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not coping

outlanderSenior Contributor04 Aug 2017, 8:11 pm AEST

not coping

im not coping

i cant handle all of these things

besides my mental health deteriorating so dramatically, and my physicall health floating up the creek

and now within the past few hours

my great grandmother now is in a nursing home and they dont know how long she has left and to make thigns worse i think i have to put my beleoved horse down.

we just had vets out and spend the last 4 hours trying to save my horse. its been 2 hours and went back to check on her and its not looking good.

not good at all 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞

i dont know what to do or how to feel, im a complete mess 😞

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tymeModerator06 Apr 2025, 6:35 pm AEST

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Sometimes, if you speak to them about your situation, they may have a concession for you @outlander

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outlanderSenior Contributor06 Apr 2025, 6:37 pm AEST

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i went with the 700 one @tyme plus they are closer and can offer telehealth when i cant travel.
they dont offer concession unless i have pension, or healthcare cards but since i am not on centrelink and dont qualify for low income card ten there is nothing on offer.

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outlanderSenior Contributor06 Apr 2025, 6:40 pm AEST

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i should get to the medicare threshold soon though @tyme i have multiple appointments with psychologist, pain specialist, neurologist, physio and another specialiast that i should be pretty close to it. i normally make that mark by around the 6 month mark depending how many appointments i need to attend even on a pension so i think i should be fairly close to it now which means ill get bigger rebates back

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tymeModerator06 Apr 2025, 6:44 pm AEST

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Still worth a try asking @outlander ?

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tymeModerator06 Apr 2025, 6:46 pm AEST

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@outlander ,

Why I'm saying this is because the Doc has a say in how much they charge you.

I have my old psych and I'm supposed to pay a few hundred dollars out of pocket, but because I asked if he was taking his old rate before he changed clinics, he ended up saying yes and I only pay about $50.

I'm not on any concession cards. I just happened to ask. If he said no, it wouldn't have mattered for me.

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outlanderSenior Contributor06 Apr 2025, 6:46 pm AEST

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i dont know @tyme im not one to ask and advocate for myself and its to embarassing if anyone else does it either so ill just pay it and hope i dont need to many appointments

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tymeModerator06 Apr 2025, 6:53 pm AEST