the cost of nursing home care to 100%. For many catastrophically disabled veterans, the cost of care can quickly exceed this 65% limit. This bill would provide veterans with the choice to remain in their homes, the less costly site of care.
Click below to send a pre-written message urging your representative to co-sponsor and support the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act!
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Memorial Day: Honoring Heroes & Caregivers
This Memorial Day, let's honor not just fallen soldiers, but the caregivers who support our veterans. Caring for a veteran can be rewarding, but it also comes with challenges. This day can be especially emotional for caregivers.
Here's how to show support:
Caregivers: Reach out, offer help, or simply listen.
Everyone: Volunteer with veteran organizations, learn about their experiences, and express gratitude.
Self-care tips for caregivers this Memorial Day:
Allow yourself to feel your emotions.
Connect with other caregivers for support.
Prioritize self-care - even small moments recharge you.
Together, let's create a stronger community for veterans and their caregivers.
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For my fellow veterans, struggling with the VA, please reach out.
You can contact the Veteran's Crisis Line by calling 988, and then pressing 1. Also, if you know a veteran in crisis, you can call that line and give them his or her number, and they will call the veteran directly.
Depression, anxiety, and PTSD can be enough without canceled appointments, administrative dead-ends, and all the difficulties that accompany working with a government agency.
For administrative dead-ends, I know a magic question that resolves things faster than you ever thought possible!
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🛑 Why so many Veterans meet their end in VA parking lots 🛑
Today, the VA canceled my appointment with 28 hours' notice, an appointment that took me months to work up the courage to make.
This launched me into a bureaucratic nightmare. What followed was a maddening loop of transfers—from a nurse advice line (who couldn't make me an appointment anywhere else because of policy) to eligibility offices(who couldn't make the doctor change because of policy), and finally bounced between clinics without any resolution.
This chaos is why we hear heartbreaking stories of veterans committing suicide in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs parking lots. It's unacceptable. Our veterans deserve dignity and respect, not endless red tape and incompetence. We need a complete overhaul of the VA system—now. Our heroes can't wait.
Tanya Bradsher, Shereef Elnahal, Kimberly J., Steven Lieberman, Michael Missal is this the legacy you all want to leave behind when you stop SERVING the Veterans who utilize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
#VeteransAffairs#VAHealthcare#SystemFail#DemandChange
This is how Va got bad name post Vietnam. It appears technology and surveys won’t fix bad habits and ideas. Please note there is a lot of pressure on each person they are all unique many have some similarities the VA should be doing pattern analysis by state and location. I would be something will emerge. In relation to hours, staffing, technology available and experience or training. There may be relation to funding hours. All can be interpreted by analysis by ORSAs.
WI soda manufacturer - US Army veteran - TAMU EBV 2021
🛑 Why so many Veterans meet their end in VA parking lots 🛑
Today, the VA canceled my appointment with 28 hours' notice, an appointment that took me months to work up the courage to make.
This launched me into a bureaucratic nightmare. What followed was a maddening loop of transfers—from a nurse advice line (who couldn't make me an appointment anywhere else because of policy) to eligibility offices(who couldn't make the doctor change because of policy), and finally bounced between clinics without any resolution.
This chaos is why we hear heartbreaking stories of veterans committing suicide in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs parking lots. It's unacceptable. Our veterans deserve dignity and respect, not endless red tape and incompetence. We need a complete overhaul of the VA system—now. Our heroes can't wait.
Tanya Bradsher, Shereef Elnahal, Kimberly J., Steven Lieberman, Michael Missal is this the legacy you all want to leave behind when you stop SERVING the Veterans who utilize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
#VeteransAffairs#VAHealthcare#SystemFail#DemandChange
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1moFantastic update!