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From: Janey Pooh on 16 Jan 2006 11:15 I've been mulling over something in my mind for a few days now. There's a "Business Development Centre" in our region that offers loans and grants to people to start small businesses. I went to their site and they have one specifically called "The Entrepreneurs With Disabilities Program". They offer money and help to people with all kinds of disabilities to help them start businesses so they can support themselves. They'll give loans of up to $125,000.00 with no payments for the first year, help with Business Plans - that kind of thing. So, anyway, I've been thinking of a business I could do from home. My only worry in telling you is that you'll steal it for yourselves. LOL Please Don't!! Let's consider this my copyright, cuz it's the first time it's been discussed - January 16, 2006 - by Jane Livingston. Objective: To prepare and provide "Patient Advocate Packages" to be sold to various Health Regions and distributed at Hospitals, Care Centres, Clinics and anywhere else patients might need help but don't know where to go for it. Packages will be geared specifically to different regions and will include local, municipal, provincial and federal assistance programs and how to access them. May also include producing videos and DVDs for the same purpose. Background: In January of 2005, I was diagnosed with a two centimeter Cerebral Aneurysm, after experiencing several Epileptic-type seizures. I live in a rural community (Fort Macleod) and was immediately taken to the Foothills General Hospital in Calgary for further tests and treatment. This was a very stressful situation for me and my family, as you can imagine. We are a low income family with poor transportation and very little in the way of resources. During my stay in Calgary, my husband either slept in his car or drove the two hours each way every day to be at my side as I went through the initial six-day period while doctors were deciding how to deal with my case. Initially, something like this "Patient Advocate Package" could have helped us find low cost accomodations and/or transportation for him, thereby alleviating some of that stress. I eventually had brain surgery, but was left with symptoms of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and severe anxiety/depression that has left me disabled and unable to work outside the home. I cannot drive because of my seizures. I am on several medications that affect my concentration abilities and ability to "stay on task" and I have several other deficiencies that didn't exist before this experience. It has been EXTREMELY difficult for me to find the agencies I've needed to help me financially, and when I did, also extremely difficult to "make heads or tails" of them. At times simply trying to fill out the forms required to get assistance has made me fall apart completely, emotionally. I deserve and need the help, but I've been too sick to ask for it -- too sick to know who to ask, how to ask, where to ask . . .. Having experienced first-hand what it is like to go through a medical crisis and not have any idea where to get assistance or how to go about it, I feel a "Patient Advocate Package" could prove to be a vital assistance to those who are going through or have recently gone through a medical trauma. Lists of available resources need to be provided to people in this situation. The patients and their loved ones have only one thing on their minds - the medical situation. These "Packages" need to be provided without the family having to ask for assistance. Many are too distracted by the crisis, and many are too proud to admit they NEED assistance. They should be given to anyone in these situations, without question. They should be part of a patient's recovery package. They should be laid out in an easy-to-read, straight-forward format that leaves those in need feeling they have somewhere to turn for help in their area. And that they are not alone. Business Plan: I am disabled and cannot work outside the home. I am currently receiving AISH and can provide documents from several doctors and therapists who can vouch for my condition. I am very lucid sometimes, and very troubled at others. The problem is - I don't necessarily know when those lucid times will occur and when I'll have a "bad day". I believe that with help from the Southwestern Business Development Centre's "Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program", I could research and prepare these packages out of my home, using e-mail and internet resources to communicate with the required health and government sources as necessary. My husband is not disabled but is currently receiving Employment Insurance after being laid off this Christmas due to lack of work. He is quite capable of travel and of interaction outside the home where necessary. He could attend business meetings in other areas of the Province and distribute the Packages where the Regions deem them most important. The SWBDC's "Self-Employment Program" would help him become a part of this Plan and help us reduce our reliance on outside sources for assistance. Costs: Costs would include living expenses until the operation was profitable, as well as upgraded computer equipment and printing costs for the Packages. I was trained as a Journalist and feel competent to produce the original writing and artwork for the packages myself, given the ability to set my own hours and work at times when I am most well. My husband is an Emmy-winning Film Sound Recordist with 25 years of experience in the film and television industry. Should we decide to also include a Video and/or DVD component with the packages, my husband would be more than capable of co-ordinating these productions. Production costs for this portion would depend on the project depth, and would require the purchase of modern video recording equipment. People in the most need often lose out because they don't know where to go or who to ask for help. I would like to make that process easier for patients in need. ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, whaddya think? Dumb idea? GREAT idea? So So? Needs adjustments? Hmmmmmm - lemme know. And don't steal my idea!!! :o) Take GOOD Care, Jane
From: lightlady on 16 Jan 2006 12:03 Go For It!!!!! it is an awesome well laid out plan IMNSHO :-) -- lynn "Janey Pooh" <janepooh(a)la.shockware.com> wrote in message news:1137428128.793788.123640(a)z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > I've been mulling over something in my mind for a few days now. > There's a "Business Development Centre" in our region that offers loans > and grants to people to start small businesses. I went to their site > and they have one specifically called "The Entrepreneurs With > Disabilities Program". They offer money and help to people with all > kinds of disabilities to help them start businesses so they can support > themselves. They'll give loans of up to $125,000.00 with no payments > for the first year, help with Business Plans - that kind of thing. > > So, anyway, I've been thinking of a business I could do from home. My > only worry in telling you is that you'll steal it for yourselves. LOL > Please Don't!! > > Let's consider this my copyright, cuz it's the first time it's been > discussed - January 16, 2006 - by Jane Livingston. > > > Objective: > To prepare and provide "Patient Advocate Packages" to be sold to > various Health > Regions and distributed at Hospitals, Care Centres, Clinics and > anywhere else patients > might need help but don't know where to go for it. > > Packages will be geared specifically to different regions and will > include local, > municipal, provincial and federal assistance programs and how to access > them. > > May also include producing videos and DVDs for the same purpose. > > Background: > > In January of 2005, I was diagnosed with a two centimeter Cerebral > Aneurysm, after > experiencing several Epileptic-type seizures. I live in a rural > community (Fort Macleod) > and was immediately taken to the Foothills General Hospital in Calgary > for further tests > and treatment. This was a very stressful situation for me and my > family, as you can > imagine. > > We are a low income family with poor transportation and very little in > the way of > resources. During my stay in Calgary, my husband either slept in his > car or drove the > two hours each way every day to be at my side as I went through the > initial six-day > period while doctors were deciding how to deal with my case. > > Initially, something like this "Patient Advocate Package" could > have helped us find low > cost accomodations and/or transportation for him, thereby alleviating > some of that stress. > > I eventually had brain surgery, but was left with symptoms of Temporal > Lobe Epilepsy > and severe anxiety/depression that has left me disabled and unable to > work outside the > home. I cannot drive because of my seizures. I am on several > medications that affect > my concentration abilities and ability to "stay on task" and I have > several other > deficiencies that didn't exist before this experience. > > It has been EXTREMELY difficult for me to find the agencies I've > needed to help me > financially, and when I did, also extremely difficult to "make heads > or tails" of them. At > times simply trying to fill out the forms required to get assistance > has made me fall > apart completely, emotionally. I deserve and need the help, but I've > been too sick to > ask for it -- too sick to know who to ask, how to ask, where to ask . . > . > > Having experienced first-hand what it is like to go through a medical > crisis and not have > any idea where to get assistance or how to go about it, I feel a > "Patient Advocate > Package" could prove to be a vital assistance to those who are going > through or have > recently gone through a medical trauma. > > Lists of available resources need to be provided to people in this > situation. The > patients and their loved ones have only one thing on their minds - the > medical situation. > These "Packages" need to be provided without the family having to > ask for assistance. > Many are too distracted by the crisis, and many are too proud to admit > they NEED > assistance. They should be given to anyone in these situations, > without question. > They should be part of a patient's recovery package. They should be > laid out in an > easy-to-read, straight-forward format that leaves those in need feeling > they have > somewhere to turn for help in their area. And that they are not alone. > > Business Plan: > I am disabled and cannot work outside the home. I am currently > receiving AISH and > can provide documents from several doctors and therapists who can vouch > for my > condition. I am very lucid sometimes, and very troubled at others. > The problem is - I > don't necessarily know when those lucid times will occur and when > I'll have a "bad day". > > I believe that with help from the Southwestern Business Development > Centre's > "Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program", I could research and > prepare these > packages out of my home, using e-mail and internet resources to > communicate with the > required health and government sources as necessary. > > My husband is not disabled but is currently receiving Employment > Insurance after being > laid off this Christmas due to lack of work. He is quite capable of > travel and of > interaction outside the home where necessary. He could attend > business meetings in > other areas of the Province and distribute the Packages where the > Regions deem them > most important. The SWBDC's "Self-Employment Program" would help > him become a > part of this Plan and help us reduce our reliance on outside sources > for assistance. > > Costs: > Costs would include living expenses until the operation was profitable, > as well as > upgraded computer equipment and printing costs for the Packages. I was > trained as a > Journalist and feel competent to produce the original writing and > artwork for the packages myself, given the ability to set my own hours > and work at times when I am most well. > > My husband is an Emmy-winning Film Sound Recordist with 25 years of > experience in > the film and television industry. Should we decide to also include a > Video and/or DVD > component with the packages, my husband would be more than capable of > co-ordinating these productions. Production costs for this portion > would depend on the > project depth, and would require the purchase of modern video recording > equipment. > > People in the most need often lose out because they don't know where > to go or who to > ask for help. I would like to make that process easier for patients in > need. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Well, whaddya think? Dumb idea? GREAT idea? So So? Needs > adjustments? Hmmmmmm - lemme know. And don't steal my idea!!! :o) > > Take GOOD Care, > > Jane >
From: saavik on 16 Jan 2006 12:24 Excellent idea Janie! Go for it... Margo Janey Pooh wrote: > I've been mulling over something in my mind for a few days now. > There's a "Business Development Centre" in our region that offers loans > and grants to people to start small businesses. I went to their site > and they have one specifically called "The Entrepreneurs With > Disabilities Program". They offer money and help to people with all > kinds of disabilities to help them start businesses so they can support > themselves. They'll give loans of up to $125,000.00 with no payments > for the first year, help with Business Plans - that kind of thing. > > So, anyway, I've been thinking of a business I could do from home. My > only worry in telling you is that you'll steal it for yourselves. LOL > Please Don't!! > > Let's consider this my copyright, cuz it's the first time it's been > discussed - January 16, 2006 - by Jane Livingston. > > Objective: > To prepare and provide "Patient Advocate Packages" to be sold to > various Health > Regions and distributed at Hospitals, Care Centres, Clinics and > anywhere else patients > might need help but don't know where to go for it. > > Packages will be geared specifically to different regions and will > include local, > municipal, provincial and federal assistance programs and how to access > them. > > May also include producing videos and DVDs for the same purpose. > > Background: > > In January of 2005, I was diagnosed with a two centimeter Cerebral > Aneurysm, after > experiencing several Epileptic-type seizures. I live in a rural > community (Fort Macleod) > and was immediately taken to the Foothills General Hospital in Calgary > for further tests > and treatment. This was a very stressful situation for me and my > family, as you can > imagine. > > We are a low income family with poor transportation and very little in > the way of > resources. During my stay in Calgary, my husband either slept in his > car or drove the > two hours each way every day to be at my side as I went through the > initial six-day > period while doctors were deciding how to deal with my case. > > Initially, something like this "Patient Advocate Package" could > have helped us find low > cost accomodations and/or transportation for him, thereby alleviating > some of that stress. > > I eventually had brain surgery, but was left with symptoms of Temporal > Lobe Epilepsy > and severe anxiety/depression that has left me disabled and unable to > work outside the > home. I cannot drive because of my seizures. I am on several > medications that affect > my concentration abilities and ability to "stay on task" and I have > several other > deficiencies that didn't exist before this experience. > > It has been EXTREMELY difficult for me to find the agencies I've > needed to help me > financially, and when I did, also extremely difficult to "make heads > or tails" of them. At > times simply trying to fill out the forms required to get assistance > has made me fall > apart completely, emotionally. I deserve and need the help, but I've > been too sick to > ask for it -- too sick to know who to ask, how to ask, where to ask . . > . > > Having experienced first-hand what it is like to go through a medical > crisis and not have > any idea where to get assistance or how to go about it, I feel a > "Patient Advocate > Package" could prove to be a vital assistance to those who are going > through or have > recently gone through a medical trauma. > > Lists of available resources need to be provided to people in this > situation. The > patients and their loved ones have only one thing on their minds - the > medical situation. > These "Packages" need to be provided without the family having to > ask for assistance. > Many are too distracted by the crisis, and many are too proud to admit > they NEED > assistance. They should be given to anyone in these situations, > without question. > They should be part of a patient's recovery package. They should be > laid out in an > easy-to-read, straight-forward format that leaves those in need feeling > they have > somewhere to turn for help in their area. And that they are not alone. > > Business Plan: > I am disabled and cannot work outside the home. I am currently > receiving AISH and > can provide documents from several doctors and therapists who can vouch > for my > condition. I am very lucid sometimes, and very troubled at others. > The problem is - I > don't necessarily know when those lucid times will occur and when > I'll have a "bad day". > > I believe that with help from the Southwestern Business Development > Centre's > "Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program", I could research and > prepare these > packages out of my home, using e-mail and internet resources to > communicate with the > required health and government sources as necessary. > > My husband is not disabled but is currently receiving Employment > Insurance after being > laid off this Christmas due to lack of work. He is quite capable of > travel and of > interaction outside the home where necessary. He could attend > business meetings in > other areas of the Province and distribute the Packages where the > Regions deem them > most important. The SWBDC's "Self-Employment Program" would help > him become a > part of this Plan and help us reduce our reliance on outside sources > for assistance. > > Costs: > Costs would include living expenses until the operation was profitable, > as well as > upgraded computer equipment and printing costs for the Packages. I was > trained as a > Journalist and feel competent to produce the original writing and > artwork for the packages myself, given the ability to set my own hours > and work at times when I am most well. > > My husband is an Emmy-winning Film Sound Recordist with 25 years of > experience in > the film and television industry. Should we decide to also include a > Video and/or DVD > component with the packages, my husband would be more than capable of > co-ordinating these productions. Production costs for this portion > would depend on the > project depth, and would require the purchase of modern video recording > equipment. > > People in the most need often lose out because they don't know where > to go or who to > ask for help. I would like to make that process easier for patients in > need. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Well, whaddya think? Dumb idea? GREAT idea? So So? Needs > adjustments? Hmmmmmm - lemme know. And don't steal my idea!!! :o) > > Take GOOD Care, > > Jane
From: Ren? on 16 Jan 2006 15:12 Well, JP, I think you've carved out another niche for yourself! I sure could have (and still can) used this when my husband and I separated. I was in a new city & new state. I had no idea what resources I could access, since I had just received my SS Disability, and that was my entire income. Luckily for me, Iowa seems to be quite kind to the disabled, and I received a list from the Iowa SS Ofice, letting me know what agencies were available. One helps with utilities, another for telephone, and so on. I haven't used any of them, and the one time I applied for Food Stamps I was told I make $40 a month too much! I actually had to laugh when the lady from their office called me and told me. I said, "Gee, I never imagined I'd be told that I make too Much money!" But it helped me not feel so alone and abandoned. I'm sure your packages would be most welcome. And since you and your husband are professionals with experience in the field, it has a great chance of success. What a great idea -- for a Pooh of Little Brain! LOL Ren? "Janey Pooh" <janepooh(a)la.shockware.com> wrote in message news:1137428128.793788.123640(a)z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > I've been mulling over something in my mind for a few days now. > There's a "Business Development Centre" in our region that offers loans > and grants to people to start small businesses. I went to their site > and they have one specifically called "The Entrepreneurs With > Disabilities Program". (Snip...)
From: LooseCannon on 16 Jan 2006 16:54
Janey Pooh wrote: > I've been mulling over something in my mind for a few days now. > There's a "Business Development Centre" in our region that offers loans > and grants to people to start small businesses. I went to their site > and they have one specifically called "The Entrepreneurs With > Disabilities Program". They offer money and help to people with all > kinds of disabilities to help them start businesses so they can support > themselves. They'll give loans of up to $125,000.00 with no payments > for the first year, help with Business Plans - that kind of thing. > > So, anyway, I've been thinking of a business I could do from home. My > only worry in telling you is that you'll steal it for yourselves. LOL > Please Don't!! > > Let's consider this my copyright, cuz it's the first time it's been > discussed - January 16, 2006 - by Jane Livingston. Hey, Janey, just so you know..."ideas" arent copyright-able! Business plans are, however. I'd call this yer "business plan"--ok? (and dont worry, I wont steal it! Promise!) > > > Objective: > To prepare and provide "Patient Advocate Packages" to be sold to > various Health > Regions and distributed at Hospitals, Care Centres, Clinics and > anywhere else patients > might need help but don't know where to go for it. > > Packages will be geared specifically to different regions and will > include local, > municipal, provincial and federal assistance programs and how to access > them. > > May also include producing videos and DVDs for the same purpose. > > Background: > > In January of 2005, I was diagnosed with a two centimeter Cerebral > Aneurysm, after > experiencing several Epileptic-type seizures. I live in a rural > community (Fort Macleod) > and was immediately taken to the Foothills General Hospital in Calgary > for further tests > and treatment. This was a very stressful situation for me and my > family, as you can > imagine. > > We are a low income family with poor transportation and very little in > the way of > resources. During my stay in Calgary, my husband either slept in his > car or drove the > two hours each way every day to be at my side as I went through the > initial six-day > period while doctors were deciding how to deal with my case. > > Initially, something like this "Patient Advocate Package" could > have helped us find low > cost accomodations and/or transportation for him, thereby alleviating > some of that stress. > > I eventually had brain surgery, but was left with symptoms of Temporal > Lobe Epilepsy > and severe anxiety/depression that has left me disabled and unable to > work outside the > home. I cannot drive because of my seizures. I am on several > medications that affect > my concentration abilities and ability to "stay on task" and I have > several other > deficiencies that didn't exist before this experience. > > It has been EXTREMELY difficult for me to find the agencies I've > needed to help me > financially, and when I did, also extremely difficult to "make heads > or tails" of them. At > times simply trying to fill out the forms required to get assistance > has made me fall > apart completely, emotionally. I deserve and need the help, but I've > been too sick to > ask for it -- too sick to know who to ask, how to ask, where to ask . . > . > > Having experienced first-hand what it is like to go through a medical > crisis and not have > any idea where to get assistance or how to go about it, I feel a > "Patient Advocate > Package" could prove to be a vital assistance to those who are going > through or have > recently gone through a medical trauma. > > Lists of available resources need to be provided to people in this > situation. The > patients and their loved ones have only one thing on their minds - the > medical situation. > These "Packages" need to be provided without the family having to > ask for assistance. > Many are too distracted by the crisis, and many are too proud to admit > they NEED > assistance. They should be given to anyone in these situations, > without question. > They should be part of a patient's recovery package. They should be > laid out in an > easy-to-read, straight-forward format that leaves those in need feeling > they have > somewhere to turn for help in their area. And that they are not alone. > > Business Plan: > I am disabled and cannot work outside the home. I am currently > receiving AISH and > can provide documents from several doctors and therapists who can vouch > for my > condition. I am very lucid sometimes, and very troubled at others. > The problem is - I > don't necessarily know when those lucid times will occur and when > I'll have a "bad day". > > I believe that with help from the Southwestern Business Development > Centre's > "Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program", I could research and > prepare these > packages out of my home, using e-mail and internet resources to > communicate with the > required health and government sources as necessary. > > My husband is not disabled but is currently receiving Employment > Insurance after being > laid off this Christmas due to lack of work. He is quite capable of > travel and of > interaction outside the home where necessary. He could attend > business meetings in > other areas of the Province and distribute the Packages where the > Regions deem them > most important. The SWBDC's "Self-Employment Program" would help > him become a > part of this Plan and help us reduce our reliance on outside sources > for assistance. > > Costs: > Costs would include living expenses until the operation was profitable, > as well as > upgraded computer equipment and printing costs for the Packages. I was > trained as a > Journalist and feel competent to produce the original writing and > artwork for the packages myself, given the ability to set my own hours > and work at times when I am most well. > > My husband is an Emmy-winning Film Sound Recordist with 25 years of > experience in > the film and television industry. Should we decide to also include a > Video and/or DVD > component with the packages, my husband would be more than capable of > co-ordinating these productions. Production costs for this portion > would depend on the > project depth, and would require the purchase of modern video recording > equipment. > > People in the most need often lose out because they don't know where > to go or who to > ask for help. I would like to make that process easier for patients in > need. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Well, whaddya think? Dumb idea? GREAT idea? So So? Needs > adjustments? Hmmmmmm - lemme know. And don't steal my idea!!! :o) > > Take GOOD Care, > > Jane > |