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Uncle Joe

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8. The other feeling that I have

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 14, 2019, 02:33 PM

Sep 2019

whenever visiting the VA hospital for a physical, etc. there is this sense of fellowship among the patients and the staff, a leave no person behind mentality.

I would love to see that ethos strengthened and expanded to the entire nation.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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This is painful to hear. But there are millions of people like John [View all] Uncle Joe Sep 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #1

John needs help....like yesterday. democrank Sep 2019 #2

Huntington's is a horrible disease. cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #3

Thanks for the addition Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #4

That makes no sense. If he had 20 years of service, he's entitled to VA care. Hoyt Sep 2019 #5

I don't know enough about this man's situation to Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #6

That's the way I'd look at it. Hoyt Sep 2019 #7

The other feeling that I have Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #8

Tricare is top shelf insurance, a government program that works Baked Potato Sep 2019 #9

I think John mentioned that there was no Tricare near where he lived which was part of the problem Nanjeanne Sep 2019 #10