2nd day of Essential Government Services...

Damocles

Damocles

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Tell us your stories of doom that have happened to you because only essential services are available!
 
No biggie:

(CNN) -- Michelle Langbehn, 30, has endured nine months of chemotherapy, two cycles of radiation, a spinal fusion and several tumor removal surgeries. But the cancer that's attacking her body continues to spread, and her future treatment options are limited.

There was hope for the Auburn, California, mom -- a clinical trial that's testing a new drug called Cabozantinib that's been approved to fight other cancers. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health had gathered Langbehn's medical records; they were set to evaluate her status on Monday to make an official enrollment decision, she says.

Then the government shut down.

Every week, hundreds of patients like Langbehn are admitted to new clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health. But as of Tuesday, these patients are being put on hold until the government resumes operation.

"Due to the lapse in government funding ... transactions submitted via the web site may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted," a message on the top of the NIH website states.

Every week, about 200 new patients come to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Patients are now being told they will have to wait until the government starts up again to begin their trials, according to NIH spokesman John Burklow.

"In fact, six new studies would have started this week that we are deferring," Burklow said.

Approximately 30 of the 200 new patients are children, he said, and about 10 of those children are cancer patients.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/01/health/shutdown-nih-clinical-trials/
 
Damocles said:
Tell us your stories of doom that have happened to you because only essential services are available!
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You are so callous at times.

They are small business people whose businesses rely on the parks, monuments and federal buildings that may lose their businesses because of this shut down.

Double karma points.
 
what can Obama do ?

the house has to produce something that can be passed and signed by the president.
 
Damocles said:
Tell us your stories of doom that have happened to you because only essential services are available!
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Yeah, its terrible....Obama sent workers to cover up the open air monuments so I couldn't see them, set up barricades and sent 7 guards to see that no one trespassed....
Thats more guards than he sent to Benghazi to protect the ambassador........:palm:..


Heres to Obama.......:fu:
 
Damocles said:
The problem with this is the reticence of the democrats to pass that CR separately as offered by the republicans. Then when questioned Reid had only to say, "Why would we want to do that?" when asked if he would like to save those people.
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That is completely disingenuous BS.

Shame on you.
 
I actually was interested in hearing how this affected people I know semi-personally. Does anybody have personal stories of what has happened?

My brevity notwithstanding, I opened this thread to hear from friends.
 
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