Fay A. Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Hi, Inca, You wrote this: "This is sucha a nightmare, he just got laid off too at teh WORST time in his life..." ------------------------- Was this a general lay off at your brother's place of employment, and others were laid off, too? Because if he was singled out then maybe you folks should be contacting an attorney about discrimination of the disabled, as well as wrongful termination. Contact State disability, as well as Social Security to see what he may qualify for in the way of income and medical assistance. Look, if you have a way to transport your brother to a major comprehensive cancer center for evaluation you might want to consider doing so. You may have to travel. Is he up to a long drive? Here's a list of the NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Calfornia: CALIFORNIA ----------------- Theodore G. Krontiris, M.D., Ph.D. Director City of Hope National Medical Center & Beckman Research Institute 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, California 91010-3000 Tel: 626/256-HOPE (4673) Fax: 626/930-5394 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Walter Eckhart, Ph.D. Director Cancer Center Salk Institute 10010 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, California 92037 Tel: 858/453-4100 X1386 Fax: 858/457-4765 (Cancer Center) Robert T. Abraham, Ph.D. Director Cancer Research Center The Burnham Institute 10901 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, California 92037 Tel: 858/646-3100 Fax: 858/713-6274 (Cancer Center) Dennis A. Carson, M.D. Director Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center University of California at San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California 92093-0658 Tel: 858/822-1222 Fax: 858/822-1207 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Judith C. Gasson, Ph.D. Director Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California Los Angeles Factor Building, Room 8-684 10833 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, California 90095-1781 Tel: 310/825-5268 Fax: 310/206-5553 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Peter A. Jones, Ph.D. Director USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Southern California 1441 Eastlake Avenue, NOR 8302L Los Angeles, California 90089-9181 Tel: 323/865-0816 Fax: 323/865-0102 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., M.D. Director Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California at Irvine 101 The City Drive Building. 23, Rt. 81, Room 406 Orange, California 92868 Tel: 714/456-6310 Fax: 714/456-2240 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Ralph W. deVere White, M.D. Director UC Davis Cancer Center University of California, Davis 4501 X Street, Suite 3003 Sacramento, California 95817 Tel: 916/734-5800 Fax: 916/451-4464 (Cancer Center) Frank McCormick, Ph.D. Director UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center & Cancer Research Institute University of California San Francisco 2340 Sutter Street, Box 0128 San Francisco, California 94115-0128 Tel: 415/502-1710 Fax: 415/502-1712 (Comprehensive Cancer Center) Top of page contact the patient advocacy office to find out how you can have your brother seen at one of these facilities. Good Luck, Fay A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCalifornia Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Hi Fay Answering your question! He was at this job for about a year (Construction Co.). After being hospitalized with pneumonia his primary doctor gave him temporary disability from Febrauary till the end of May. The second week of April he was laid off (the only one to my knowledge)... They told him that the Health Insurance will be good till the end of April and after that, he would have to get cobra. He is in his late's forty's so he can't get Medical/medicare (65 and older)... His doctor gave him permanent disability now... So we are applying for social security for him... I'm wondering why he got permanent disability, the doctors don't say much but I have suspicions that they might think this is terminal., I hope not... We really need to get more opinions but everything cost money:-( Thank you for your input... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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