#Social Security and TBI

[ae-azile]

So, I usually prefer AO3 for reading and writing, but decided to make a Wattpad account to post my stories across multiple platforms. Starting with Giant Dancing Hedgehogs are Nightmare Fuel!

Summary of Giant Dancing Hedgehogs are Nightmare Fuel:

There are several scenarios that Pete suspects to walk in on when he arrives back at the hospital:

Scenario 1: Vegas is still asleep and Macau and Tankhun have somehow managed to remain civil towards each other. This seems like the least likely scenario.

Scenario 2: Vegas is still asleep and Tankhun has tied Macau to a chair for the hell of it. While this would cause a great amount of trouble, it is almost comforting in its normalcy.

Scenario 3: Vegas has woken up and spilled every single secret that he has in his drugged up state, leaving him even more vulnerable than ever.

Scenario 4: Macau has killed Tankhun in a fit of grief stricken rage, which causes Arm, in turn, to kill Macau in a fit of grief stricken rage, since Arm and Tankhun are apparently in love and Pete can’t stop thinking about it.

Scenario 5: Tankhun has verbally attacked drugged up, pod person Vegas, which has caused him to burst into tears and pull out his IV, in hopes that he bleeds out.

It’s none of those things. Those things would be expected. Nothing happening right now is expected.

Some people love detailed spoilers and some people hate them. Stop reading now if you want to go in spoiler free.

SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT

Some themes of this story include:

1. Post-Canon: It accepts pretty much everything that happened up until the one month later epilogue in the finale.

2. Trauma: These characters are TRAUMATIZED. They are traumatized by the night of the attack, they are traumatized by their pasts and being abused/manipulated/gaslit, and they are all collectively traumatized by Korn. And Gun. But Korn is the real villain in this series.

3. Recovery: This primarily applies to Vegas, but also to other characters. Vegas is recovering from a coma and significant injuries. One is a hypoxic brain injury, which makes his autism a bit more apparent and something Macau eventually explains to Pete.

4. Autistic Vegas: In this story, Vegas has autism. He is low supports needs, intelligent, and his autism mainly becomes apparent with sensory processing, emotional regulation, and a little with social cues. His symptoms were more apparent when he was a child, but he learned how to mask. He struggles with masking more after coming out of his coma and pushes Pete away due to this, along with his guilt from his actions. Pete eventually talks to him bluntly and Vegas accepting his autism as part of his identity is something he works on through this fic.

5. Amnesia: Pete and Vegas have a history that goes much farther back than some funny run-ins and the safehouse. While Vegas has been pining for Pete for years, Pete forgets their friendship/sort of relationship due to being attacked on the job, resulting in a TBI and amnesia. This gets out when Vegas asks him if Pete remembers Vegas having a crush on him when they were young.

6. Cousin Reconciliation: Tankhun takes this first step in making amends with Vegas with Arm's support. Kim follows. Kinn gets there.

7. Side Couples: ArmKhun are the supporting lead couple. They are probably the healthiest couple in this series and have their own prequel story on AO3 that is longer than this story. Something to note: Tankhun protected Vegas during their kidnapping and was physically and sexually assaulted. His "hatred" for Vegas stemmed from resentment and trauma, which broke Vegas's heart because he genuinely loved and looked up to Tankhun as an older brother figure. Tankhun held onto that resentment for quite some time, but he also held onto a lot of guilt. When he saw Vegas shot over the security cameras, he was devastated. He - along with Arm and later Porsche - were the ones to get Vegas quick treatment and transferred to a good hospital. Arm is also a victim of abuse in this series. This is one of the main reasons why Tankhun chose him - along with Pete and Pol - as guards. They understand, they won't judge him, and he hopes they know he doesn't think less of them either. Arm is very aware of why Tankhun chose them and sees Vegas as a victim too (without knowing the abuse Vegas faced later on). He accepts and encourages the reconciliation because he loves Tankhun and knows it will bring him peace. Tankhun, Arm, and Kim are also discovering the kidnapping may have been ordered by someone close to them as damage control/retaliation.

KimChay are at odds but co-existing while Kim visits Vegas (+pines for Chay) and Chay hangs with his new bestie Macau (while holding a grudge against Kim). Kim is kind of going through it and arguably on the brink of a mental health crisis. He is also yearning for a connection with his brothers and cousins, especially after learning how much Korn put them all through. Chay has a bigger role in the sequel of this story, but he is forming a brotherly bond with Macau, is expressing how wronged he felt by both Porsche and Kim, yet is trying to support people in the ways he knows how. He also struggles with connecting to his mother, who can't communicate and doesn't seem to remember him.

KinnPorsche have a LOT on their plates in this series. Porsche has been thrusted into a role that he never expected or was trained for and is overwhelmed. He harbors hate for his boyfriend's father for keeping his mother away from him and for all of the lies. He is also worried about Kinn, who is feeling excluded from his brothers spending time together without him for unknown reasons. Kinn also carries a lot of confliction and resentment regarding his father's actions. He feels incredibly guilty and is going through mental health issues of his own.

8. Macau is very active in his brother's care and extremely protective of him. In turn, Pete protects Macau and is a good listening ear. Macau accepts Pete as family before Vegas even wakes up.

9. The Mothers: The mothers and how the boys' lost them are covered in this fic. Vegas was greatly impacted by the loss of his mother. She was his best friend and advocate. Losing his other parent and hearing of Porsche's mother bring up feelings of loss, sadness, and grief. He misses her terribly. Tankhun and Kim suspect that Korn had their own mother killed and are not surprised to hear that Vegas feels that Korn had something to do with his mother's death.

10. Crack!fic: These issues are covered seriously and treated with respect. That being said, this fic is a total crack and humor fic when it isn't doing that. Vegas says "I love you, Pete" 62 times within the first week of being awake because he can't stop saying it due to his brain injury and possible echolalia. Kim randomly starts calling Arm and Tankhun Pa and Dad, then never stops. He also tells fortunes by asking his friends and family to choose a Nintendo Switch and analyzes them by which color the choose, and his reads are extremely accurate. Due to obtaining Nintendo Switches, Arm and Tankhun run a farm together on Stardew Valley. Vegas has to be redirected away from Pokemon since he cries every time his Pokemon faint in battle. Kim tries to woo Chay by obtaining blue roses on Animal Crossing, all while Chay won't invite him to his island but will invite Vegas to give him starter crops and supplies. Pete buys Vegas a weighted blanket, something the whole family loves until it becomes sentient and starts hinting to a chosen few of their futures. Or, Pete's case, it gives him trippy dreams that always feature his boyfriend's mother.

This story is available both on AO3 (along with WIP companion stories). It is also now on Wattpad. Hope you enjoy and feel free to ask me any questions about this weird universe or for headcannons about it! Also open to prompts 🙂

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Lauren Boebert 'Torched' During Clash With Social Security Official (newsweek.com)

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[ladyoriza]

doing a Ship Meme for Roz and Ulysses

PRE-RELATIONSHIP

How did they first meet?

Not at the Temple! Roz did a lot of runs to and from Hopeville, and they talked once as she was picking up a package. Roz approached Ulysses to ask how he liked Hopeville as she was thinking about settling down there with her sister. That...never happened.

What was their first impression of each other?

Roz thought he was a little odd but otherwise nice (and good-looking) and Ulysses thought she had the right idea in wanting to move to Hopeville. The accident with the Navarro package tanked his opinion of her until they met again.

Did any of their friends or family want them to get together?

Zoe had a thought that, if Ulysses ever left the Divide, he and Roz would work well together, but that was it.

Who felt romantic feelings first?

I think it was Roz! But I also think that Ulysses might not have the best grasp of what that felt like, so it just took him longer to realize that that was what he was feeling.

Did either of them try to resist their feelings?

Oh, like Mr. "I have to stay in the irradiated hellhole that is the Divide until I die for....Reasons.....like the tunnelers and marked men. Yes. I must" did???

If you had told one of them that the other would be their soulmate, what would they think?

Roz would shrug and say "yeah, that tracks". Bring a chair and some snacks for the monologue Ulysses gives about destiny and fated encounters and what is a soulmate, exactly?

What would their lives be like if they had never met?

Very sad and boring.

GENERAL

Who initiated the relationship, and how did it go?

There wasn't really a moment where they decided that they were a couple. They just...were.

What was their first kiss like?

Soft. After they were up all night talking out their feelings for each other. Wild cause they were sharing a bed half the time by that point.

Were they each other’s first anything (kiss, relationship, etc.)?

They were each other's first Serious Relationship and there's a good chance that Roz was Ulysses' first like, romantic relationship in general.

What’s their height difference? Age difference?

Roz is 5'7" and 32 when the relationship starts, Ulysses is 6'2" and 46ish?? How old is this man

What’s their relationship with each other’s families?

Zoe and Ulysses get along great! She works with the Followers combining their modern medicine with folk medicine, so they have a ton to talk about in terms of foraging, what plants can be used for what, and on a harsher note- she was a captive of the Legion for 4 years. They have a good understanding of each other.

Who takes the lead in social situations?

Roz, usually. Ulysses takes the lead when she can't.

LOVE

Who said “I love you” first?

Roz. She wasn't planning on it when she said it, but that's how it goes. She was worried he was going to go back to the Divide and just...blurted it out.

What are their primary love languages?

Ulysses is Quality Time and Acts of Service, Roz is Quality Time and Physical Touch.

How often do they cuddle/engage in PDA?

PDA? Hardly ever. You're lucky to see them holding hands. In private? They can't stay away from each other. Part of that is due to Roz's vertigo and seizures, but mainly they just like to be close.

Who initiates kisses?

Roz, usually.

Who’s the big and little spoon?

Ulysses is the little spoon. But Roz usually sleeps on top of him. He likes feeling her weight, makes him feel secure.

What are their favorite things to do together?

Who’s better at comforting the other?

Roz is very good at giving Ulysses emotional comfort and he's very good at comforting her when she's sick, which is often.

Who’s more protective?

Ulysses. Now that he's got a family and community again? Now that he has his daughters? He's not letting a damn thing happen to any of them.

Do they prefer verbal or physical affection?

Physical. Nothings helps Roz feel better then a nice cuddle.

Who remembers the little things?

Ulysses. Roz has a severe TBI and her memory sucks.

DOMESTIC LIFE

How many kids do they have, if any? What are they like?

Dakota and Sierra, their daughters. Dakota is fully a mini version of her dad- a little history buff. Sierra has mom's recklessness and sense of justice. Roz and Ulysses couldn't be more proud of them.

Do they have any pets?

Rex, mostly. The farm animals kind of count??

Who worries the most?

Ulysses.

Who kills the bugs in the house?

Whoever's closest. Roz hates Radroaches though, so those are Ulysses' job.

Who’s more likely to convince the other to come back to sleep in the morning?

Roz, 100%. Not that he'd ever refuse.

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Disability and Loren

@zarohk asked for my thoughts on a Disability Studies/Media Studies perspective on the disability depictions in Animorphs.  Which was foolish, because I’m teaching an entire dang class on the subject of superheroes and mental health, so I have Many Thoughts.  [PLEASE NOTE: I am nondisabled, so if I err, please tell me so.]

Loren’s role in #49: The Diversion does a lot of things right, and a lot of things wrong.  She incurs a traumatic brain injury that results in memory loss and blindness a couple of years after Tobias is born, and lives with said injury for about ten years before Tobias finds her and gives her the ability to morph, which restores her sight but not her memory.

A few places where I commend the depiction of Loren:

It gets into the massive underemployment of disabled Americans.  Loren is smart, canny, athletic, compassionate... and working a call center job in exchange for state benefits.  Said state benefits do not afford her a decent standard of living; Tobias notes that she has few possessions and almost no time for leisure activities.  Americans with disabilities are twice as likely to be unemployed as those without, and those who do have jobs are ten times more likely to be paid less than minimum wage, e.g. in sheltered workshops.

It shows how inaccessible a lot of systems are in the U.S.  Tobias notes that Loren accidentally grabs an expired quart of milk — because nothing on the label is printed in Braille.  Putting raised text and/or Braille on food packaging is a health and safety issue, one that the U.S. ignores even though it violates its own laws (e.g. the ADA) because companies tend to do what they want and “what they want” is usually not to spend more money on packaging.  The call center and bus system are both marginally more accessible, especially when Loren has Champ to help, but they’re still clearly spaces set up for sighted people that don’t take blind users into account very well.

It shows some of the workarounds that help deal with accessibility problems.  Loren’s house is set up so that there are clear paths to and from all of the relevant spaces.  She’s doing that to allow herself to move around comfortably in that space, because she’s made it accessible for herself.  She memorizes the layout of the local store, and uses that to get around as well.  All of those details help show that she’s adjusted, and actively interacting with her own circumstances.

It drives home the difference between service dogs and pets.  This distinction is extremely important, and it gets ignored all the time by entitled ableists who want to bring their pets into stores.  Tobias and Marco both assume from the outside that it can’t be that hard to become a service animal — just do what Loren says to do, right? — but it takes Tobias 0.02 seconds to realize that it’s not that simple and that he cannot imitate Champ’s lifetime of training on the fly.  He says that he manages to get his mom home in one piece, and that that’s about all that can be said for his sad performance as a guide.  Champ has skills like ignoring interesting smells and applying exactly the right amount of pressure to the harness that most pets don’t have and also most pets can’t learn.  Champ is not a pet, at least not while he’s in that harness; he’s a gainfully employed expert assistant.

It rounds Loren out as a character, and definitely does not just make her into a lesson or problem for Tobias.  Loren is gently humorous, tolerating her coworkers’ teasing and Ax’s attempted juvenile delinquency with an eye-roll.  She’s compassionate, listening to other people’s problems on the phone with genuine concern and not swatting flies if she doesn’t have to.  She’s tough-minded and stupidly brave, chucking rocks at Visser Three’s head and flying at attack helicopters as a three-pound bird.  She’s fallible, unable to support Tobias emotionally even when he asks her to do so and unwilling to check in on him after leaving him with her sister.  She’s a fully rounded person, one whose personality is informed but not defined by her disability.

It talks about some of the unromatic aspects of a Traumatic Brain Injury.  Too often in other works of fiction, we see a person get bonked over the head and wake up with no episodic memory but all other brain functions intact (*cough* Rachel in MM1 *cough*).  Loren actually gets into the fact that she forgot huge chunks of language, forgot how to brush her teeth, forgot how to walk across a room.  She obviously lost her sight as well, and she mentions lifelong balance and coordination problems.  Even her amnesia isn’t absolute — she has some traces of recall, but can’t make anything coherent of her impressions.  Her injury isn’t 100% realistic, but it’s more so than many TBIs we see in fiction.

It focuses on the intersection of disability and social class.  Tobias notes that Loren is under a compounded threat because of her inability to move to a more secure neighborhood and her obvious vulnerability.  He feels a lot of disgust with himself when he and Marco and Ax are harassing Loren, because it’s so clear that this isn’t the first time she’s been harassed.  Tobias understands that his experience with poverty as a nondisabled male minor is different from Loren’s for those reasons.

A few places where Loren falls into the common traps of implied ableism creeping into fiction, as written about in Narrative Prosthesis: 

She gets “cured.”  Loren falls into the “kill or cure” dichotomy, like most of the other disabled characters in Animorphs.  In her case, it’s that she gains the power to morph and in the process regains the ability to see.  It isn’t a complete cure, true — she still has no memory — but it means that she’s no longer blind for the rest of the series.  Having the occasional character no longer be disabled sometimes isn’t automatically problematic; having every disabled character get either “fixed” or killed off inherently treats the disabled body as a problem that needs to be solved, through sci fi nonsense if no other way is available.

She implies that she’d rather die than continue to be disabled.  When injured by dracon burns, Loren initially refuses to morph out even though Tobias tells her she’ll die if she remains a bird, because (they both assume) to morph out is to return to her blind human body.  This moment buys into the stereotype that it’s better to be dead than disabled, again inherently devaluing the lives of actual blind individuals.

There’s a certain amount of mystery around how she became disabled.  It’s interesting that we never actually get a definitive answer on that one — Loren says she was told it was a car crash, but there’s also an implication that she was attacked by controllers, and we don’t know for sure.  However, the fact of her disability is treated as an aberrant state that needs to be explained, the book inherently asking “why are you like this?”  By contrast (for instance) she doesn’t ask Tobias “why are you in the body of a hawk?”

She views herself as a burden, and the narration doesn’t do enough to contradict her.  Loren says that she couldn’t possibly be expected to raise a child while also blind and coping with a TBI.  Real blind people raise kids all the time, however, including blind single parents, and it’d be nice to see some evidence in the story that Loren’s assumption is wrong.  Loren also apparently assumes that she can’t begin to play a role in Tobias’s life even now that Tobias is more self-sufficient, again because she views herself as relatively helpless and non-contributing due to her disability.  There are some hints that she’s wrong, but we don’t really see her either begin to contribute to the resistance or build a relationship with Tobias until after she’s become un-blind.

Tobias’s view of Loren is often pitying.  As much as Loren doesn’t initially view herself as a potential maternal figure to Tobias, he doesn’t view her as a potential mentor either.  He repeatedly expresses horror or sadness at her life circumstances, and assumes that her life must be barren due to the spartan nature of her home.  (Of course, that begs the question of why the hell a blind woman living alone would ever bother hanging pictures on her walls or putting doilies on her coffee tables, but Tobias doesn’t consider that angle.)  Again, Tobias is allowed to assume that her life must be meaningless if she’s disabled, but it’d be nice to see some contradictory evidence in the form of her having close friends or inane hobbies or some other proof that to lead a disabled life is not to automatically lead a lonely one.

Loren expresses bitterness and desperate desire to be nondisabled.  Again, it’s fine for any character to say “I wish my life was different,” and it’s a common consensus among blind writers/bloggers that being blind is often a pain in the butt.  However, views as extreme as “you need vision to have a fulfilling existence” or “vision is part of what makes us human” are ableist crocks of shit.  Loren doesn’t go so far as to espouse those extreme views, but she also doesn’t seem to view herself as having a well-rounded life in spite of her disability.  It’d be nice to see Loren talking about sight as handy or enjoyable or a thing that the designers of 99% U.S. environments assume everyone must have, rather than a necessary precondition for a minimum standard of life.

Loren’s disability is somewhat medicalized.  Same caveat as above: disabilities are by definition medical things that some bodies do or have that other bodies do not.  However, discussing disability primarily through “this is how your body is different from Implied Normal of Nondisabled Body” and focusing on doctor’s notes, diagnoses, physical differences, etc. can serve to disconnect the lived experience of the individual from their body.  It also tends to focus on the ways that the body is “the problem�� rather than focusing on the ways that environments and attitudes are problematic, which then prevents anyone from asking hard questions about the environments and attitudes.  Loren’s doctor’s note, discussion of scarring and loss, and repeated physical descriptions are somewhat more medical than social.  It’d be nice to see a little more emphasis on the social factors that make blindness a disability (e.g. improperly labeled milk), and less on “your eyes are different from those of Implied Normal Nondisabled Person.”

[forresteverly-a]

TASK 001. → statistics.

Forrest James Everly

BASIC INFORMATION.

Full Name: Forrest James Everly

Nickname(s): When Forrest Gump came out, there were quite a few people that referred to him as Gump. During football, it was also not uncommon for his teammates or coaches to call him by his last name Everly. 

Age: 36

Date of Birth: May 18th, 1984 

Hometown: Mystic, CT

Current Location: Mystic, CT

Nationality: American

Gender: Cisgender Male

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Orientation: Heterosexual/Heteroromantic

Religion: Christian → His uncle ( Hadley’s father ) was the pastor of House of Hosanna, and he was very involved in the church before the fire. After the fire, however, he lost a lot of connection to the communal side of his faith. Now, he keeps much of his practice very private at home.

Political Affiliation: Liberal

Occupation: Farmer on the Everly Family Farm

Living Arrangements: A small flat that he lives in by himself that he had help furnishing after being told he could not make his modern flat look like an old barn. It looks something like this. Forrest has a bed at the family farm, but he seldom sleeps there.

Language(s) Spoken: Fluent in English; Conversational ( poor ) Italian from his mother’s side.

Accent: General Northeastern American accent. . ( Can be heard here. )

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.

Face Claim: Michiel Huisman

Hair Colour: Naturally brown, like this. He keeps his hair shorter during summer and longer during the winter.

Eye Colour: Light Blue

Height: 6′0′′

Weight: 180 lbs

Build: built, toned ( nsfw: x )

Tattoos: N/A

Piercings: N/A

Clothing Style: Very practical wear, especially when farming. His go-to style when not working is very much the stereotypical outdoorsy, granola east-coast style. ( x )

Usual Expression: Fairly neutral, bordering on a bit ‘gruff’ ( x )

Distinguishing Characteristics: bright blue eyes, laughter lines around his eyes, signature beard, large arms and shoulders from years of farming, thick head of hair.

HEALTH.

Physical Ailments: severe TBI, migraines

Neurological Conditions: PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Insomnia

Allergies: N/A

Sleeping Habits: His sleep schedule is seldom consistent. Due to the nature of his job, he tries to go to bed around 9:00 PM to fall asleep by at least 10 and wake up at dawn to get to the farm, but he’ll spend hours tossing and turning, wake up randomly, etc.

Eating Habits: He is a vegetarian and attempts to eat as little animal byproducts as possible. Much of the food that he eats is directly from the farm, and if it is not, it’s usually locally sourced.

Exercise Habits: Because the nature of his job is so physical, he tends to not do much in terms of high intensity work-outs. However, he loves hiking and jogging with Rosie, and his therapist has gotten him into yoga.

Emotional Stability: After years of intense therapy, he is a fairly emotionally stable guy. He can look at things in a fairly rational way and react appropriately both externally and internally.

Sociability: Forrest has never been the most social person. He’s not socially awkward by any means, but he is much more reserved than his friends and values his alone time.

Body Temperature: He’s usually fairly warm.

Addictions: N/A.

Drug Use: N/A.

Alcohol Use: He drinks fairly regularly. Though he’ll always appreciate a beer at the peak of his hike or at Moonie’s, his favorite drink is a Pinot Noir.

PERSONALITY.

Label: The Boy Next Door

Positive Traits: hard-working, protective, grounded

Negative Traits: obsessive, sarcastic, stubborn

Goals/Desires: More than anything he wants stability and a family of his own.

Fears: Losing more loved ones, his mental and cognitive health declining to the point of no recognition

Hobbies: cooking, hiking, gardening

Habits: ruffling his hair, mumbling, has to drink coffee to wake up, rubs/scratches beard

FAVOURITES.

Weather: Brisk, but warm under the sun

Colour: Forest green

Music: Folk, Indie Folk, Rock, Jazz, & old RnB. See examples here.

Movies: anything associated with his childhood & movie nights with Dyl & Hads. He does love sci-fi flicks from his childhood like Star Wars and classic Dramadies like Forrest Gump ( his instagram handle is based off of his love for this movie ).

Sport: Football

Beverage: Black coffee, water with lemon, floral tea, pinot noir.

Food: Anything his mom made, Rosie’s full menu ( vegetarian of course )

Animal: Cows

FAMILY.

Father: Thomas Stevie Everly; farmer ( alive ).

Mother: Rosie James; owner of Rosie’s Diner ( deceased ).

Sibling(s): Dylan James Everly, 33 years old ( alive ).

Children: N/A

Pet(s): Rosie ( a mixed breed dog ), three cats ( Tommy, Gump, Skywalker ), farm animals

Family’s Financial Status: Comfortable. Their family owns the small farm, which they’ve run to sell various products. The Everly’s also own and run Rosie’s Diner. 

EXTRA.

Zodiac Sign: Taurus Sun; Taureans can be gentle and they can be fierce, they don’t like to be pushed, they have strong opinions, and they love their home comforts. Aquarius Rising. Capricorn Moon.

MBTI: ISFJ-T “The Defender” // These people tend to be warm and unassuming in their own steady way. They’re efficient and responsible, giving careful attention to practical details in their daily lives. // “Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.” // At their best, they are supportive, reliable and patient, imaginative and observant, enthusiastic, loyal and hard-working, and have good practical skills. At their worst, they are humble and shy, take things too personally, repress their feelings, overload themselves, reluctant to change, and too altruistic.

Enneagram: Type 6 is also known as The Skeptic. Sixes are preoccupied with security, seek safety, and like to be prepared for problems.

Temperament: Plegmatic

Moral Alignment: True Neutral

Primary Vice: Lust

Primary Virtue: Humility

Element: Earth

[lowenthalabrams]

Lowenthal and Abrams is a Personal injury law firm. We specialize in medical malpractice and workers' compensation along with other personal injuries in Philadelphia and the tri-state area. We give free consolation and will fight for you to get the justice you deserve.

Business Name: Lowenthal & Abrams, PC Injury Attorneys

Address: 555 E City Ave Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA

Phone: 610-667-7511

Services: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury, Car Crashes, Dog Bites, Nursing Home Abuse, Product Liability, Slip and Fall, Spinal Cord Injuries, Social Security Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury / TBI, Workers’ Compensation, Wrongful Death.

Business hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM–5 PM, Saturday and Sunday Closed

Payment methods: Cash, CC, Billing

[lowenthalabramspc]

Lowenthal & Abrams, PC

Lowenthal and Abrams are the top personal injury lawyers and attorneys in Philadelphia and have been winning cases for over 40 years. We are tried and true in our ability to win cases that resulted in millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. We take our time and due diligence in searching for the right answers and the correct justice for you. We are sure to go over the top for our clients, so they don't have to. If you are a loved one have been hurt or seriously injured in an accident resulting in hospitalization, we are here to help you. Our attorneys, lawyers, and paralegals work around the clock to get you the compensation that you deserve for your injury. We tackle Philadelphia medical malpractice cases, worker’s compensation, auto accident, and much more personal injury cases. It can be difficult finding an attorney and a lawyer for a case after you've been hurt. This is why, at our law firm, we listen and talk with you about the incident. Lowenthal and Abrams is a law firm based on justice and doing right by our clients. 

We are passionate and dedicated to getting you the best results you need and you want. We understand you may be in pain and discomfort, so are hands with you every step of the way. Going through an injury or being hurt is never an easy time for anyone, which is why we look at our clients like family and want to do right by them. Our lawyers and attorneys are ready to fight for you If you have been at hurt work or on the job, our Philadelphia worker compensation lawyers and attorneys will make sure you are compensated for your injury. Lawyer and attorney fees can be very expensive, but at Lowenthal and Abrams, we are based on contingency so we don't get paid until you do. If you are ready for Philadelphia attorneys and lawyers to help, you can contact us today for your free consultation, and we will take care of the work for you. If you are looking for a law firm that you wanna trust, and network ever sent you and do their best then we are the firm for you.

Business Name: Lowenthal & Abrams, PC

Address: 1800 John F Kennedy Blvd #300, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

Phone: (215) 238-1130

Services: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury, Car Crashes, Dog Bites, Nursing Home Abuse, Product Liability, Slip and Fall, Spinal Cord Injuries, Social Security Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury / TBI, Workers’ Compensation, Wrongful Death.

Business hours: Monday to Friday 8AM–6PM, Saturday and Sunday Closed

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20 November 2020

Some personal news

Funny how whenever anyone says they have 'some personal news', it's always professional news, isn't it?

It was my turn yesterday. After more than seven years at the Institute for Government, I've decided it's time for a new challenge. I'll be going freelance from 1 January, so please get in touch if you'd like to work with me (all interesting projects on data, digital, openness, government, etc considered). I'll also be working on a book idea. Exciting, if also a little bit vaguely terrifying...

I'll still be an associate at the IfG, and still running our Data Bites event series. (Put Wednesday 2 December in your diary for the next one, and then Wednesday 3 February 2021 after that.)

And - rest assured! - I'll still be writing this newsletter, though it will be taking a break for much of December.

Just one more thing this week: I have a report out (with colleagues Marcus and Oliver) on digital government (in the UK) during the coronavirus crisis. There's a nice write-up from diginomica here, some nice quotes for the paperback from Tanya Filer and Tom Loosemore, and I'll be on the IfG podcast talking about it later. I'm a big fan of this chart, which tells the story of the crisis through visitors to GOV.UK.

This is the second of three reports on digital government we're publishing this autumn - the first was on policy making in a digital world, and the third, on future technology and the government workforce, will be out soon.

Have a great weekend

Gavin

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Viral content

3D Map of COVID Cases by Population, March through Today (r/dataisbeautiful)

Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count* (New York Times)

Here’s a quick thread on what we changed and why (Charlie Smart)

Visualizing Covid-19 Deaths As Spheres in a Tank (r/dataisbeautiful)

Why rich countries are so vulnerable to covid-19* (The Economist)

COVID wriggling its way up county by county, subsiding, and then returning in six dimensions (Benjamin Schmidt)

States That Imposed Few Restrictions Now Have the Worst Outbreaks* (New York Times)

Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong (BBC News)

How have COVID-19 rates changed over the last week in England's small areas? (Carl Baker)

New York and the crisis in mass transit systems* (FT)

The kids aren’t alright: How Generation Covid is losing out* (FT)

The vaccines come of age

An effective covid-19 vaccine is a turning point in the pandemic* (The Economist)

Eurozone economy: the struggle to stay afloat until a vaccine arrives* (FT)

The world will soon have covid-19 vaccines. Will people have the jabs?* (The Economist)

Tracking the vaccine race (Reuters)

A man for Four Seasons

Even in Defeat, Trump Found New Voters Across the U.S.* (New York Times)

How Trump’s presidency turned off some Republicans – a visual guide (The Guardian)

Counties That Suffered Higher Unemployment Rates Voted for Biden* (New York Times)

In 2020, the critical must-win states were the 'blue wall'. By 2024, they could be Arizona, Georgia or even Texas (Aron)

Suburban turnout pushed Joe Biden to victory* (FT)

How Suburbs Swung the 2020 Election (Bloomberg CityLab)

Here’s how long it could take to certify the vote in key states — and the GOP efforts to upend that process* (Washington Post)

#dataviz

#ElectionViz: US TV networks have room for data storytelling improvement (Tableau)

Tracking the US election results: 'We needed to be clear, fast, and accurate' (The Guardian)

Sport and leisure

Lewis Hamilton's seventh F1 world title: The stats (BBC Sport)

How new swing techniques are revolutionising golf* (The Economist)

“The Queen’s Gambit” is right: young chess stars always usurp the old* (The Economist)

Who’s in the Crossword? (The Pudding)

Everything else

The State of Ageing in 2020 (Centre for Ageing Better)

Skyscrapers in London: Do we want to reach for the stars?* (The Times)

Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 (World Bank)

Boeing’s Max jet set to return just as customers head for exit* (FT)

Behind the tally, names and lives* (Washington Post)

Climate graphic of the week: Siberia experiences record temperatures* (FT)

Meta data

Viral content

Digital government during the coronavirus crisis (IfG)

What has digital government in the UK learned during the COVID-19 crisis? (diginomica)

Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic (NAO)

How DWP managed a surge in demand for Universal Credit during COVID-19 (diginomica)

Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more  (BBC News)

Health

Crowdsourcing Our NHS AI Lab Skunkworks Project (NHSX)

Working on a global mental health databank pilot (Wellcome Digital)

National project shows digital inclusion is key to tackling health inequalities (Good Things Foundation)

UK government

The National Data Strategy for Health and Care (and the other one for everything else) (medConfidential)

The UK National Data Strategy 2020: doing data ethically (ODI)

Matt Warman's speech on digital identity at Identity Week 2020 (DCMS)

Integrated Review (the Prime Minister)

The latest release of @ONSgeography's National Statistics UPRN Lookup links #UPRNs to postcodes (via Owen Boswarva)

The Document Checking Service: trialling online passport validity checks (Government Digital Service)

A possible expansion of FOIA... (via George Greenwood)

Taiwan

How Taiwan beat Covid-19* (Wired)

Taiwan’s civic tech gift to the world (GovInsider)

How Taiwan became a coronavirus success story (IfG, from June 2020)

North America

Data disappeared: four years of the Trump administration (Highline)

How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps (Motherboard)

The federal government’s chief information security officer is helping an outside effort to hunt for alleged voter fraud* (Washington Post, via Alice)

Zuckerberg and Dorsey to be quizzed by Senate following Biden vote victory (BBC News)

Companies could face hefty fines under new Canadian privacy law (CBC)

Analysis (Cory Doctorow)

Everything else

Announcing the Data Collective: Free training, consultancy, peer support, and community for those using data in the social sector (DataKind UK)

Increasingly trusted to find an edge: What it’s like to be a club’s data analyst* (The Athletic)

Design is the strategy* (Apolitical)

An adequacy determination does not resolve the lower standard of data protection in the UK. (Amberhawk)

The TBI Globalism Study: Transparency and Autonomy Should Underpin Online Voting Systems (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)

The Data Governance Working Group of the Global Partnership for AI is seeking feedback on how we're thinking about our work and scope (via Jeni)

Opportunities

JOB: Director, GOV.UK (GDS)

JOB: Head of Technology and Architecture for GOV.UK opening at GDS (Technology in Government)

COURSE: ANNOUNCING: First of its Kind Executive Course on Data Stewardship — Focused on Data Re-Use in the Public Interest (Open Data Policy Lab)

EVENT: How to enhance the UK’s geospatial ecosystem (Geospatial Commission)

EVENT: UKGovCamp 2021

And finally...

The R number, crocheted. (Statistrikk)

The Civic Tech Graveyard

AI can now produce passable parody song lyrics. The system is called Weird AI Yankovic. Really. (Pando)

[yournewapartment]

Hey do you have any advice on getting disability for my dad? And what to prepare for in case my mom leaves us? She’s the only one employed, I haven’t been taught how to do job stuff like applications and resumes and dad has a TBI and because of that I help take care of things mom neglects to do. 🥺

Does your city or town have a social services office or website? That would be a good place to start.

This guide from the Social Security website has more specifics https://www.ssa.gov/planners/disability/qualify.html

Good luck, friend– Mimi

[kaitlynkristyk-blog]

Accident Care and Treatment Center

01.Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market 2019 Size, Share, Opportunities, Analysis and Forecast to 2025

Intense Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market: Global Size, Trends, Competitive, Historical and Forecast Analysis, 2019-2025-Increasing geriatric populace and rising number of emergency clinic confirmations are foreseen to drive the development of Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market.

Worldwide Acute care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market is esteemed at USD 6295.7 Million of every 2018 and expected to reach USD 8453.5 Million by 2025 with a CAGR of 4.3% over the figure time frame.

Intense consideration beds and stretchers are significantly used to suit patients to oversee work (obstetric), fix disease or give complete treatment of damage, perform medical procedure, assuage side effects of ailment or damage (barring palliative consideration), lessen seriousness of ailment or damage, secure against worsening or potentially confusion of an ailment as well as damage which could compromise life or typical capacities and perform symptomatic or remedial strategies. Numerous sorts of intense consideration beds are accessible in the market, for example, horizontally tilting beds which supports emergency unit in thinking about and repositioning patients. It advances quicker recuperation and adds to practical working in the emergency clinic unit. Patients can appreciate an abnormal state of solace and ideal insurance. For an effective recuperation, the patient needs to sit up and stand again as fast as could be expected under the circumstances. Early activation brings solid wellbeing and monetary advantages. This reason can be satisfied with preparation bed.

The Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market Report gives key techniques pursued by driving Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers industry makes and Sections of Market like-item details, volume, creation esteem, Feasibility Analysis, Classification dependent on sorts and end client application regions with geographic development and up and coming headway. The Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers market report gives thorough diagram of Invention, Industry Requirement, innovation and creation examination considering central point, for example, Revenue, speculations and business development.

Worldwide intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers market report is sectioned based on item type, end-client and area and nation level. In view of item type, worldwide intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers market is grouped into beds and stretchers. In view of end-client, worldwide intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers market is separated into mobile careful focuses, emergency clinics and others.

The areas shrouded in this Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market report are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World. Based on nation level, the market of intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers is sub partitioned into U.S., Mexico, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, India, South East Asia, Middle East Asia (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt) GCC, Africa, etc.Some real key players for worldwide intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers market are Midmark Corp, Howard Wright Limited, Invacare Corporation, LINET, Getinge AB, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., Stryker Corporation, Paramount Bed Co., Ltd. what’s more, Others.

Escalated Care Cocoon Hospital Bed Aims to Relieve ICU Delirium in Patients.A new concentrated consideration cover created by a Brisbane emergency clinic plans to diminish “completely petrifying” ridiculousness that happens in up to 80 percent of patients being treated in a medical clinic emergency unit). ICU wooziness is a genuine condition that outcomes in an intense change in the psychological condition of basically sick patients, with unsettling influences to their awareness, consideration, cognizance and observation, with side effects including a patient enduring frightening visualizations or having fancies that staff are attempting to hurt them. The condition is brought about by different elements, however exacerbated by the clamor, light, and lack of sleep experienced in an ICU. A group from the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation (PCHF) in Brisbane has planned a world-first sort of emergency clinic bed called an ICU casing that expects to lessen the paces of ridiculousness. The PCHF plans to construct two models of the beds in the following 12 to year and a half, and is looking for $1 million in gifts to finance the venture.

Expanding Geriatric Population Coupled with the Increasing Prevalence of Chronic Diseases Worldwide Drives the Growth of Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market.The main consideration driving the development of worldwide intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers market is expanding geriatric populace combined with the expanding commonness of ceaseless maladies. Huge numbers of the created and creating nations are confronting an exceptional and fast ascent in the quantity of older individuals that has far‐reaching wellbeing and monetary ramifications. Maturing is a well‐established hazard factor for the advancement of numerous incessant infections, including cardiovascular malady, stroke, disease, osteoarthritis, and dementia. For instance; according to American College of Cardiology Foundation; Heart infection is the most successive condition in more established grown-ups and the No. 1 reason for death. Heart disappointment, coronary conduit illness, and atrial fibrillation are normal purposes behind well being visits and emergency clinic remains. Ordinary maturing causes your heart and veins to solidify, which can prompt these conditions in later years.

Likewise, expanding instances of street mishaps are additionally foreseen to drive the development of worldwide intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers advertise. For instance; As WHO; Approximately 1.35 million individuals bite the dust every year because of street car accidents. Expanding number of street traffic wounds increment the quantity of clinic affirmations and encourage the interest for intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers. Moreover, expanding mindfulness about the advantages of intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers among wellbeing experts and improving human services foundation are additionally enhancing the development of the market.However, high operational expense may hamper the market development. Disregarding that, expanding headways in the field of intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers can give different chances to the further development of the market.Asia Pacific is Expected to Dominate the Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market

The worldwide intense consideration emergency clinic beds and stretchers market is fragmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific Latin America and Middle East and Africa. Asia Pacific is relied upon to overwhelm the worldwide intense consideration medical clinic beds and stretchers showcase inside the gauge time frame credited to the improving social insurance foundation and expanding instances of street mishaps and emergency clinic affirmations in this area. For instance; In 2017, street mishaps in India diminished by only 3.27% with 4,64,910 street crashes as against 4,80,652 of every 2016. Upwards of 147,913 people kicked the bucket in street crashes in 2017 against 1,50,785 of every 2016. What’s more, expanding geriatric populace combined with the expanding instances of interminable sicknesses in this locale are additionally enlarging the market development in this area.

Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market report covers in-depth historical and forecast analysis.Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market research report provides detail information about Market Introduction, Market Summary, Global market Revenue (Revenue USD), Market Drivers, Market Restraints, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Regional and Country Level.Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market report helps to identify opportunities in marketplace.Global Acute Care Hospital Beds and Stretchers Market report covers extensive analysis of emerging trends and competitive landscape.

2. Pain Management: Types of Pain and Treatment

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3.Special Operations Care Fund (SOC-F) and Tomahawk Charitable Solutions to Support Leader in Neurotherapeutics to Provide Breakthrough Treatment Techno

SAN DIEGO- - (BUSINESS WIRE)- - Special Operations Care Fund (SOC-F), Tomahawk Charitable Solutions (TCS), and Brain Treatment Center San Diego (BTC San Diego) are satisfied to report their coordinated effort for BTC San Diego to offer an inventive and promising treatment methodology for unique activities military administration individuals for awful mind damage (TBI) and Post-horrible Stress (PTS).

The dynamic coordinated effort between SOC-F, TCS, and BTC San Diego offers a one of a kind open door for administration individuals battling with side effects, for example, absence of center, constant rest interruption, and subjective haze. Throughout the following year and a half, this joint effort will encourage treatment by BTC San Diego of Special Operations Forces (SOF) veterans. SOC-F and TCS will carry important assets to help BTC San Diego’s spearheading work with the military network, and they are energized for the transformative open doors the coordinated effort will bring to the individuals who served.

In the course of recent years, BTC San Diego has utilized Magnetic EEG/EKG-guided Resonance Therapy (MeRTSM) to help military administration individuals and is directing clinical preliminaries with the Department of Defense and US Special Operations Command. MeRTSM is a protected procedure that utilizations computational neuroanalytics to assemble a customized treatment convention planned for reestablishing every individual’s neurological wellbeing. This procedure takes roughly 30 minutes out of each day over a 4-multi week time frame. MeRTSM was created by Wave Neuroscience (Wave Neuro) – an innovator in the non-intrusive neuromodulation space.

Here is the thing that administration individuals who have finished MeRT at Brain Treatment Center say about the accident treatment:

SOF, USMC Veteran:

“Inside 4 days of being dealt with, I was staying asleep from sundown to sunset. My resentment had died down essentially, and I was grinning and getting a charge out of things once more. I had the option to concentrate and focus on data substantially more proficiently and effectively, and didn’t lose all sense of direction in discussion as I had preceding coming here. My interminable cerebral pains had stopped, my equalization was returning, and my ringing in my ears, (tinnitus) had likewise stopped.”

SOF, US Navy Veteran:

“Other than offering the best treatment I’ve encountered, the BTC and MeRT guarantee to quicken results that may take months or years through customary medicines. I feel like BTC reintroduced me to the individual I can be, and returned me in charge.”

“After my sixth treatment, I dozed 8 hours in a row, I as a rule found the middle value of 3-5 hours max. Toward the beginning of the day it felt like a light turned on in my mind… consistent focus that I haven’t encountered in years.

About SOC-F:

The Special Operations Care Fund is a non-benefit substance composed under area 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, oversaw and staffed altogether by unpaid volunteers. SOC-F gives no restorative or other expert administrations; rather, its central goal is to interface liberal hearted and enthusiastic people and organizations with individuals from the SOF people group who have requirement for help that may not be given from different sources.

About TCS:

Tomahawk Charitable Solutions (TCS) is a 501(c)3 non-benefit association that supports the quick and continuous requirements for the Special Operations Forces (SOF), Military and Law Enforcement people group including their families. Through our occasions and related raising support, we produce subsidizes that TCS designates to a select number of associations that we have deliberately checked and can by and by vouch for their profoundly proficient and respectable usage of altruistic assets.

Our emphasis on the Military and Law Enforcement people group is to give budgetary help to pressing and progressing needs. Moreover, we center around supporting families during and after the battle.

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I wanted to express my deepest gratitude to those who have donated to my campaign so far. I don’t know where I would be without your help. Because of your generosity, I’ve been able to buy my groceries, pay my phone bill, cover my car insurance, and go to acupuncture and other medical appointments. In the past month I’ve had numerous appointments each week; being chronically ill is a full-time job. It’s a full-time job that you have no choice but to work, every moment of the day. I had my six-hour social security neuropsychological assessment two weeks ago. It was the most grueling and exhausting thing I’ve ever been through, both mentally and physically. I had to divulge every facet of my entire life – work history, mental health, physical health, and trauma. Drudging up almost every major negative experience that’s happened to me was excruciating. Just that appointment alone wiped me out for an entire week. I’m now almost one-third of my way to my goal. With further help I can continue to get the care that I need to work towards independence. I find myself more a little bit each day and am in a better place because of your kindness and support. Thank you so much, please share my story with others to help me reach my goal. You make a difference and I will continue to fight to live another day and be able to have the care I desperately need. https://www.gofundme.com/keephopealive #gofundme #keephopealive #chronicfatigue #trigeminalneuralgia #brainsurgery #recoverywarrior #pleasehelp #asd #eds #autismspeaks #autismmemes #crohnsdisease #crohns #rheumatoidarthritis #ulcerativecolitis #bohemianfashion #oregonnw #eugeneoregon #oregonlife #bellspalsy #rehabilitation #chronicallyill #spoonielife #spooniestrong #hannahcrazyhawk #helping #staysharp #tbi #bohovibes #gofundmedonations (at Eugene, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvnIM7rgxWP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bv4mtlfcctri

[amoswrites]

Thankful we are safe and have neighbors who bless us with their helping love & care for us ; note - one is almost 79 years old, a former Delta Force become a pastor… these men (and many others) know of my limitations and have helped us after every hurricane since my TBi in 2006. Next pic: this was an example of real honest news. See. Pray. Make decisions. Prepare. Execute. Pic 3: sadly, a much-too-common subjective-blame that helps no one today AND which feeds victim-hood thinking (versus making a choice and living with the responsibility.) Pic 4: More info-news; for people to make their own choices. Pic 5: Big picture the storm most of us ignore or are distracted by the realities of our own life; which does not change the storm forthcoming (which will lead to much harder choices than evacuate from hurricane or not.) Pic 6: From our own CBO (Congressional Budget Office), with projections in 2019 when our federal debt (which does NOT include Social Security & other we-already-paid-into-with-every-paycheck programs) was actually $22 TRiLLiON. Twas projected to be $26 trillion for 2022 but is now over $30 trillion as of noon today… or $92,658 owed by every man, woman, & child in America. Pic 7: We are back to a storm… distractions (real or perceived); ideological la-la-land (meaning not having a realistic strategy Americans want - versus being forced upon us by more & more laws, strong-arms, persecution, sell-your-soul-to-have-something like some countries do); and, hopelessness, selfishness, and death… the exact opposite of my first pic of one an-other help & unity, love & care, reality & hope. Seeds grow into good fruit or weeds, depending on what one CHOOSES to plant & care for, weed & not “feed”. First-things-first. Long term big picture matters today. Praying for unity of America (as we impact the world) & that the blind might see & turn from selfishness to selflessness, entitlement to hard work, unforgiveness to forgiveness, hate to love, and fear to faith. May you have a blessed day… ❤️✝️🙏 https://www.instagram.com/p/CjLcV6OOn6bahgiy_t5XYfwNvU3FDejRVdZoig0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-firebird69]

Those people are so damn lazy nobody wants to do anything Ken is always been lazy but wow he doesn't do anything like he doesn't have investments for real he doesn't do a business kind of just wandering around the streets it's money in Spanish spending money he has cash and stashley do you know by things gambling loses them is a horrible loser he doesn't want to do anything different and thinks he's just going to be the last one here and everyone will be gone these people are nuts and I don't want to rely on that this is very dangerous and unrealistic and their cover and I don't want to have a period

Doing a pure idiot but they'll keep jamming people in here and it's a job but this is ridiculous that's stupid what he's doing nothing at all and Leroy doesn't want to go anywhere and then he wants to go to Titan it's psychological it gets stuck here doing nothing than doing the bravest deepest darkest mission and we're not doing it to him on purpose but it sure as hell works out pretty good very well so when you get out there the green as hell yeah stuff and Jesus horrible horrible people they're they're idiots okay these people are idiots they're whiners babies cry as you people are entrusting your future to totally totally incompetent fools they're battling sick people what's the time they act like TBI victims on crack and they have a temper that's completely out of control if he had a pipe wrench should feel much more comfortable next to wield it at them too they say stuff finally shut up this is what I say too these people are like animals okay we need to get rid of them we're having a war and it's working and we're doing it and taking real measures but boy it took too long we need to go back and do stuff and that fits we need to maintain them there are way too many though they're getting drawn to this big bases because if the base is going to established even if they think of ours we could invade and just come and pick them up

Hera Zues

We have about 700 septillion at each large base it's increasing now and it's going out to about 800 septillion and now 9 it will be a thousand and who knows it's going to go out beyond that it's going to be huge today they're a gigantic forces gathering all over the world to read these bases gigantic and most of them are more lock foreigners are starting now and they've got some really big groups one 200 septillion each small base and the fleet up in the space is being fine no foreign ships the morlock lost ownerships in the fight, thier gone.

Yeah set up a battle line here I'm going to keep everybody out I'm going to come in and pull people out who are a problem. I'm very sick and tired of talking to idiots who never change what they're doing cuz he talked to him I want them hit especially this idiots across the street they need to leave it's either all day doing nothing just bothering our son we need immediate action. He cannot recount on a social security and we can't can't rely on it we must make it work this month it's going to be harder but it's getting harder and harder every month and there's no alternative ever offered right now we're moving to take over big sectors of the government cuz they refuse to relinquish control over our son. We're taking Base by base as it gets vaporized and the bunkers are destroyed we go in rip everything out and we bolster the wall immediately we put our wall in take those out after I was just in and recycle theirs it's not hard enough as bigger it's twice as large they're pretty much and by the end of the day we'll have about 2,000 medium bases and there were 3,000 total from everybody and we'll have 300 large out of 600 large we had 200 and they had 400 and about 15,000 small when there's 35,000 small that's significant our son says very significant and the medium has serious firepower and launch capability plus we have our own castle basis we have 20 that are about 90 miles across by 80 miles that's huge we have 10 that are 100 by 100 we have 200 that are 20 by 20 does the base size we have 4 00 that are 10x10 20,000 that are 5x5 that's an addition to the regular USA base we mean business and we want you to stop what you're doing to our son that's all you have to do calm down get away from him give him some money so he's activities so you have activities or simply going to die

Thor Freya

[richataylor17]

Understanding Impairment Rating In Worker’s Compensation Case

When workers get hurt or become ill due to their job, their compensation insurance provides financial assistance while they recuperate. And one of your first concerns, if and when this happens, is "How much will I receive for my workers' compensation claim?" What are impairments? What is a good impairment rating?

Here you will get to know about the essentials of how a workers' compensation impairment rating affects employers and employees. And how consulting an expert attorney can provide you with more specific information about your case.

What is an impairment?

An injured worker in Workers' Compensation cases may be released by their doctor once they have reached maximal medical progress (i.e., as good as you will get). The doctor will issue a rating concerning the impairment if this occurs.

The rating is a measurement of the degree of impairment so that the worker, employer, and insurance company all know how severe the injury is. They may find that your workplace injury has rendered you wholly or partially handicapped.

When you hear the word impairment, remember it includes several types and degrees of impairment.

Permanent impairment

This kind of impairment is permanent, and it could be a lack of motion or strength in a hand or arm, etc.

Partial Impairment

This disability is limited to a single bodily part, such as vision loss in one eye or hearing loss in one ear.

Temporary Impairment

This kind of impairment won't endure indefinitely. When an injury occurs, it frequently leads to a period of incapacity. A worker who fractures their hip is one example of a temporary limitation. This type of damage will cause substantial impairment, but with the correct therapy and assistance, they can recover completely.

Total Impairment

This form of impairment has a broad impact on the individual. A person with a spinal cord injury is an example of total disability.

Impairment rating

A rating for impairment is a scale that assesses the impairment severity and is expressed as a percentage from 0% to 100%. So, the rating determines the type of impairment.

A worker is regarded as totally disabled if his or her medical impairment rating is greater than 50% on the impairment rating chart. This indicates the person will be unable to return to work allowing workers to continue collecting workers' compensation benefits indefinitely.

A worker is said to be partially disabled if his or her medical impairment level is less than 50%, which signifies he or she is qualified to work again in some capacity. A worker with a partial handicap, on the other hand, can nonetheless file a workers' compensation claim.

What is a Good Impairment Rating?

0% rating is considered to be the best rating as such a worker is expected to do any task assigned by the employer with no problem and is considered to have no impairment as per the chart.

Do they pay me lost wages for the work I used to do?

The answer is a resounding 'No.' Your permanent impairment and its rating benefit are the only things social security and workers' compensation have to pay you. They offer you an impairment benefit if you can't do a similar job you used to do. What they care about is whether you can do any job within a 50-mile radius of your home that is at least sedentary.

To Conclude:

Employers and insurance firms are hesitant to pay wounded workers what they need and deserve. They frequently try to minimize their duties by putting workers back too soon or obtaining a lower impairment rating. Your lawyer can ensure that you are treated fairly throughout the process and that your rating accurately reflects the impact of your accident on your life and future.

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