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<DIV>As many of you know, I lost my therapist job suddenly as a Day Treatment Specialist at a middle school. Then Wed. I also lost my appeal at a unemployment hearing that I waited 1.5 months for. This was for 10,000 in back pay since May...oh,well, I still have sailing!</DIV>
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<DIV>I am still planning on going to D.C. as a volunteer advocate/lobbyist from Sept 7-11 for Suicide Prevention. I am meeting Senator Dayton on Thurs. the 8th, as well as other reps from MN. I am the only rep from MN going to this National conference, so wish me luck. </DIV>
<DIV>Please look at <A href="http://www.spanusa">www.spanusa</A> if you would like to know about the organization I am speaking/lobbying with. </DIV>
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<DIV>If anyone knows of work I can do, please let me know. I will lose my car next month, which I bought 1 month before I was fired. I cannot afford my rent, and lost a week of work form a fall which I ripped the ligaments in my ankle...still siiled 5 days later! Thanks Capricious!!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>I appreciate all of the support you all have given me. I worked hard to get my Masters in Counseling, passed my Boards, then got fired for going to the Special Education Director because of problems at the school, I was told by the director that he would back me up, but he lied. ...and so goes politics in the school system. </DIV>
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<DIV>Looking back, there is nothing I could have changed. I will continue to believe in the kids I work with and their families. As long as kids are overmedicated, underserved in the classrooms when diagnosed with mental health issues, and from abusive families, I will fight for their rights, and stand by them. As a suicide prevetion specialist, it is my duty to help them and refer them to the right sources when they cannot do it for themselves.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wish me luck in Washington, and let me know if anyone has any work when I get back. </DIV>
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<DIV>I do windows...as well as in-home nursing care, babysitting, bad joke telling, and an occasional really bad song with made-up lyrics!</DIV>
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<DIV>Love, Vivian Reddin, stand-in Capri25 Sailor!</DIV><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com