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Kathy Ferguson, CEO of Medical Debt Resolutions Consulting is with Aaron and Sarah for Lyme Voice’s Episode 17. She is a financial patient advocate who helps people in their fight with insurance companies on getting their medical bills paid yet they still continue to receive mysterious bills after the fact that their insurance company tell them their medical bills are already paid. Start your healing journey completely free from financial concerns for a recovering sick person doesn’t need the additional psychological stress from chronically mounting medical bills. Kathy is the expert to help you begin your healing from chronic medical bills. This episode with Kathy is not about physical illnesses and issues; chronic or fleeting, because Kathy is another kind of “Specialist” she’s going to help put the puzzle pieces of medical finance into place. She’s a medical billing and collection specialist committed in finding solutions to issues faced by a lot of people with chronic medical bills debts; the existing or on-progress ones and old medical bills debts. Kathy Ferguson is not only offering assistance in resolving medical patient bill problems to the Lyme Voice community and to people living in Albuquerque where she has her residence but to all the people across America who need help in resolving medical debts. She is able to make her service widely available, for she has all the support of 20 years of experience she’s had the opportunity of accruing being involved in medical billing. She is fueling her expertise and energy into resolving these issues to help the people of America get rid of the looming menace of bankruptcy caused by accumulating medical bills debts. Episode Outline Aaron and Sarah was attending Sarah’s Presentation to a group of about 100 and 50 people for their up and coming Fight.Heal.Live branch of Lyme Voice, and Kathy heard what Sarah and Aaron are trying to do. She came up to Sarah and Aaron and introduced herself and talked to them about her financial expertise and her advocacies in helping people resolve their accumulating medical bills. Aaron and Sarah were excited to establish a connection with Kathy because of their long history of medical bills over the course of Sarah’s illness. Their experience of thousands and thousands of medical bills which had left them a little bit crippled financially, they know can be a lot worse for other people than it had been for them. From Kathy’s research she’s found out that mounting medical bills are the most likely cause of many personal bankruptcies across America. She sees medical expense as a pain that never stops being a pain. And she wants to make that pain go away, not only for a small bunch of American people but for all American people as much as possible. She’s an auditor and she’s a dedicated detailed research and results oriented person who never stops until she is able to find all the mistakes in daily medical bills that in reality count as one of the very high dollar expense in the United States. “It is unfortunate that the patient is always the one that this is dumped on and I am always saying that it pains till it hurts.” Kathy In view of her above quoted sentiments Kathy try to find ways to resolve all medical bill debts, she does a complete audit of all the billing, and look for all the mistakes she can find and then she goes to the medical service provider and/or to the insurance company to get the mistakes fixed. There are instances that when the bill debt is quite old or has been going on for a considerable period of time, medical providers write them off. She just remind all the patient or the family; she has the opportunity to be in work with to always make payments, even how small, if $5 are all you can afford then go ahead pay the $5 dollars. It is much easier for her to ask medical providers to review medical debts when consistent payment were made because it tells the providers that the patients really want to pay the debts, you just can’t afford it. She’s done it around the country already and she says she’s good with any kind of illness except Mental Health. Mental Health has lots of restrictions because of the affordable care act. She knows that “Medical bills are often inaccurate due to incorrect data, over charging and computer errors. Yet most misbilled items go unchallenged. She’s willing to assist with inaccurate medical bills that many have possibly incurred.” She educate patients on how to best ask the doctors and medical providers informative questions so they know what they have to basically deal with in the first place. Be there when they fill out forms for patient information to coincide the superbill with the medical health provider and the insurance company. You have to know everything they put in the form so you can ask sensible questions later when the insurance company shortlist your bill when they pay. She recounted a recent success story in significantly reducing a cancer patient’s bill to $18.65, and she jokingly told them at the health insurance company that she’s not happy with the $18.65; she wants the bill zero if that is possible. Aaron, Sarah and Kathy have agreed they have something common to work with. Lyme Voice at this stage has added another resource help to their Lyme Voice followers, and Kathy is enthusiastic of the possibility of collaboration. Kathy offers free 30 minutes consultation, to assess whether help in resolving your medical bill debt is possible. If it is not possible she tells you directly that there’s nothing she can do to resolve your medical bills problems, wherever you are in the Country. And for every probable case she asks a retainer fee of $500 for 5 hours of her service. Usually it takes only 5 hours to get down to the basics and get the ball rolling. She started volunteering her services for free but she realized she want a business that will help people so she started Medical Debt Resolutions Consulting. There are steps to follow if you want some help from Kathy with your medical bills. Just visit the link below, to her; Web Site: Medical Debt Resolutions Consulting You can contact her at: [email protected] You can follow her thoughts at her; Twitter: MedDebtResolutions Recommended by Kathy, you can avail financial/scholarship help from; Lyme Disease Association, Inc. Lyme Test Access Program (Lyme-TAP) Visit our partner ID Studios with Hosts Lex and Patty Ayala of Dear Friends and Family. Lex is responsible for the Lyme Voice Podcasts clear and flowing audios. Don’t forget your Audible download! http://www.audibletrial.com/LymeVoice

Sarah's parents talk openly about how Lyme has effected their family over the last two years and on into the future. How families can help someone suffering. And the ongoing help and support that many people need to recover from the debalitating symptoms. Chronic Lyme has both short and longterm effects on households and families. From getting a diagnosis, finding adequate care, and financial obstacles. These ramifications often include extended families participation. We discuss the ebb and flow of illness and the effects on family life, kids, and parents. Families face the struggles of providing financially for multiple family members who are ill.     Make sure to use promo code LymeVoice25, to receive 25% off your next order of CBD Oil, from this week's Sponsor: Bluebird Botanicals http://www.bluebird-botanicals.com

Episode 15 Alexis Ayala This is an interesting Episode with the husband and wife duo of Intuitive Design Studios ( http://www.studioids.com/#!meet-the-team/c1og2 ) Alexis Ayala Jr. and Patricia “Patty” Ayala; who are both being brave while trying to cope with chronic illness and loving their kids the best way possible for them. They don’t have Lyme disease, what they have are another types of chronic illness which have more or the same symptoms and issues as Lyme’s.  “They’re so cool, they’re so connected with their kids, they’re so positive in the face of so much loss and that’s hard to find.” Aaron The couple are so open to talk about what they and their family go through everyday and had been through in the past with their illness. “One of the things that we’ve noticed, especially from interviewing people and from just our lives in general, in time of crisis your family will either come together or just blow apart.” Alexis   Episode Outlines Patricia “Patty” Ayala in their Dear Friends & Family Show (  http://www.lovethefam.com/ ) About Page has this brief summary description of herself; “Patricia Ayala was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2012 after having a hysterectomy. At 6 weeks, post surgery, she was so tired and in excruciating pain all over. According to doctors, that was the trauma that forced her to live every day with constant ache and break through pain. However, this is not something Patty let’s get in her way. She encounters each day with a fresh start, working to improve their family’s lives. Her husband, Lex, and their three beautiful children are the center of her world.” And Alexis Ayala Jr. has this brief description summary for himself; “ Alexis “Lex” Ayala was diagnosed with Small Fiber Neuropathy in 2014, many months after collapsing in his metal fabrication shop. It has been a long journey filled with horrible pain, muscle spasms, and a lot of not knowing what to do next. However, Lex is not the kind of guy that can just lie in bed all day. So, he and his wife, Patty, created ID Studios and began giving a voice to his illness through “Dear Friends & Family.” This has become more than just a show to them, as they bring you amazing stories of experience, empowerment, and hope.” They have been through a lot and had tried lots of medications just to find something to help make a little of the debilitating pain go away. They talked about trying medical marijuana against all that they believed in and have faced and gotten through the stigma attached to this revolutionary medication.  They’ve been through the path many chronic illness casualties have been through in their search for what can help heal them. At one point they even called in a Reike Healer ( http://www.reiki.org/ ). They have a very interesting Fight Heal and Live story and is currently still on the path of recouping their lives by building their careers on the foundation of their talents; the best stuffs that they can effortlessly do and love to do, that they call their new normal.   "If you're not enjoying what you're doing why are you doing it? I live life to enjoy it not to be beat up by it."                          -Lex-   “I will persist until I achieve.”   -Patty-       Contact Link: Hosts Pat & Lex  Podcast Dear Friends & Family https://itunes.apple.com dear-friends-and-family Web-sight http://www.lovethefam.com/   Intuitive Design Studios http://www.studioids.com/  Related Literature Mentioned: The Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn ( http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ )  The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino ( http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ ) Product Mentioned: Medical Marijuana  Traditional Healing Mentioned:   Reike Healing Protocol ( http://www.reiki.org/ )

Episode 15 Alexis Ayala

This is an interesting Episode with the husband and wife duo of Intuitive Design Studios ( http://www.studioids.com/#!meet-the-team/c1og2 ) Alexis Ayala Jr. and Patricia “Patty” Ayala; who are both being brave while trying to cope with chronic illness and loving their kids the best way possible for them. They don’t have Lyme disease, what they have are another types of chronic illness which have more or the same symptoms and issues as Lyme’s. 

“They’re so cool, they’re so connected with their kids, they’re so positive in the face of so much loss and that’s hard to find.” Aaron

The couple are so open to talk about what they and their family go through everyday and had been through in the past with their illness.

“One of the things that we’ve noticed, especially from interviewing people and from just our lives in general, in time of crisis your family will either come together or just blow apart.” Alexis

 

Episode Outlines

Patricia “Patty” Ayala in their Dear Friends & Family Show (  http://www.lovethefam.com/ ) About Page has this brief summary description of herself;

“Patricia Ayala was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2012 after having a hysterectomy. At 6 weeks, post surgery, she was so tired and in excruciating pain all over. According to doctors, that was the trauma that forced her to live every day with constant ache and break through pain. However, this is not something Patty let’s get in her way. She encounters each day with a fresh start, working to improve their family’s lives. Her husband, Lex, and their three beautiful children are the center of her world.”

And Alexis Ayala Jr. has this brief description summary for himself;

“ Alexis “Lex” Ayala was diagnosed with Small Fiber Neuropathy in 2014, many months after collapsing in his metal fabrication shop. It has been a long journey filled with horrible pain, muscle spasms, and a lot of not knowing what to do next. However, Lex is not the kind of guy that can just lie in bed all day. So, he and his wife, Patty, created ID Studios and began giving a voice to his illness through “Dear Friends & Family.” This has become more than just a show to them, as they bring you amazing stories of experience, empowerment, and hope.”

They have been through a lot and had tried lots of medications just to find something to help make a little of the debilitating pain go away. They talked about trying medical marijuana against all that they believed in and have faced and gotten through the stigma attached to this revolutionary medication.  They’ve been through the path many chronic illness casualties have been through in their search for what can help heal them. At one point they even called in a Reike Healer ( http://www.reiki.org/ ). They have a very interesting Fight Heal and Live story and is currently still on the path of recouping their lives by building their careers on the foundation of their talents; the best stuffs that they can effortlessly do and love to do, that they call their new normal.

 

"If you're not enjoying what you're doing why are you doing it? I live life to enjoy it not to be beat up by it."

 

                       -Lex-

 

“I will persist until I achieve.”

 

-Patty-

 

 

 

Contact Link:

Hosts Pat & Lex 

Podcast Dear Friends & Family https://itunes.apple.com dear-friends-and-family

Web-sight http://www.lovethefam.com/

 

Intuitive Design Studios

http://www.studioids.com/ 

Related Literature Mentioned:

The Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn ( http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ ) 

The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino ( http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ )

Product Mentioned:

Medical Marijuana 

Traditional Healing Mentioned:

 

Reike Healing Protocol ( http://www.reiki.org/ )

Mr. Greg Lee Web Sight http://goodbyelyme.com/ Email [email protected] Books:  Books by Heiner Fruehauf Surviving Molds by Ritchie Shoemaker Mold Warriors: Fighting America's Hidden Health Threat by Ritchie Shoemaker Jim Collins Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don’t Don't forget your free Audible download!  http://www.audibletrial.com/LymeVoice    Related Literature Mentioned: Maryn McKenna - What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more?, TEDTalk https://www.ted.com/talks/maryn_mckenna_what_do_we_do_when_antibiotics_don_t_work_any_more/transcript?language=en Gu Syndrome: Exploring the History of Treatment of Lyme Disease in the Light of the Classic Chinese Concept of Gu Syndrome   http://www.classicalpearls.org/resources/gu-syndrome-unique-strategies-for-the-treatment-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-fibromyalgia-lyme-disease-parasites-and-other-chronic-inflammatory-conditions/

Mr. Greg Lee

Web Sight http://goodbyelyme.com/

Email [email protected]

Books: 

Books by Heiner Fruehauf

Surviving Molds by Ritchie Shoemaker

Mold Warriors: Fighting America's Hidden Health Threat by Ritchie Shoemaker

Jim Collins

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don’t

Don't forget your free Audible download! 

http://www.audibletrial.com/LymeVoice 

 

Related Literature Mentioned:

Maryn McKenna - What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more?, TEDTalk

https://www.ted.com/talks/maryn_mckenna_what_do_we_do_when_antibiotics_don_t_work_any_more/transcript?language=en

Gu Syndrome: Exploring the History of Treatment of Lyme Disease in the Light of the Classic Chinese Concept of Gu Syndrome

 

http://www.classicalpearls.org/resources/gu-syndrome-unique-strategies-for-the-treatment-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-fibromyalgia-lyme-disease-parasites-and-other-chronic-inflammatory-conditions/

In this open and honest conversation with  Stephen and Heather Grooter, we discuss what to expect with common Lyme treatments. Stephen leads us on a discussion about the obstacles you encounter during Lyme treatments. The longevity and  emotional ups and downs that encompass chronic illnesses. And the emotional and physical responses that patients cycle through as they go through their own FIGHT.HEAL.LIVE story.   Books: Suffering Why Me, DR Paul Cho The Pain Chronicles, Melanie Thernstrom (The Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering.   Documentaries: How to Survive A Plague (AIDS epidemic)is the untold story of the efforts that turned AIDS into a mostly manageable condition...  Vitality (2012): A provocative look at the broken medical system in America and how our definition of health is skewed; this movie takes us through a journey into lifestyle and teaches us basic things we can do every day to enhance our health.   Episode Outline-   1 - Detox protocols -sauna (boost with essential oils), where to buy, how long to help, what to expect. -enemas, why do them, do they result in preventing the body from being able to go. -coffee enemas versus probiotic enemas versus other detox types of enemas. -juicing and use of food. What to do if you can't tolerate eating much veggies. -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   2 - Rife machines -what is it -does it help  -how long does it take to help  -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   3- Herbal treatment and antibiotics -is this scary, how long does it take -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   4- Emotional and  physical response to treatments -feeling bad can mean your headed in the right direction -can you trust your body? Or do you have to overwrite it? -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   5- The mental burden of chronic illness.  -what to expect -how to help Others who have Lyme.  -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?     From my heart to yours: This song was deeply encouraging to me this week. May you find strength, courage and hope in it at as well….~Sarah Schlichte Sanchez   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2M93tjzF0   Though You Slay Me (featuring John Piper) by Shane and Shane.   ~"Not only is all your affliction momentary, not only is all your affliction light, in comparison to eternity, and the glory there, but all of it is totally meaningful. Every millisecond of your pain from the fallen nature or fallen man, every millisecond of your misery in the path of obedience, is producing a peculiar glory you will get because of that. I don’t care if it is cancer or criticism, I don’t care if it was  slander or sickness it wasn’t meaningless, its doing something. Its not meaningless.  Of course you can’t see what it’s doing. Don’t look to what is seen, when your mom dies, when your kid dies, when you got cancer at 40, when a car careens into a sidewalk and takes her out, don’t say “That’s meaningless.” It’s not. It’s working for you an eternal weight of glory. Therefore, therefore, do not lose heart. But take these truths and day by day focus on them. Preach them to yourself every morning. Get alone with God and preach his word into your mind until your heart sings with confidence that you are new and cared for.”-John Piper

In this open and honest conversation with  Stephen and Heather Grooter, we discuss what to expect with common Lyme treatments. Stephen leads us on a discussion about the obstacles you encounter during Lyme treatments. The longevity and  emotional ups and downs that encompass chronic illnesses. And the emotional and physical responses that patients cycle through as they go through their own FIGHT.HEAL.LIVE story.   Books: Suffering Why Me, DR Paul Cho The Pain Chronicles, Melanie Thernstrom (The Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering.   Documentaries: How to Survive A Plague (AIDS epidemic)is the untold story of the efforts that turned AIDS into a mostly manageable condition...  Vitality (2012): A provocative look at the broken medical system in America and how our definition of health is skewed; this movie takes us through a journey into lifestyle and teaches us basic things we can do every day to enhance our health.   Episode Outline-   1 - Detox protocols -sauna (boost with essential oils), where to buy, how long to help, what to expect. -enemas, why do them, do they result in preventing the body from being able to go. -coffee enemas versus probiotic enemas versus other detox types of enemas. -juicing and use of food. What to do if you can't tolerate eating much veggies. -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   2 - Rife machines -what is it -does it help  -how long does it take to help  -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   3- Herbal treatment and antibiotics -is this scary, how long does it take -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   4- Emotional and  physical response to treatments -feeling bad can mean your headed in the right direction -can you trust your body? Or do you have to overwrite it? -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?   5- The mental burden of chronic illness.  -what to expect -how to help Others who have Lyme.  -If you are the healthy spouse, what can you do to help your Lyme patient?     From my heart to yours: This song was deeply encouraging to me this week. May you find strength, courage and hope in it at as well….~Sarah Schlichte Sanchez   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2M93tjzF0   Though You Slay Me (featuring John Piper) by Shane and Shane.   ~"Not only is all your affliction momentary, not only is all your affliction light, in comparison to eternity, and the glory there, but all of it is totally meaningful. Every millisecond of your pain from the fallen nature or fallen man, every millisecond of your misery in the path of obedience, is producing a peculiar glory you will get because of that. I don’t care if it is cancer or criticism, I don’t care if it was  slander or sickness it wasn’t meaningless, its doing something. Its not meaningless.  Of course you can’t see what it’s doing. Don’t look to what is seen, when your mom dies, when your kid dies, when you got cancer at 40, when a car careens into a sidewalk and takes her out, don’t say “That’s meaningless.” It’s not. It’s working for you an eternal weight of glory. Therefore, therefore, do not lose heart. But take these truths and day by day focus on them. Preach them to yourself every morning. Get alone with God and preach his word into your mind until your heart sings with confidence that you are new and cared for.”-John Piper 

Dr. Anh is the host of the popular podcast, the Food as Medicine Show with Dr. Anh.  She is a board-certified pharmacist and health coach specializing in treating cholesterol without medications.  She became a pharmacist because she wanted to provide people with the medications that she believed would help them get better.  After working as a pharmacist for a few years, she quickly realized that the root cause of many chronic conditions that people take medications for can be prevented through proper nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction.   Because about 80% of all chronic disease is preventable, Dr. Anh has now changed her focus and is dedicated to helping people use food as medicine to truly heal themselves so that they can live healthy and vibrant lives.     Food as Medicine with Dr.Anh  dranhpharmd.leadpages.net/restaurants/ DrAnh.com/gift

Dr. Anh is the host of the popular podcast, the Food as Medicine Show with Dr. Anh.  She is a board-certified pharmacist and health coach specializing in treating cholesterol without medications.  She became a pharmacist because she wanted to provide people with the medications that she believed would help them get better.  After working as a pharmacist for a few years, she quickly realized that the root cause of many chronic conditions that people take medications for can be prevented through proper nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction.   Because about 80% of all chronic disease is preventable, Dr. Anh has now changed her focus and is dedicated to helping people use food as medicine to truly heal themselves so that they can live healthy and vibrant lives.   

 Food as Medicine with Dr.Anh 

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