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Family Uses Son's Obituary To Send A Message (Republican Budget Cuts Killed Him...)
News Channel 5 ^
| 04/10/2011
| News Channel 5
Posted on 04/10/2011 9:11:27 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
Crossville, Tenn. - A Cumberland County family blames the state's healthcare system for the death of their son.
Frank and Ann Zingheim's 48-year-old son, Scott, committed suicide on March 31st.
On Sunday, his obituary appeared in The Tennessean, with a tribute to his life, and also a message for state lawmakers.
"No one listens, no one listens," said Frank Zingheim. "There are major cuts being made in Nashville right now."
Scott Zingheim was diagnosed as a Paranoid Schizophrenic when he was 15-years-old. His parents say he was in and out of hospitals for most of his life, until one program was finally able to make a difference.
Through TennCare, Scott was able to take part in PACT, or the Program of Assertive Community treatment. The Zingheims say it changed his life and taught him how to cope with his mental illness.
"For the first time in years, he was hospital free," said Frank. "He didn't go to the hospital because they monitored and took care of it."
But in 2005, cuts to TennCare made Scott ineligible for the PACT program.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: healthcare; medicare; moralbankruptcy; pact; schizophremia; tenncare
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Since when is it my responsibility to pay for your child’s healthcare?
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
If you can’t afford’em then by GOd don’t have’em!
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:13:58 PM PDT
by
DB
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
"He was deemed ineligible they said, because he had Medicare, and you can't have TennCare and Medicare," said Ann Zingheim. "If he'd just had TennCare, he would've been kept on." If he hadn't had Medicare, the parents would be complaining about that. The nerve of some people, to use the tragedy of their son this way, pathetic.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:18:27 PM PDT
by
Clairity
("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Thats really too bad. Lord have mercy.
The cuts have to come somewhere. I really sympathize with people who are affected, but our government NEEDS to live within its means before our nation collapses.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:18:50 PM PDT
by
Celtic Cross
(Some minds are like cement; thoroughly mixed up and permanently set...)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
It is a tragedy that their son died.
My prayer, for him and them.
Would they be justified in chaining the DR. to a wall, and forcing her to treat their son without pay?
Are they justified in chaining the rest of us to a wall, and forcing us to pay for the DR? At the point of a gun?
What else would they like to take from us, while they have that gun pointed at us?
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:19:52 PM PDT
by
patton
(I am sure that I have done dumber thigns in my life, but at the moment, I am unable to recall them.)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:20:51 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:22:24 PM PDT
by
Daisyjane69
(Michael Reagan: "Welcome back, Dad, even if you're wearing a dress and bearing children this time)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
“He was deemed ineligible they said, because he had Medicare, and you can’t have TennCare and Medicare,” said Ann Zingheim. “If he’d just had TennCare, he would’ve been kept on.”
Why didn’t he drop Medicare coverage then so he could get TennCare?
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:25:17 PM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(We live two lives, the life we learn and the life we live with after that.)
To: Ma and Pa Zingheim
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When your mind is ugly your life will be ugly.
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
If you can’t afford’em then by GOd don’t have’em! BTTT!
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:33:35 PM PDT
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
It is not possible. We have been given the worlds greatest health care plan by Mr. O and the dem party. ALL will preexisting conditions have free care immediately from the day the bill was enacted.
Mr. O told use they will not have to spend one penny and the care started immediately.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:43:42 PM PDT
by
JSteff
((((It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.))))
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Cuts to TennCare? Sounds like a state program that got cut. I am sure that dems will use this as an example to try to further fund federal programs.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:48:08 PM PDT
by
mlocher
(Is it time to cash in before I am taxed out?)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
The ratchet and pawl of government dependence.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:51:49 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Scott Zingheim was diagnosed as a Paranoid Schizophrenic when he was 15-years-old.
He lived 33 years in agony. Should have called in hospice when he turned 16. Would have saved lots, most costly the heartache. The parents, while I understand doing whatever you can for your child, place blame wrongly.
There is no one to blame. Nothing anyone could have done except prolong the inevitable.
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:55:55 PM PDT
by
23 Everest
(A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
To: 23 Everest
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posted on
04/10/2011 9:57:57 PM PDT
by
23 Everest
(A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Unfortunately, being diagnosed with severe schizophrenia at 15 he was lucky to have survived until his 40’s. It wouldn't have mattered what medical care he had.
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posted on
04/10/2011 10:00:11 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
('As a kid, I got three meals a day: Oatmeal, miss-a-meal, and no meal.' Mr. T)
To: The Magical Mischief Tour
This is a tragedy, but why not play the blame game for political advantage?
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