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	<title>Medical Care Mission : Abilene, Texas &#187; Articles</title>
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	<description>Low-income does not mean quality health and dental care must remain out of reach. The Presbyterian Medical Care Mission in Abilene, Texas, offers a solution.</description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Crystal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008, Crystal’s life took a dramatic turn.
“I lost everything,” she said. “It was a house fire. My husband, Creig, died.”
After Creig’s death, Crystal decided to move back to Abilene to be near family. When she became ill, she turned to 2-1-1 for help and was referred to the Mission.
“It is such a relief, medically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Cecilia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was obvious that Cecilia didn’t feel well.
Her boss told her not to come back to work until she’d seen a doctor. She works from midnight to 9 a.m. each day, so she called to make an appointment at the Mission as soon as she left work.
“I had to call today,” she said, “I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staff Members Volunteer at D.C. Clinic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three of the Mission&#8217;s staff members — J. Scott Golding, executive director; Dave Kraly, program director; and Darrold Stoebner, M.D., volunteered at a one-day clinic in Washington D.C. on August 4. This event was the seventh such clinic put on by the National Association of Free Clinics across the nation since September of 2009.
Here&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: David</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David had not seen a dentist in 10 years when a friend told him about the Medical Care Mission’s dental clinic.
“Before I came here, the pain was so bad that I was going to use food money to pay another dentist in town,” he said. “I would’ve starved; it’s a miracle I found this place.”
David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Ruby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Ruby was diagnosed with diabetes, she moved to another city to be near a clinic that a family member recommended.
“It was kind of like when I was diagnosed, doctors in both places told me I had diabetes, gave me a prescription and then sent me on my way,” she said. “They didn’t tell me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Rosie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosie was in so much pain that she could not hold back the tears.
She knew she had high blood pressure and knew it could make her feel this way, but she had no money for the medication she needed. When the pain escalated to the point she could not ignore it, Rosie walked one block [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Javier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight months ago 21-year-old Javier found himself in the hospital with heart failure and no insurance. It was during that time that he learned he also has diabetes and was referred to the Mission for follow-up care.
“I really needed the help,” he said. “I can’t afford $95 for a bottle of insulin.”
Javier works just under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Rosa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosa moved to Abilene from Dallas six months ago to take care of her mother, who is disabled. Rosa had been struggling to manage her diabetes, so her sister-in-law suggested that she seek care at the Medical Care Mission.
“I don’t know where I would have gone otherwise,” she said. “I guess, the hospital.”
Five months later, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Edith</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Edith moved back to Abilene two and a half months ago, she quickly found work performing custodial duties at a local school, but the end of the school year reintroduced her to unemployment.
“I have an interview today, this afternoon,” she said. “It’s for loading and unloading at a warehouse. If I get it, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Profile: Veronika</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veronika’s tooth pain takes her to her knees.
“My teeth make me real sick once every few months,” she said. “I just feel terrible. My stomach’s upset. My whole body is tired. I feel like I’ve been poisoned.”
She has been experiencing severe tooth and gum decay for many years and even received care at the Mission [...]]]></description>
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