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I am a mother, partner, and social worker. I lived in DC for 56 years and now live in rural eastern Oregon, known as the high desert Oregon Outback. I provide psychotherapy in a primary care clinic. I knit, crochet, and garden. I worship in a progressive Episcopal parish in a sea of otherwise evangelical Christians. I am bisexual, and do workshops on LGBTQ lives and ways of being.
Area of knowledge and what I know well:
psychotherapy, caregiving, social service systems and how to be an advocate within them, LGBTQ mental health, psychosocial aspects of physical challenges.
Bio
Social worker living in eastern Oregon. I provide psychotherapy in a primary care clinic. I'm bisexual, and do LGBTQ workshops. Very knowledgeable in Caregiving – come find me there!
Certificates/Awards
Master of Social Work 1988

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Hi Merri! Are you still in Ely? There are some interesting towns in Nevada. You live with 7 other people? Sounds a little noisy? But perhaps also comforting and good company sometimes? I hope so. You certainly are a survivor.  Do you see your child, ...
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Hey Stephen74Utah, you are dealing with a lot all at once, and as you know, our 'system' of support for people with few resources is pretty broken. It sounds like you are doing everything right: appealing the Social Security denial, reaching out to y...
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Hey StephenM! SpringIsHere has great ideas.  You are in a raw, scared place, and I'm so sorry all of this is happening to you. Depression tells lies: it tells you that there's no hope, no pathway out. What i know, also, is that you are grieving: even...
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Dear husband of 50 years, I am so sorry you are going through this with her: she must be miserable, and so, thus, are you!!  She is going to be very weak from her sepsis and stay: everyone who is in the hospital loses ground because of de-conditionin...
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Hi there, AndSolomTX!Oh my, that is hard and very heavy for you to carry. I want to echo what im3221 asks: can you reach out to other people? In your family, extended kin? My guess is that if this girl's parents are such a mess that you are rearing h...
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Hi Merri! Are you still in Ely? There are some interesting towns in Nevada. You live with 7 other people? Sounds a little noisy? But perhaps also comforting and good company sometimes? I hope so. You certainly are a survivor.  Do you see your child, ...
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Hey Stephen74Utah, you are dealing with a lot all at once, and as you know, our 'system' of support for people with few resources is pretty broken. It sounds like you are doing everything right: appealing the Social Security denial, reaching out to y...
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Hey StephenM! SpringIsHere has great ideas.  You are in a raw, scared place, and I'm so sorry all of this is happening to you. Depression tells lies: it tells you that there's no hope, no pathway out. What i know, also, is that you are grieving: even...
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Dear husband of 50 years, I am so sorry you are going through this with her: she must be miserable, and so, thus, are you!!  She is going to be very weak from her sepsis and stay: everyone who is in the hospital loses ground because of de-conditionin...
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Hi there, AndSolomTX!Oh my, that is hard and very heavy for you to carry. I want to echo what im3221 asks: can you reach out to other people? In your family, extended kin? My guess is that if this girl's parents are such a mess that you are rearing h...
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Hi Merri! Are you still in Ely? There are some interesting towns in Nevada. You live with 7 other people? Sounds a little noisy? But perhaps also comforting and good company sometimes? I hope so. You certainly are a survivor.  Do you see your child, ...
JaneCares 08-14-2025 10:15 AM
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Hey Stephen74Utah, you are dealing with a lot all at once, and as you know, our 'system' of support for people with few resources is pretty broken. It sounds like you are doing everything right: appealing the Social Security denial, reaching out to y...
JaneCares 08-13-2025 04:54 PM
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Hey StephenM! SpringIsHere has great ideas.  You are in a raw, scared place, and I'm so sorry all of this is happening to you. Depression tells lies: it tells you that there's no hope, no pathway out. What i know, also, is that you are grieving: even...
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Dear husband of 50 years, I am so sorry you are going through this with her: she must be miserable, and so, thus, are you!!  She is going to be very weak from her sepsis and stay: everyone who is in the hospital loses ground because of de-conditionin...
JaneCares 05-15-2025 09:16 AM
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Hi there, AndSolomTX!Oh my, that is hard and very heavy for you to carry. I want to echo what im3221 asks: can you reach out to other people? In your family, extended kin? My guess is that if this girl's parents are such a mess that you are rearing h...
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