THE HORROR: No medicine for Schizophrenics, think about it.

[autorank]

And no medicine for people with bipolar disorder.

I am horrified and chilled to the bone. This is one of the cruelest things imaginable. People with serious mental illness trapped in a stressful environment none of us can even imagine; people who need their medicine.

What have the * people done? How can they live with themselves?

THEY MUST ALL BE REMOVED FROM POWER NOW.

WHERE IS OUR PARTY?

[fleabert]

1. oh shit. you are so right.

so very right.

[SammyBlue]

16. My younger brother suffers from both

And he can't go two days without his meds. G-d help them all down there.

[fleabert]

19. My mom is MD. I don't even want to remember what it's like when her

levels get fucked up, either from not taking meds (hasn't happened in years, thank goodness) or just from her interactions with other meds.

[ocd liberal]

2. you got that right

[AgadorSparticus]

3. oh my heavens, i didn't even think about this...

:cry:

[autorank]

10. I didn't until just now and I should have.

This is sad beyond belief!

[Tyranny_R_US]

4. Don't worry they will be killed by blackwater security

LET FREEDOM RING!

[expatriate]

5. This is something I've been aware of from the first

Mental health care in New Orleans is even worse than in many large American cities. There are many, many severely mentally ill people in that city, and at best, they have barely adequate treatment if they're poor. There is also an incredible number of drug addicts and alcoholics - I think more per capita than in comparable cities.

People are wondering where the rapes and attacks are comingn from - this is part of it, at least.

[puddycat]

13. oh right--blame rapes on the mentally ill instead of criminal sociopaths

you said " People are wondering where the rapes and attacks are comingn from - this is part of it, at least."

I really can't believe you said that. My God. Why is bigrotry against the mentally ill so rampant and so ignored by people? Now, drug addicts I can understand blaming crime on, because they are notorious for stealing to get money to feed their habit, but the others (schizophrenics, alcoholics) are no more likely to be criminals than any one else, in fact probably less so. They are usually VICTIMS of crime, not perps.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. And no insulin for diabetics.

[silverojo]

7. Well, Clinton's currently sucking up to Poppy Bush

...who refers to him as his "adopted son" (of a bitch?).

Being bipolar, myself, I can't imagine how horrible it must be for people with ANY illness, not being able to take their meds in such a situation. I'm sure that's contributing to the chaos down there, when mental patients can't take their regular meds.

[autorank]

15. Both Clintons are finished in the party...he's headed for Carlyle...

...n'est pas? He could care less. I'll never believe him again on anything (and I never believed her). He is a weak man, abandons his people.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. OMG how HORRIBLE for them............ Schiz don't deal well with CHANGE of

any kind........ my dear God in heaven.

You are right, where the HELL are the Democrats?

[autorank]

12. Where are the DEMS...they are cowards, they let their people die,

they've joined the silent majority.

Not one peep, let alone a scream of outrage.

This is our darkest day as a party, our leaders stand by while tens of thousands starve, go into acute mental distress, die from lack of medical care, die of heat exhaustion...

...THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRULY THE HALLOW MEN

[Maraya1969]

9. Bipolar here and have horrific panic attacks without my medication

I have always had a fear of losing them so I keep some in my pocket book and some at home just to make sure. I don't know what I'd do in this situation without meds. It is a terrifying though to be sure.

Also I have asthma and I have thought of the people there who have it. It can be death to someone with an attack and no medicine and a horrible one at that.

[caligirl]

11. also keeping a back up supply can be too expensive, insurance

won't cover an extra month supply. Parents of diabetic kids face this every school year. Need one extra vial of insulin at school and it isn't cheap.

[Wizard777]

14. It's George Bush. No wait, he's Jesus Christ now. Hold on! He's JFK now.

I spoke too soon. He's Nero now. Oh shit! Now he's Hitler. Hey was that Trotsky? Here come FDR. Oh look. It's Nero Again.

MAKE HIM STOP!

[Bouncy Ball]

17. Yep, I was thinking about that earlier.

And drug addicts going through withdrawal, that's never pretty.

Diabetics, people with heart disease...

[autorank]

18. Yep, it's a nightmare. FEMA says they "chose to stay."

I want somebody, many to pay.

I want new leaders for our party. They are pathetic cowards. They are indifferent.

So many people in the country want to help (including you guys, I'm very impressed)...but our party leaders don't get it. This was a failure of policy, negligence on the part of the bureaucracy, and, of course, a ramp up of global warming.

Where are our party leaders? We could write their speeches. They would do well, might even get elected again.

[paineinthearse]

20. Helter Skelter