Starting ILP
Today I went to see the counselor about beginning an ILP program. She discussed the test results with me (tests that I took at the very first appointment) and I discovered that by their measurements...
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Wishing you all good luck with this journey. Will watch your progression.
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Amy,I see by your profile that your are in oregon. I have a lot of nikon lens as I'm a former professional sports photographer..Give me a private e-mail and let me know what your looking for as I may...
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Nothing for Service Dogs @ ILP that I've ever heard of other than unverified rumor aas far as I can tell.Hope the "she" from Oregon VR&E isn't Eugene, for your sake.If so, I would be one of the...
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Sorry I have been gone on vacation and have not seen the replies before this. I did not take my computer this trip. I have completed the intake intervew and the home visit is scheduled for the last...
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Welcome Amy      ILP is a great program, You'll need to do alot of the "What I need", They cant because they don't know what you need. DONT go easy.Tell them you need a NEW up dated camera with all...
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Good luck. I have had nothing but problems with the ILP. Hopefully you will fare better.
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CVNB wrote:I want a specific lens for my Nikon (a photojournalists lens), a little help getting a service dog from Vetdogs, some things to help me dress myself and write with pens and pencils. Have...
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The only reason I am asking the ILP people for help in obtaining a VETDOG is because the forms for vetdog require a reference from friend or other who can vouch for you. I don't have any friends lol....
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Dang CVNB......much of what you write sounds as if it were taken from my own "life story".Though of this place as temporary too. Just to be near my folks for awhile.Kids got jobs/got married etc and...
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Today at 1PM is the scheduled home visit. My son and I have been cleaning for two days. She is late and there has been no phone call. I bet she doesn't show. I just called her to find out if she got...
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If she never showed up or even called today I hope she has a darned good reason. Short of Illness or an emergency that is just RUDE.
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classsi wrote:If she never showed up or even called today I hope she has a darned good reason. Short of Illness or an emergency that is just RUDE. And what happens to us Vets when we blow off an...
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Log and record all communications with her, an expert at speaking out of the side of her mouth.Her boss in PDX plays the slide and deny game even better.No dogs out of Eugene VR&E att, take one...
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Oystertrainer...I have been logging all calls from her and documenting everything. Trouble is, she does not communicate and does not call and is a no show on her appointments. I wrote an e-mail to her...
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Today I went by the office of ILP and voc rehab. I talked to the "boss" there as the woman I am designated to deal with has not returned calls, e-mails or anything lse. Both times I have dropped by,...
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I would recommend you wait until Monday morning. Go back into the VR&E office and ask to see her, and if she is not there, ask to see her supervisor and request a change of counselors. Tell them...
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I did not call IRIS as I was instructed to do by my counselors boss because I have been sick and on oxygen this week. My health seems to be deteriorating. I really think it is because I just hang out...
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CVNB, you definitely need to get out of the house even if it's a trip to a local bookstore for a coffee and social interaction and or reading in a different environment. I've been guilty myself of...
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CVNBIf you want help, and don't want to wait for the counselor to find a sense of urgency, send a letter to Ms. Fanning and Secretary Shinseki. Send a letter to the Director of the VARO where this...
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