Originally Posted By: aetnahell



a totally devastating reality for a 32 year old. - The physical, emotional, and mental toll from this insurance nightmare has made my life unbearable.

Even though most of you reading this are not disabled, I too never thought I would be disabled and need a wheelchair. Unfortunately, this horrific ordeal can happen to anyone--and often does, especially with AETNA.

I am starting this petition to make as many people as possible aware of AETNA's practices towards the disabled, especially with regard to denying wheelchairs to those who need them the most.

I will also be filing a complaint about this with the New York Bureau of Insurance, and taking legal action. Thanks to my media contacts, I will also be sharing my AETNA-wheelchair- nightmare on the radio on NPR and in print soon with the NYTimes. Thank you so much for your signatures and support--it means the world!


I don't even know where to start.. first of all MOST of us here ARE disabled, and if you were even remotely thinking about anyone or anything other than yourself, you would have taken the time to edit your ridiculous form letter so those you are asking for help from realize you actually do need help and not just more NYTimes coverage.. How's that working for you btw?

And FYI your whiny pity me for my horrible life now that I'm disabled is extremely insulting. Unbearable.. horrific.. devastating.. Way to get the support of those of us who have been living this life. I'm curious though, since you have so much to say about how AWFUL your lot in life is now, battling that mean old insurance company (for those disabled people who don't know what insurance is.. it's something able bodied people get to buy so they don't have to pay more money for things we have to pay 3 times the price for), are you involved in access or other activism for the disabled? Or is it only an issue now that it affects you personally?
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