Letters to the Editor
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Passing this on from a reader
Hi, I just wanted to pass this e-mail on, as it is so heartening:
Cary:
I just wanted to respond to the problem voiced in the letter from the man who says he cannot afford therapy. (May 18).
I am in the same category-I have no health insurance. Last year when I found out I had hypertension, I needed help but I found a low-cost medical clinic not far from where I live. I pay occasional donations and I am getting the care and medications I need and my high blood pressure is now under control. I also lost 36 pounds which helps a lot. Recently I felt I needed counseling and I called a few places and found a low-cost (sliding scale based on income) center. A session at this center costs only $12.00 if one has a very low income. It takes some leg work to find a place like this but the help does exist, at least in big cities. And other people can sometimes help, doing the leg work if the person in need of help is having a hard time. Anyone who has friends-true friends-can find somebody who will be able to offer some guidance toward the help needed. Friends even pass on the info about the therapy they use. I got one of my past therapists that way.
You know the hardest past of it is realizing that one needs the therapy. It's also very hard to help someone else to see that they would benefit from it. So once one is past that hurdle, evreything else can be found.
Please pass this info on to your readers. In Los Angeles, at any rate, we have Southern California Counseling, where I go.
Low-Income Writer With Lots Of Issues But With A Bit Of Moxie I Hope