Clergy Abuse Me vs. UMC (United Methodist Church) ⚠TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠
Thanks, David - this means a lot!!So yes, Kal.... be proud of yourself!
I am. And I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that we all are!
he was wondering if there might be financial assistance with this effort
therapy up to the amount of $1500
These future payments will be made to the providers upon the presentation of the bill or voucher to our conference treasurer
This is not actually true. Both you and Becky Posey Williams offered financial assistance to help with the price of therapy. I initially declined Becky's offer, but after getting advice from other survivors, I changed my mind and was willing to accept this offer. The wording within the agreement should clarify this.
3) " These future payments will be made to the providers upon the presentation of the bill or voucher to our conference treasurer " -I disagree with the amount. As I mentioned in my previous email to you (dated Thur, Jun 6, 2019, 8:56 AM Eastern Time) It is said that most victims of sexual trauma can expect 6 years of treatment at 2 one-hour sessions per week, bringing the total of therapy hours to 624. If you deduct the 15 sessions that have already occurred (and accounted for in the $1,360.00 amount), that leaves 609 additional sessions. If you multiply that figure by the current co-pay amount of $30.00, that brings the "additional Therapy out-of-pocket expenses" to be $18,270.00. Your proposed figure is not even 1/10 of that. Keeping in mind that co-pay amounts may go up year-to-year, and there is no telling if my current employer will stick to the current plan or if I will even retain this job and its benefits. I could very well end up paying full price again for therapy. I believe this updated figure is more than fair.
I disagree with this statement, as well. Instead, this should be a reimbursement account that *I* submit receipts to. It would be too difficult to try to convince all my practitioners to bill out of state for my co-pays (plus I have had some already-inccurred or will be incurred expenses before this thing is finalized). I would also like to expand the items that can be reimbursed, to include expenses related to Recovery Retreats (such as the WoR retreat that I mentioned in a previous e-mail) and include registration, travel expenses, hotels, and per diems (following IRS/GSA per diem rules) during such events. I would not increase the above $18,270 figure to include additional funding for such retreats, but knowing the expense related to such outings would most likely equal to the psychological benefits I would receive from such events.
I have not disclosed the camping trips. only the "age-3" abusecamping trips
$1,500 or $18,000?Absolutely not enough, Kal.
There is no amount that is enough. And limiting the therapy reimbursement to $1500 is a joke imho$1,500 or $18,000?