Finding anything true in the news about military spouses is hard everyone has a personal opinion on the war a personal opinion on the wives who back them up.
We have seen those personal opinions shine the last few days weather it be negative or not. We all do have our own personal blogs and yes for those of us who forwarded Megan's maybe we were wrong. She had no intent of her blog ever going that far. Some of us thought it was great and wanted to share that so we did. Now it seems everyone is bashing her when she isn't the only one in this. She complained like many of us do but her complaints hit close to home for me and many others. I thought it would be nice to forward those to others and well then the passed them on and so on.
Megan saw the positive in passing them along once they were spread out. She thought that perhaps letting other women know that their quest for information on resources and ways they can help was not fought alone. Her personal blog should never have been forwarded and all of us are guilty for it.
She in no way shape of form is mad or disappointed. She got you talking you just told in all your negative comments how proud you are to be a military spouse maybe you just changed one woman's mind who was not. Maybe you changed a lot of minds. We are all partially guilty of those complaints to they are things that we had shared with her and never did she use our names. She respected our privacy and her only real question was why if there are so many things out there to help us why oh why do we not know about it.
So here is the new blog that we will list information on those things feel free to vent your frustrations after all that is what started this.
We do apologize to Megan for passing things along with out her permission she was put in a bad position due to our lack of thought.
Sincerely,
operation support the family team
If you ladies need resources, the Army had provided us plenty. For almost anything we need. What you need to do is contact your FRG, a fellow Army Spouse, or you can even ask me and I will help you find what you need. Check me out at "TheDWord", which is my blog about staying postitive while my husband is on his 4th deployment. I live off post, don't know many peole do to moving herer 3 months before my husband deployed, and have had many resources to help me.
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I know it's frustrating trying to find out where to go for help. Can I ask what resources you're looking for? As a military spouse with a child with severe allergies and Autism, I've had to do a lot of research regarding medical, therapy, even babysitting needs! I'd be happy to share what I know with anyone who is interested and would be glad to help find the resources you're looking for. One thing I've learned in 11 years of military life is that you have to be persistent in locating and utilizing military resources... they are in place, and the military does try to get the word out through the military sponsor with all those in-briefs, but they aren't going to come looking for you... and if you think about it, that's true in the civilian world as well.
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You can google Military Family Help and find hundreds of great resources. There are many groups and organizations working for military spouses, specifically. Maybe you could request to link up with them in order to further your goal of helping spouses.
you all are awesome after seeing so many negative things someone is finally catching on. Wow way to go ladies to offer up information that others might need.
ReplyDeleteMegan why don't you think you need this advice or these links? You seem to be having a really hard time with some issues that if you could let some people who actually help you things actually could get easier. For instance, I never got a chance to read you first blog, but I just read today that you are having a problem with Tricare but I have 2 children with medical problems (1 disabled) and I am constantly dealing with Dr.s & Tricare. It is not Tricare that is holding up a referral, they cannot, it's impossible. They process within 3-5 days of receiving request from provider. Something is happening with your Drs!!!! I would be more than happy to help you work through some of these issues. Find me on Facebook, friend me Marilyn Morgan I'm serious
ReplyDelete@ scrapbook army I actually called today and talked with the doctors they have not recieved any refferal and it has been close to six weeks when I called tricare they put me on hold for ten minutes to tell me that they had a refferal to the wrong kind of specialist and to take him back to the pcm to get another one the doctor we were referred to does not handle cases like Izayah's so ehhhhhh I am glad you suggested calling the doctor and the doctor gave me the name of another great doctor who could help him thank you.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar issue today. I called Tricare today to check a referral that never went through BUT not due to them. THEY were very helpful giving me the info I needed so I could figure out which DR dropped the ball. From experience, I know Mom has to keep ON TOP OF THINGS! What a pain! I know some of what you're going through! Get in touch with me, I can help you maneuver through the system. I have more questions to ask you that might help you & your family out. scrapbookarmy@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the way the PCM files the referral... I had to have one resubmitted, like, 3 times before it was right. Know what the hold up was? The PCM didn't file it as Urgent... I asked her why, since I was out of region at the time, and she told me that they tell them to NEVER mark it urgent! Persistance... it's a pain, but you will get there!
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