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I’ve posted below a copy of an email I sent today to a woman at Abbott Laboratories, which markets Depakote. I thought our readers might be interested.
Dear Ms. (person I spoke to),
As I stated on the phone, I very much appreciate your willingness to contribute to my efforts to help provide wigs for people who lose their hair as a side effect from taking Depakote. Many programs exist to provide wigs for cancer patients who lose their hair because of treatment, but, as far as I know, no similar programs exist for consumers of mental health services. Even a modest effort would demonstrate to people with mental illnesses that they are as important as people who lose their hair because of cancer treatments. Also, Depakote is a very effective drug, but, unfortunately, many people either stop taking it or opt for other drugs because of hair loss. This sometimes leads to repeated hospitalizations, arrests, homelessness, unnecessary suffering and even suicide. Also, when patients opt for drugs other than Depakote, Abbott loses the very customers it hopes to help.
We at the Clearinghouse would be thrilled if your company would take on this cause and possibly create a program to either provide wigs and/or reimbursement for purchasing them. Also, we might work together with mental health professionals and insurance providers to pursue the same coverage some cancer patients enjoy for wigs as ‘prosthetics.’
Thank you again for being so receptive to this idea. I hope the leaders of your company will see the value of this project and help us make it a reality.
Yours truly,
Daniele Sadres, Project Coordinator,
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
Please, post a comment and tell us what you think.
Dear Ms. (person I spoke to),
As I stated on the phone, I very much appreciate your willingness to contribute to my efforts to help provide wigs for people who lose their hair as a side effect from taking Depakote. Many programs exist to provide wigs for cancer patients who lose their hair because of treatment, but, as far as I know, no similar programs exist for consumers of mental health services. Even a modest effort would demonstrate to people with mental illnesses that they are as important as people who lose their hair because of cancer treatments. Also, Depakote is a very effective drug, but, unfortunately, many people either stop taking it or opt for other drugs because of hair loss. This sometimes leads to repeated hospitalizations, arrests, homelessness, unnecessary suffering and even suicide. Also, when patients opt for drugs other than Depakote, Abbott loses the very customers it hopes to help.
We at the Clearinghouse would be thrilled if your company would take on this cause and possibly create a program to either provide wigs and/or reimbursement for purchasing them. Also, we might work together with mental health professionals and insurance providers to pursue the same coverage some cancer patients enjoy for wigs as ‘prosthetics.’
Thank you again for being so receptive to this idea. I hope the leaders of your company will see the value of this project and help us make it a reality.
Yours truly,
Daniele Sadres, Project Coordinator,
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
Please, post a comment and tell us what you think.
posted by clearinghouse at 8:20 AM
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