WEBVTT NOTE language:en-US NOTE Confidence: 0.8851268291473389 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:07.331 When you have someone in your corner, it tremendously takes NOTE Confidence: 0.8851268291473389 00:00:07.392 --> 00:00:08.799 some of the burden off. NOTE Confidence: 0.9686467051506042 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:10.320 It really does. NOTE Confidence: 0.8830037117004395 00:00:11.320 --> 00:00:14.124 Hi, I'm Angela, this is my husband Alan and we NOTE Confidence: 0.8830037117004395 00:00:14.185 --> 00:00:16.319 are a member of the Village Health. NOTE Confidence: 0.8245908617973328 00:00:22.120 --> 00:00:23.880 Allen's had a lot of health issues. NOTE Confidence: 0.9651035666465759 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:25.760 He had really high blood pressure. NOTE Confidence: 0.8665757179260254 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:30.360 We discovered that possibly affecting his kidneys. NOTE Confidence: 0.8114984035491943 00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:32.360 That's where Doctor Russell has come in. NOTE Confidence: 0.9034785628318787 00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:36.355 She's our nephrologist and she actually is the one that NOTE Confidence: 0.9034785628318787 00:00:36.426 --> 00:00:40.199 asked me if we would be interested in Village Health. NOTE Confidence: 0.8539756536483765 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:42.040 This is when we got introduced to Allison. NOTE Confidence: 0.892754316329956 00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:46.721 Allen has had a lot of complications and a lot NOTE Confidence: 0.892754316329956 00:00:46.785 --> 00:00:50.068 of issues, some related to the other, some not just NOTE Confidence: 0.892754316329956 00:00:50.132 --> 00:00:52.707 kind of came up and it's taken a toll on NOTE Confidence: 0.892754316329956 00:00:52.771 --> 00:00:53.480 their life. NOTE Confidence: 0.9578484892845154 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.025 So my role is to connect them with resources they NOTE Confidence: 0.9578484892845154 00:00:57.082 --> 00:00:59.639 might need to help them through this journey. NOTE Confidence: 0.8198192119598389 00:01:06.500 --> 00:01:09.754 Wasn't sure at first because I was thinking something else NOTE Confidence: 0.8198192119598389 00:01:09.810 --> 00:01:10.539 to deal with. NOTE Confidence: 0.8275823593139648 00:01:10.620 --> 00:01:13.077 Then I for some reason I just said, OK, let's NOTE Confidence: 0.8275823593139648 00:01:13.132 --> 00:01:13.460 do it. NOTE Confidence: 0.8799759745597839 00:01:14.700 --> 00:01:16.580 And you know, it was probably the best thing we NOTE Confidence: 0.8799759745597839 00:01:16.620 --> 00:01:16.780 did. NOTE Confidence: 0.8547609448432922 00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:18.900 Allison, she's great. NOTE Confidence: 0.6545644402503967 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:20.440 I was going to say, She's great. NOTE Confidence: 0.8958804607391357 00:01:21.160 --> 00:01:25.901 She helps Doctor Russell make sure that we're taken care NOTE Confidence: 0.8958804607391357 00:01:25.985 --> 00:01:26.239 of. NOTE Confidence: 0.9331462383270264 00:01:26.600 --> 00:01:29.872 And so to have someone like Allison makes my world NOTE Confidence: 0.9331462383270264 00:01:29.938 --> 00:01:30.919 so much easier. NOTE Confidence: 0.8834694623947144 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:39.249 My sole purpose would be everything that you need medical NOTE Confidence: 0.8834694623947144 00:01:39.299 --> 00:01:41.799 wise, any help that you need to help with doctor's NOTE Confidence: 0.8834694623947144 00:01:41.849 --> 00:01:42.199 visits. NOTE Confidence: 0.9389674067497253 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:44.640 If you need transportation help I can help assist that. NOTE Confidence: 0.949381947517395 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.138 I can put you in contact with a social worker NOTE Confidence: 0.949381947517395 00:01:47.193 --> 00:01:50.302 if you're having financial issues, we can give you extra NOTE Confidence: 0.949381947517395 00:01:50.358 --> 00:01:53.800 reminders for your doctor's appointments and things like that. NOTE Confidence: 0.8434079885482788 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:58.943 I guess you're thinking, well, what's this going to cost NOTE Confidence: 0.8434079885482788 00:01:58.987 --> 00:01:59.119 me? NOTE Confidence: 0.7987089157104492 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:01.789 You know what, what forms do I have to fill NOTE Confidence: 0.7987089157104492 00:02:01.839 --> 00:02:02.039 out? NOTE Confidence: 0.9026370048522949 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:05.484 When in reality it it was a matter of pretty NOTE Confidence: 0.9026370048522949 00:02:05.557 --> 00:02:09.489 much writing your name, address, you agreed to it, and NOTE Confidence: 0.9026370048522949 00:02:09.562 --> 00:02:12.840 now here's all your support for you for free. NOTE Confidence: 0.9343271255493164 00:02:13.160 --> 00:02:15.640 Some patients do get hesitant about the program. NOTE Confidence: 0.8737456798553467 00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:18.259 They think it's too good to be true or they're NOTE Confidence: 0.8737456798553467 00:02:18.316 --> 00:02:20.879 it's it's going to be expensive and it's not. NOTE Confidence: 0.9314698576927185 00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:22.320 It's covered by insurance. NOTE Confidence: 0.9501008987426758 00:02:22.720 --> 00:02:26.091 You have people that actually truly care about you and NOTE Confidence: 0.9501008987426758 00:02:26.154 --> 00:02:27.840 will follow you one-on-one. NOTE Confidence: 0.9500550031661987 00:02:28.040 --> 00:02:31.417 I would definitely tell every single person I know to NOTE Confidence: 0.9500550031661987 00:02:31.480 --> 00:02:33.520 be involved with Village Health.