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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance [pparx.org]
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps match patients who cannot afford medication to prescription assistance programs that provide free or nearly free medicines to eligible patients.

National Organization for Rare Disorders [rarediseases.org]
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a federation of more than 130 nonprofit, voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders. The NORD Web site includes information on medication assistance programs and networking programs, a resource guide and links to other online resources.

Contact NORD directly:

NORD's Medication Assistance Programs
National Organization for Rare Disorders
55 Kenosia Avenue
PO Box 1968
Danbury, CT 06813-1968
Toll-free: 800-999-6673 (voicemail only)
Phone: 203-744-0100
TDD: 203-797-9590
Fax: 203-798-2291
E-mail: orphan@rarediseases.org

Zach, my 22 year old son who has Crohn's Disease, needs financial assistance for medical treatment and purchase of medications. He lives with me, I am disabled and he has no health insurance. Right now, he is receiving minimum medical mangement and can only purchase the lower cost prescriptions with which he still has flares resulting in visits to the emergency room (1-2 times a month, sometimes more). We have been told that there are better doctors and better medications which we cannot afford. Zach has a goal of becoming a Youth Minister when he gets his disease controlled or possibly in remission. He has a notebook where he writes down things he wants to promote in the Youth Ministry (ex,: spiritual involvement of youth, respect for humanity and animals, service to those in need, etc.). He has several avenues that can be used to help him get better medical care. Donations can be made through Paypal using email: dhogan64@yahoo.com. If you do not want to use Paypal or have just $1.00 to spare, you can put it in an envelope and address it to him: Zach Hogan P.O. Box 223 Warrior, AL 35180. If you have a group, organization or business that would like to help, go to http://www.crazygood.com/refer/killerwolf549. Your website can be promoted for $10.00 per month. Part of the $10.00 will be used to help Zach, so you will help him and gain a service at the same time. You can pay for one month or more, it will be your decision and all your information will be kept confidential.

First of all thank all of you for commenting on my new pic. It does a woman good to hear she is nice looking and helpful. Enough of that stuff. ON WITH KEV:----He is now taking 7 different drugs, 2-bloodpressure...2-for high cholesrerol.  2 for emergency like nitrogycerin Kev is doing so well I have to hold my breath and silently thank God, Bhudda, Alah, and even the monkey gods in India. I don't know if I can put it in words or not but every night since Kev's heart attack I have awoke about midnight every night. I just sit there with my hand on my loves back and silently thank the powers that be that he is safe and warm and seems happier than he has ever been. Most of all I listen to his breath ....in and ....out and I watch my hand go up and down with each breath and at that moment I am truley a blessed woman. Hang on to your men ladies and try to treat them as if it will be the last time you will ever be able to do anything for them again.Living with a man for 33 years one gets used to life together and starts to take each other for granted and it will last for ever. Well my friends, it doesn't last forever and when your holding your spouse's hand and he is begging you to hang on tight and don't let him go, you hang on and leave the rest to your higher power. OH! Kev is playing golf today and he doesn't have to use the golf cart. lol Sincerely she030

First of all thank all of you for commenting on my new pic. It does a woman good to hear she is nice looking and helpful. Enough of that stuff. ON WITH KEV:----He is now taking 7 different drugs, 2-bloodpressure...2-for high cholesrerol.  2 for emergency like nitrogycerin Kev is doing so well I have to hold my breath and silently thank God, Bhudda, Alah, and even the monkey gods in India. I don't know if I can put it in words or not but every night since Kev's heart attack I have awoke about midnight every night. I just sit there with my hand on my loves back and silently thank the powers that be that he is safe and warm and seems happier than he has ever been. Most of all I listen to his breath ....in and ....out and I watch my hand go up and down with each breath and at that moment I am truley a blessed woman. Hang on to your men ladies and try to treat them as if it will be the last time you will ever be able to do anything for them again.Living with a man for 33 years one gets used to life together and starts to take each other for granted and it will last for ever. Well my friends, it doesn't last forever and when your holding your spouse's hand and he is begging you to hang on tight and don't let him go, you hang on and leave the rest to your higher power. OH! Kev is playing golf today and he doesn't have to use the golf cart. lol Sincerely she030

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All you need to do is go to http://www.pharmacydiscountnetwork.com/

Fill in your name and email address and that's IT.  Your card will be given to you immediately and the only other thing you need to do is print it out.  The next time you're having a prescription filled, give the card to your pharmacist to get your discount.

Here's good site for free or low cost medications. 

Get all your diabetes supplies FREE on Medicare Part B
You can search over 3000 medications for price and availability

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Hello,

Sigh, where do I begin? I've got many issues in my life that I am trying to tackle & overcome at the moment.

The one that is at the forefront is my mouth. I have multiple dental issues. Starting with the less than desirable genes I've inherited.  This is what I am requesting help for at this time. Due to being unemployed, without any income, I cannot afford any dental care for myself. Some are infected & need to be pulled. Others just need to be pulled. They are all in the sane quadrant of my mouth. The opposite quadrant on the bottom of my mouth has a large bridge. It really needs looking at, too. All of my top teeth are gone now & I have a denture that I absolutely hate. I do know that I have periodontal disease. What remaining teeth I do have, have not been cleaned in approximatly five (5) years.

I don't have any monies for any dental or medical care, labs, or prescriptions. However, I can travel within California to wherever I need to go, as many times as I need to travel there, to take care of my mouth and health. I do realize if I don't take care of myself no one else will. So, I've got to do it. Plus, having infected teeth in my mouth for years, can't be doing my health any good. Thank you, in advance, for any anticipated cooperation that you may provide me with.

• Sincerely,
• Wendy J. Gutierrez

I just wanted to let everyone kow, that my FIRST Diagnosis was fibromyalgia.  I went to Northwestern and saw one of the best Neurologists around.  He basically looked over my file from my Family dr, which said that I had panic attacks, and said that I had fibromyalgia.  WRONG.  I went to a neurologist in MY town.. He ran a gammet of test, found out that I have ADVANCED Rheumatoid Arthritis, Neuropathy in my feet, ataxia ( which is what you get before MS), possible MS, Possible Tourettes Syndrome, Cervical Spinal Stenoisis, Sclerosis, and Scolosis of my spine.  I am a psych major, and most Dr.'s will tell you that you have fibromyalgia if you have ANY hint of  mental problems..  If you are on Lyceria ( I think that is how it is spelled) and it isn't helping you ( like they had me on, or anything for fybromyalgia) get another opinion, or 3 or 5. Until you feel comfortable with your diagnosis... even though it might not be good news.. but you will be able to get treatment for what you actually have.

HELLO,I HAVE FOUND A WEBSITE AND IF YOU QUALIFY,THEY WILL HELP YOU WITH MEDICATIONS.JUST GO TO THEIR SITE WWW.DRUGASSISTANT.COM FILL OUT THE QUESTIONARE TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY....GOOD LUCK

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Select the following link to Needy Meds web site and under patient assistance programs in the left column scroll down to company list and select Abbott Labs and see program fo nutritional supplements / food.

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Hi everyone,

I left my full time job 4 years ago to take care of my mom who has Alzheimer's. I am her sole caregiver. We have been living on her social security and pension just fine but the amount my mom gets just takes care of the bills in the house plus allows me to buy enough gas to take her to the senior citizens building twice a week to get in some walking for exercise and occasionally mom gets her favorite meal from MacDonald's, a double hamburger, fries and a coke. The only thing I spend money on is cable (no premium channels) as this is the only recreation I have. I'm in the house with mom. There are no friends coming around because I moved away from my home to take care of her. I haven't had my hair done since I moved in with my mom (she hasn't either). Just painting a picture that extra money is not being spent on frivolous items.

I'm very good with mom's money and have always managed to save enough out of her pension and social security to pay taxes on the house. However, this year I was not able to save the money because my mom went into the hospital last year for a couple of months and when she came out she had 9 new prescriptions that she needed to take. She was only on three medications before. We were paying $58 a month on her medicine before she went into the hospital and now we are spending $310 a month. This has eaten into the money I would have saved for taxes. She owes $2500 in property tax for fiscal year 2007.

For fiscal year 2008 mom is eligible for a 50 percent reduction in her property tax because of a program the city has started to help seniors stay in their homes. So I will be able to save the money to pay next year's tax. I will get rid of cable and take mom to the senior citizens place once a week. I went to PharmAssist to see if she could get help with her medicines but they would not help her because she already gets help for out of pocket expenses through her health insurance. I have to admit she does have good health insurance and I'm not going to lie here and say her out of pocket for when she was in the hospital was outrageous. We paid her medical deductible for the year and with that and the new precriptions we just ended up short this year for the $2500 property tax.

I have been trying to raise the money for the tax. I have one sister and one brother and they have been trying to save money but in the end they could not help me. I don't work so I can't take out a loan and I have been trying to get a loan on my mother's behalf. One mortgage lender responded (I went through Lending Tree) and would only loan mom a minimum of $15,000 and my mom had to do a second mortgage with points, a higher interest rate than she has on her first mortgage and that kind of loan along with the first mortgage would wipe us out, so I was not crazy enough to do that.

If anyone has a creative idea or solution or can just plain help, please let me know. The city has sent my mother's case to an attorney for foreclosure to sell my mom's home for this $2500. My mom's house down the drain for $2500. And where do I go with a mother with Alzheimer's? I don't want to put her in a nursing home at this time because she is still aware of herself and others (she is always asking for my sister and brother who NEVER come to see her, and her grandchildren). It would kill me. And I have no idea where I would go because I have not worked in over 4 years and my last jobs was 600 miles away from where I moved with my mom. I know nothing about this city because all of my time has been spent with my mom, so I do not have any friends here and I don't know where to go for help.

Thanks for listening.

Nessun

Hi, I am a 55 year old female on very limited disibility. I suffer heart problems, diabetes, and spine problems. I am losing my teeth because of my diabetes. I went to Sterling Dental to have x-rays done, and was told that all of my top teeth would have to be pulled, and all but six of my bottom teeth. I already have a partial at the top, but have broken teeth in it as well. I really look bad with all of these missing teeth. I really need some dental help and advice of who can help me get my mouth fixed. I can not afford $3,500.00 because of my income of $450.00 per month. Could someone please give me advice of the avenues that I should take.

Thank you

1Pumpkin

I'm not the kind of person who asks for much, and especially not money.  I'm usually the one fundraising to help out others.  But now I find myself in a real dilemma.  If you know anything about the state of Michigan, we've been in a one state recession for over a year now.  In April of 2006 I lost my job.  My husband has not worked since 2004 and is legally disabled.  While he gets disability, it's not much.  His medications alone cost almost $200.00 a month.  And last September he was hospitalized for 11 days.  We have over $20,000 in debts I am trying to pay.  I finally found a part time job, but it doesn't even cover my housing & utilities. More often than not, we have to scrounge bottles & cans in order to be able to buy food.  I live in a single wide, 30-year old mobile home.  I was fortunate enough to get the county where I live to provide new doors for me last year but now there's a huge split in my kitchen floor.  Of course there's no insurance on the home or my truck.  I pray every time I drive back & forth to work that nothing happens.  If anyone can find it in their heart to make a contribution, I would be forever grateful.  And just as soon as I am back on my feet, I will pay it forward and monitor this site to see who I can help.  I do have a paypal account and you can email me at quiltbugg8972@yahoo.com. Thank you for listening and for your kindness.  God Bless! 

I need help to get to see a doctor for blood test and medication for this disease, please put me in contact w/ someone who can help me.

i am bipolar and have not been able to afford my meds since november.  I thought i was doing okay, but bad things keep happening.  My son is in rehab for addiction, my mother has had two heart attacks, and my daughter had a spine surgeyr for scoliosis and got staph in it and they had to do a second surgery and she had a picc line in for 3 months.  Im divorced from an abuser of 23 years.  Im do medical typing and only get paid when im typing.  When i had to take care of my daughter and help my mom, i lost so much and had to take the equity out of my house.  I do not have any health insurance as I am considered an independent contractor so I have to pay for self insurance and it doesnt cover any of my bioplar medications.  Just my paxil was 228.00 for 30 pills, and I cannot afford to buy it anymore. Im so depressed that Im sleeping and giving up.  IM losing my home and its for sale right now.  I cant afford to go back to the psychiatrist because the bipolar meds they prescribe for me are brand name and my insurance will not cover.  i cannot afford a better plan.  theres so much more, i am just so desparate to get back on my depression medications without being manic so i can care for my family and just keep dinner on the table.  Im 45 and its becoming too much.  Im in menopause and cannot afford the hormone treatment which is also contributing to my depression.  I have lost about 30 pounds from anorexia from the depression.  Its 5 pm here now and i havent eaten all day.  i really just wish someone could help me.  The drug plans that offer free drugs, they take up to 90 days, and they only give small supplies, and i dont even qualify.  My income is considered to be at the federal poverty level, but yet when i turn for assistance, they say i make too much.  what can i do?  im so tired.

NEED MONEY FOR DIABETIS & MULTPLE SCLEROSIS MEDICINES & TREATMENTS.MONEY FOR VITAMINS/NATURAL HEALING.NEED THINGS FOR MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. RENT & UTILITY PAYMENTS.

I am looking for alittle help to buy my mothers medications and her personal needs.  She has ss but it goes to her mortgage and her insurances. She is 74 and has copd, diabetic, congestive heart failure and lung cancer. I have been taking care of her for 4 years now and have strugled to keep food on the table. I had to quit my job so I could take care of her. This is 24/7 .  The house we live in is in need of alot of repairs inside and out.  I have nowhere else to turn.  My mother is on many medications and some I have been able to get help with. But its just not enough. I really need help. Thanks for any help I get.

Lisa Watkins