http://www.lgtinc.org en-us http://www.lgtinc.org N/A contact@lgtinc.org Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:51:54 EST 20 http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/170/1/Healthcare-for-Kids-Rally-Flyer-and-Other-Information--Please-Distribute%21 September 19, 2006   Dearest Advocates:   Please find attached the "official" flyer for our upcoming Healthcare for Kids Rally to be held on November 4th at 9:30am at Georgia State Capitol.    The time has come for us to unite our voices to be heard....HEALTHCARE must be a priority for our children! This rally is being put together for everyone that has been impacted or has a vested interest in the Medicaid system (which includes the following: parents, providers, and concerned tax paying, voting citizens of Georgia....Therefore, everyone is impacted by this issue in the State of GA!)   At the rally, we will be discussing the following issues: + Eligibility + Access to care and provider networks. + Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis & Treatment Federal Requirements. + Burdensome Application, Appeal and Claims Process.   We encourage children to attend and plan on having some entertainment for them as well. It is going to be a family friendly event! We need to put a face to the children being impacted by poor decisions.   The color theme is RED.  Please try to wear red the day of the event.    We recommend that you either car pool with other families or take Marta. There is parking available but it might be easier to come together as a group!    We currently have a wonderful volunteer group of over 40 concerned citizens wanting to make a difference and change in the direction of Medicaid!  I am amazed at how many people are actively wanting to get involved.  If you would like to volunteer (still looking for people the day of the event to help with set-up/clean-up): please send Leanne Manning (leanne_d@bellsouth.net ), my administrative assistant for the Rally, an e-mail with the following information: Name, e-mail, phone numbers, where you live, and if you are a parent, provider,etc.   Also- if you know of a organization and/or person that would like to donate to the Rally, please let us know.  North Metro Miracle League (NMML) has graciously offered to be an administrator of funds for the Rally! Please see the attached flyer for further information. Thanks in advance for your help in this matter.    This is going to be the event of the year for Healthcare in this State....... Let's show our support!   Feel free to distribute this flyer to anyone you think would like to attend and post at therapy clinic's doctor offices,etc. WE need to get the word out about this event. The more people that show up the better........   We are voting citizens and need answers to the healthcare crisis in Georgia!   UNITED... WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!   Additional information can be found on our website: www.kidshealthcarega.org  Hope to see you there!   Sincerely, Heidi J. Moore Healthcare for Kid's Rally Coordinator   --Heidi J. Moore (Proud Mother to Jacob - 6 years old with Down syndrome & Jared - 4 years old) "Help The Children Now, So They Can Help Themselves Later!" The material contained in this e-mail is for general information only. It is not intended in any way to provide or offer legal advice. To obtain legal advice, please consult with your attorney or a qualified legal representative. Heidi J. Moore Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/166/1/URGENT%3ASave-That-Date%3A-Children%26%2339%3Bs-Healthcare-Rally%21-11%7B47%7D4%7B47%7D06-at-9%3A30am September 1, 2006   Dearest Advocates:   The time has come for EVERYONE to get involved.......    We are planning a Children's Healthcare Rally at the State Capitol on Saturday, November 4th at 9:30am.  More information will be following but I wanted to make sure you SAVE THAT DATE!   We all need to speak up and have our voices heard for our children and the providers that service them.  This is an election year and we need to make sure the State understands OUR priorities must include healthcare for our children.   The Children's Healthcare Rally will involve some of the following issues:   1. Eligibility Issues for disability waivers (including the Katie Beckett Waiver). 2. Access to a viable provider network (including therapy!) 3. CMO concerns. 4. BCW Concerns. 5. Overall, administrative paperwork problems in the system!   As you can see, we will be advocating for all children with and without disabilities that require healthcare from the State.   The issue is...... all children need healthcare (which includes having service providers to perform those services!).   If you are interesting in getting involved, donating time, or money in helping make this be the most effective rally to get the lawmakers attention....please send me a BRIEF e-mail stating the following:   1. What you think you do to help the cause? 2. Contact information including: name, phone numbers, e-mail address. 3. Where you live? 4. Are you a parent, provider, friend, concerned citizen, etc?   A rally committee is being put together to help make this a successful event.  Thanks in advance for wanting to participate!   Let's show our strength in numbers....OUR VOTE COUNTS!    UNITED... WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!   Hope to see you there! More detailed information will be following shortly.    Sincerely, Heidi   --Heidi J. Moore (Proud Mother to Jacob - 6 years old with Down syndrome & Jared - 4 years old) "Help The Children Now, So They Can Help Themselves Later!" The material contained in this e-mail is for general information only. It is not intended in any way to provide or offer legal advice. To obtain legal advice, please consult with your attorney or a qualified legal representative. Heidi J. Moore Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/96/1/Where-would-I-want-to-travel Where would I want to travel   There is only one road we can travel   This of course would be The Road Called Life   True we have no control over our destiny   But some things can be controlled   By our making the right choices and making the right decisions   This should be the reason   To think about the second greatest gift of all   This without a doubt is the gift of life   Why then not focus on what is offered is offered to you   Where would you be without   Your eyes, your ears, your tongue, your nose, your nerves your mind your heart   Oh one should know   You would be lost with no place to go.   Isn't this the reason     We should all look at all the things life offers   Whether big or small   After all some of the biggest gifts appear to be the smallest things of all   Think about life   And where do you want to travel   Darrell A. Deeds Darrell Deeds Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/95/1/Why-we-wish-to-be-understood Why we wish to be understood   Who am I speaking of you will ask   One should know we are a minority in the world population   We are labeled many different names   This stems from being mangled and having a vast variety of appearances   Yet we are human just as those who label us   We hunger to show are character   But the world wishes to close its' eyes   The same goes for our humor, intellect, and all the positive traits that we hold within   Ourselves   Yet you still close your eyes   To the people we are   This is why we ask   Why do you not wish to broaden your horizons   To see who we truly are   Why can you not look beyond the spheres that appear to be obstacles to you   This is why we challenge you to understand   We have been challenged to challenge you   To understand who we are   To look beyond the spheres that appear to obstacles   This is why we wish to be understood   This is why we wish not to be label   For we are human beings just like you   Darrell A. Deeds March 30, 2006 Darrell Deeds Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/90/1/Another-Poem-titled-My-friends My Friends   My friends are more than the table legs that give me support   My friends are more than the sunshine on my shoulders that brings me warmth when I am cold   My friends are more than the spirits that lift me high when I am down   My friends are more than the angels that place a smile upon my face   In awe my friends are the completion of my picture of life   My friends are the ones who can accept the differences I carry with me   Pause a moment to think of what your friends mean to you   Mine mean the world to me for this is what they have given me   Darrell A. Deeds 5-2-02 Darrell Deeds Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/89/1/Something-to-think-about A Challenge Defined     A challenge is where life itself asks an individual can you accept what I might bring your way?  This is why faith is a necessity of life.  Because it is faith and faith alone that gives one the strength they need to accept any challenge that life might bring their way.  Today I know I did not know the strength of my faith the day a challenge was brought my way on October 20, 1974.  Today I know it was my faith that taught me that in order to receive the joys of living one must focus on what they have in life and never concentrate on what one does not have in life.  One should realize challenge and faith are two great gifts offered to man.  This is why I am so thankful that HT is the greatest friend I have ever had in my life.   Darrell A. Deeds 9-27-04 Darrell Deeds Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/88/1/Another-poem When I am lost   Where do I go when I am lost   Searching for a trail that will lead me the Right way   Hungering for a friend who will take the Pains of loneliness away   Hoping I will be found   Hoping I will find my way   Hoping my fears will go away   When I am lost I think of what will Come my way   I live on hope that the answers to my prayers will Come my way   When I am lost it is God who I seek   For I know it is he who will lead me in The right way   Darrell A. Deeds March 31, 2004     Darrell Deeds Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/87/1/A-Poem Why does man fight war   Is it to prove his simplicity   Is it so he can build monuments and memorials   Is it so he can fill cemeteries   How long will it take   Before man understands   Humans killing humans achieves nothing   What has a single war accomplished   Other than death and destruction   Think of all the money spent on all the wars   This could feed all the people in the world   For at least 5 million years   Why then does man not   Cast his eyes on peace   Man should focus on his weaknesses   To see how man might grow in strength   Man should focus on what life offers him   How long will war last   Until man no longer dwells on the earth   Darrell A. Deeds March 21, 2006 Darrell Deeds Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/84/1/Expressions-of-life The Road called Life   Travel down a road   Watch a butterfly rest upon a daisy   Listen to the song of a Whippoorwill   Taste the flavors of a peach   Feel the sting of a cold winter's breeze   Smell the sweetness of a honeysuckle vine   Grab a friend who will follow you for a lifetime   Place the memories between the pages of your mind   Travel down a road to receive the gifts of life   Darrell Andrew Deeds 1-9-99   Music sound rhythm voice   These are   What vibrates the heart   Stimulates the mind   Generates the soul   How do you define?   Music sound rhythm voice   To one who cannot hear   I miss my ears tremendously   Hearing a crisp voice   Is what I truly miss   Hearing music sound rhythm voice   Perhaps cannot be defined to a person   With no hearing   Understanding a vibrator, a stimulator, a generator   Is understanding   Music, sound, rhythm, voice   Comprehending   Music, sound, rhythm, voice   Is what it is all about Can it be done   Without your ears Certainly through the power of the mind   Darrell A. Deeds February 14, 2006 Acceptance   The question that one must ask is   Why is it so difficult?   Or better yet why is one not willing   To understand one's differences   No two people are a like   Acceptance is one's willingness to understand an individual's differences   This in turn will allow them to treat the individual with decency and respect   For so many though this is so difficult due to a lack of willingness   Man should ask why and the answer is simple this of course is a form of Sacrifice   Every individual wants acceptance including those who have more visual differences   How then can man develop the willingness required to put forth the effort to understand one's differences   The answer here is simple too   This of course is faith or better yet trusting in the elements that gives one security   This is why I challenge all to develop a strong sense of faith which will give you the needed strength   This in turn will allow you to accept everyone including those of us with visual differences   To the World this is what we hunger for Darrell A. Deeds 9-24-05     Darrell Deeds Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST