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Beauty and Health
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When a hospital knows that it has an infection within its walls and it’s not reported, protecting it’s name, we know more things in this country are covered up and it is time we open up the door and let voices be heard.

Doctors are losing control of their patients healthcare and yes, they are frustrated. No one tracks what drug is coming in from another country or if it’s even though real drug. And, knowing generic drugs are not equal; some have disastrous side effects.  Some work completely opposite from what the original name brand once  provided a patient.

hospital-infectionsWhat is America doing about this, day after day, we hear about more problems concerning healthcare. If only they listened almost 2 decades ago we would not be in the shape we are in today. Okay, this goes for more than healthcare, I understand, but right now let’s concentrate on one thing.

Yes, we still have the same problems, but they have grown out of control. We have more greed then we ever had before, not to say that greed was never there. We have been fighting for the rights of people regarding healthcare with truthful and honest information, but no one seems to care.

What if you had a family member who needed medication and every time you went to pick it up it ended up to be more expensive than the month before? What if you could not afford the price of medicine since your deductible had been met and now one drug cost you more than your mortgage payment? What if you are a senior living on a fixed income and the prices go up and up and you are health continues to deteriorate because you can not afford the medication your doctor prescribes.

I could harp about this day and night, and I have for almost 2 decades, yet it is the same group of people, the same people heading up Congress, who continue to refuse to see the truth; this is not fair. I have talked to people in Washington, I have spoken with the highest people in government, but without support from both sides the people will continue to lose, and lose, and lose again. Yes I am harping, but we need to learn the truth, you need to know the truth, and the truth has to be told.

Yes, I am frustrated by the lies I heard from Congress only a couple of weeks ago when they told the public, through the media, that medication whether brand or generic is the same and it does not make a difference; this is a lie.

I’ve said this before, and I am saying it again, the brand name works in some cases but the cost is outrageous once generics hit the market.  I have examples of the three medications, used frequently, and by all age groups.  I will never understand why a patient is put on a drug that works and then all of a sudden that drug is no longer available; example number one. I will not understand why a patient is given generics except for the cost, which I agree with, but if the generic does not agree with the patient they must go back to the brand name for the correct treatment. By this time, the cost is way above any other generic made by any other pharmaceutical company. I will never understand why pharmacies do not carry drugs that they know their clients need and use on a monthly basis. I will never understand why the government tells the pharmacists that they stopped making a drug which is a maintenance drug, needed daily by the patient, but in America they only make a certain amount of each drug so when they’re out of that drug the patient suffers. I will never understand how the cost of some drugs which are older than me, replaced by generics, cost nearly 90 times the amount of the generic, and this is outrageous. I will never understand why a patient has to call one pharmacy another pharmacy and onto the next to find the right generic if the generic is the one that works for them at a cheaper cost.

Examples like this I could go on and on for a few pages or more, but I am sure you understand where I am coming from, or you have experienced the same.

This is only one example of a issue regarding healthcare, and at high odds of hurting the people of this country. It is high time that we speak up and tell Congress what’s going on outside their office. And if you are not one who is concerned about this issue today, there is always, tomorrow. Let’s start speaking out through communication, online, in groups in your local area, and with other political figures who will take the time to listen. But do not let them just listen be sure they make a statement, ask them to reach out to the media with truth.

I will not give in to the changes in healthcare, and I will not watch children or adults and seniors suffer needlessly. I have worked on these issues, as I have said, and now it’s time to get back to fight for the people, and your words make a difference.

If I were to continue with health issues that hurt Americans I would be writing a thesis. So let’s begin somewhere, let us tackle the greed of big business; I just can’t take their careless approach to health care.

Words can mean a great deal if they come from more than one person, and your voice will mean a great deal if you speak up. Don’t wait until something hits you and you can’t survive without pain and suffering. Let us protect one another today so tomorrow will be a better day.

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Nancy Duci Denofio

    All writers are storytellers. Nancy recreates the craft of storytelling throughout a single day - as Author. Ghost Writer. Editor. Motivational Speaker.Advocate.Radio Host. Instructor. Seminars on writing and working with groups - both large or small - specifics; presenting, organizing, and getting to know your own voice. Presentation in the business world or for radio or performing. She loves the world of fine art as well.

    She spent twenty-five years as a voice coach - defines storytelling and fashions a sentence into many worlds through hearing. After hearing thousands of voices her experience grows within her and she sees it as a vessel traveling through her - as words on paper, voices in the air, or paint on canvas. Writing is the world around us and a personal experience. Nancy knows each day is a highway for a tomorrow. Each voice or word we hear - another story waiting to be told.

    "Woman Writer of the Year" Notre Dame College - 1994 - Women in History Month. Nancy writes in several genres – her love is memoir and non-fiction.
    She explains, in detail, who is around her, who followed her or by closing her eyes the tone for the next sentence or scene. She has been capturing this in her own life through the eyes of her grandmother from the Island of Sicily or listening to her mother who sang about her own mother from the Isle of the green.
    She would tell you each day, growing up, structured the future as a writer; living with an Irish mother and a Sicilian Grandmother.
    Nancy completed several novels as a ghostwriter, and will be finishing another this fall - "Cursed Roots."
    Her time - working on her own memoir - has brought her in several directions through the years - learning more about her ancestors as she dug deeper into a true story - surprising even herself. She believes she has stepped into something bigger than she even knew - as she completes this saga. Although she calls it her memoir - it spans generations from - 1800's to the present day. Some may wonder what could hold a reader's attention? Far too much - so Nancy is considering cutting this story into three parts. Be sure to be on the lookout for real-life - from Sicily to America, enjoy the good and the bad - life never follows the straight and narrow.
    Nancy began writing as a young girl in the 7th grade - being the only student in her class published and fell in love with free verse. Her first chapbook "Just Another Day" followed by "Grandmother's Bleeding Hearts," and "What Brought You Here?" She has material published in journals and chapbooks, literary magazines since the early eighties.
    She is ready to publish "Yesterday's Child" - "Did you ever want to fly?" and "A Governor's Wife." Her biggest glory will be to see her biggest challenge, one day in front of her, as she has with her eyes closed - in 3D.
    She has collaborated and published other novels which are now on the market - if you are interested in those titles do not hesitate to ask.
    Nancy had the privilege to speak out on health care for those individuals needing it the most in Boston, Philadelphia, Albany, Washington D.C., New Hampshire, and several other destinations. As an advocate, public speaker - motivational both in voice and heart - she made it to the White House. She believes, "When you feel strong enough about something, you never give up." She once had a goal; interview all Presidential Candidates, one on one, and she did - a few lasted over one hour.

    She was Honored by President William Jefferson Clinton, for her work on “American’s for Disability Act.”

    She spoke on the same stage with the late Senator Edward Kennedy concerning "Save Our Security."

    She worked for those who are visually impaired. Volunteered for the Federation for the Blind.

    She was a member of the Government Relations Com. for the National MS Society.

    Nancy returned to N.Y. after three years in New Hampshire, to Saratoga Springs and she began working on the first Senate Campaign for Hillary Rodham Clinton, in her district. She continued to help when the Senator ran for President. She continues to speak out today.
    She has kept her eyes on the Clinton Foundation, explaining, their goals match many of my own. And, she is excited to see another chance for a woman to fight for a seat, but not any ordinary seat, knowing it is time America does not judge anyone since we are all equal.

    Nancy, born and raised in Schenectady, N.Y., and residing more than half her life in the city of Saratoga Springs. Married, and blessed with two daughters who blessed her with five grandchildren.
    If you asked Nancy what a normal day would be? She would probably tell you -
    "One thing a writer has is the gift of time. As I mentioned, storytelling happens all day long - did you see how many people waved leaving the bus on Broadway today? I guess every day is a surprise." She reminds her friends, "an idle mind is for those who have no creativity in their veins." You may one day hear her say, "a mind is a personal cabinet filled with things to do, so don't let them run out."

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