I have been on the Lee Speciality Clinic waitlist for nearly two years.
I am a 26 year old with autism, ocd, and epilepsy. Finding comprehensive care has been incredibly challenging for me as I usually have to travel to multiple counties to get the care that I need. For example, I have to travel near Cincinnati annually for dental work so that I can be sedated for the safety of myself and everyone around me.
I have to travel to Shepardsville multiple times a year to see my neurologist and see any therapists virtually because I do not drive due to my disabilities.
Learning that I was accepted on the waitlist at Lee Clinic brought a sense of relief to myself and my family as they would no longer have to travel to several counties to get me the care that I deserve, but now that is all at risk.
To our government, I ask: am I not worth that? Am I not worth the necessary funding to keep me safe and alive? Do I not deserve to see an appropriate dentist and therapists/specialists like everyone else? Because right now, I don’t feel like I matter.