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Navigating the VA Call center when i need my meds

Pardon the spelling and grammar errors…..I have a brain injury. this blog going forward is in its raw form.

Navigating the VA call center in this moment of weakness is the most stressful thing I have done in a long time. I want to thank Miss Edith who consoled me as I sobbed in the phone and struggled to communicate. My speech is all messed up , slurred and I have a funky stutter. It causes me to cry even more because I cant get m words out which causes my head to hurt even more.

Now, I truly see 1st hand what veterans like me go through on a daily basis just trying to get basic answers about health care and medicine coverage. After all that back and forth and 53 minutes on the phone thankfully, the VA will cover all my 27 pills that cost $930 and mail them to me.

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