Three Angels Clinic treats the 'working poor'

[inanna]

Published: Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.

Debra Denman fell through the healthcare cracks. And like most of the working poor, when she hit bottom, she hit it hard.

The 58-year-old Denman lived in Sheridan, Wyoming, where she managed a bakery. After that she worked in a grocery store. She paid her mortgage and raised her three children in a two-bedroom, one-bath home in a quiet suburb made up of working-class families.

Her health didn't start failing until she took a job at the city's local U.S. Department of Veterans Affair hospital. Within a few months Denman knew what it was like to be poor, sick and nowhere to go for medical care short of an emergency room.

She would eventually find the help she needed at an Ocala clinic 2,100 miles away that serves the destitute and the working poor. The people who have no health insurance and almost no money, not even enough to pay a discounted medical bill. But all that came later. First came the crucible that ground her life apart.

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Link: http://www.ocala.com/article/20160604/ARTICLES/160609937

Very long article, well worth the read.

More info on clinic:

About Three Angels Clinic
2140 NE 36th Ave., Ocala
To make an appointment, call 897-6138.

[Adsos Letter]

1. When I saw "Three Angels" in the name I wondered if it was associated with Seventh Day Adventists.

Turns out it is, although informally.

That denomination has a health message at the core of its teachings. Good to see it functioning in this capacity.

Their website, for those interested in donating time or money, or just curious:

http://threeangelsclinic.org/

[inanna]

2. I am not religious...

Though I, and others I know and love, have had to access faith-based charity in the past.

To that end, I am very grateful for assistance received.