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Dr. Hands in Lindale Texas Near Tyler

July 28th, 2011

When you are raising children and paying for school, money gets tight, and you forget about the importance of saving money for doctor’s appointments. But tucked away in Lindale are the offices of Wendell and Donna Hand.

Call Dr. Hand at 903-882-3194

When you walk into the doctor’s office you will only be greeted by an over crowded waiting room decorated by a few faded posters on the wall and outdated magazines. Being a walk-in doctor’s office, it is “first come first served.” So you might be waiting in the two small rooms for quite awhile, depending on which doctor you are there to see. At times the small waiting rooms can feel extremely crowded and uncomfortable.

After you sit there for a quite awhile your name is called and if you didn’t have a headache before you probably do now. As a side note I would like to say to all the people out there, that if someone is sitting in the doctor’s office waiting area they probably are not feeling well, please do not talk so loud that people can hear you from outside, or play extremely annoying hard core rock music out of your headphones, so loud that everyone around you feels like they are going deaf.

A lady will lead you into the back with a smile on her face. You never have been so happy to see a doctor to get out of the chaos of the waiting room. When you walk to the back room, they weigh you in and sit you in the doctor’s office.

After you answer a few questions to the doctor’s assistant you are left in the back office to wait some more. When the doctor comes in you are welcomed with a personal friendship. I usually see Dr. Wendell Hand, he always seems to remember me and my family. Its great to have the comfort of a friendly greeting.

Dr. Hand always is there to help you feel better but he will offer the cheapest way to become healthy. Both doctors understand that a lot of their patients are not wealthy so they serve their patients as a mission to reach out to the community and less fortunate.

Although you may need to sit and wait some what annoyed for a while, if you need to go to a doctor, but can not afford the $100 dollars up front plus the insane amount of hidden fees, than you should go to the offices of Dr. Hand. They treat you with respect and will help you live the most healthy lifestyle.

Abortionist Accused of Murder

January 20th, 2011

Kermit GosnellWhile trolling the news for article topics I came on one, the subject of which is the stuff of nightmares. Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell has been arrested after a grand jury investigation into his practice. The details of what was uncovered are horrifying! This “Doctor” performed abortions and surgeries in extremely unsanitary conditions all the while ridiculing his patient’s discomfort. One story I read talked about pets and liter boxes being present in the O.R. at the time surgeries were taking place. Unlicensed, under-aged, assistants also participated in operations.

But all of this is merely on top of the real charges. The not- so good “Doctor” is facing third degree murder charges in the death of Karnamaya Mongar, an immigrant from Napal. He allegedly mis- proscribed Mrs. Mongar’s anesthetics. But Gosnell’s offenses don’t stop there. Evidently he has been performing illegal late term abortions for some time. He faces murder charges in the deaths of seven newborns whom he murdered with a pair of scissors. As if it could get any worse, he is suspected in the deaths of hundreds more. And his twisted services didn’t come cheap. He evidently made close to two million dollars as a low rent medical assassin.

Look I as a conservative Anglo- Catholic Christian I detest this “Doctor’s” profession under the best of circumstances. I find the abortion industry (and it is an industry) inhumane and dehumanizing. I don’t care how pretty the flowers in the waiting room or how superficially caring the staff are. But this “physician” is nothing more than a sanctioned serial killed, right down to the ghoulish trophies he kept in jars around his office. In my opinion, this guy is every bit the insane killer Jared Loughner is. He may actually be worse, because while Loughner’s insanity is clear to all, Kermit Gosnell hides his evil behind a mask of titles, education and self righteous justification.

The D.A. in Philly has announced plans to throw the book at Gosnell. In a statement to the press he stated he may in fact pursue the death penalty in the case. We’ll see whether or not the jury convicts in the case. With the preponderance of evidence I can’t imagine that they wouldn’t. At the very least I expect that he will lose his license to practice his macabre form of medicine. For more information on this story click on the following link: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/01/19/philly-doctor-facing-8-counts-of-murder/

Hospital Emergency

July 2nd, 2010

I woke up in the middle of the night every night for about a month in the worse pain of my life. I come to find out that I have had been living with a gall stone floating around my gallbladder. I went to different doctors and they recommend that I wait as long as I can until I go into the hospital because they will most likely just take my whole gallbladder out. Well, I waited until the day I felt like I was going to die and had to be rushed in the emergency room.

We had small children in the car and had to wait until someone came and picked them up, so I had to walk into the emergency room of Trinity Mother Francis by myself. I felt like I was going to pass out right there due to the massive pain throbbing through my body. The lady behind the desk had me simply sign a few papers and sit in the crowded waiting room.

They got me back to the first lady who asked me a few questions pretty fast. Being a Friday night, the hospital seems like the popular place to go. After about a half an hour of horrible pain and the most uncomfortable chairs, they finally wheeled me into a small curtained room.

Sitting in an extremely cold room on an extremely hard bed hearing everyone around me, is not something I want to do on a Friday night. I do not understand some people’s reasons for going to the emergency room. That day I heard so many people coming in and out of the curtained rooms. So many people were complaining about sore throats or weird coughs. Seriously?

Why don’t you go to a walk-in clinic so that the emergency doctors can help people with real emergencies? It took a long time for the doctors to come because it was so crowded. Finally he was able to give me a pain medication and something for my nausea. After a couple hours I had to get a sonogram to see what the problems were.

They had discovered a stone, as I had thought. The surgeon came and talked to me. He was very descriptive about what was going to happen and the good and bad things about getting the surgery done. He was extremely polite, which by the end of my visit I realized that was not the case with most doctors.

After about six hours of the pole sticking in my back I was admitted to my room. The nurses were extremely nice and helpful. I had once written about having a child in the Trinity Mother Francis and I had complained about the nurses being rude and short with me. But when I was in this much pain the women were understanding.

When I needed help they were quick to come and help me, even if it was just using the restroom. I always feel silly when I ask questions that I am sure they have heard a ton of times, but they did not make me feel dumb or wonder why I am asking things.

Once I had been lying in bed not sleeping for about nine hours I was sent down to where they were going to perform the surgery. I was not so excited when I saw that it was back to the small closet sized curtain rooms.

My gallbladder has calmed down, at this point and my surgery was not on the top of the list. I saw many people wheeled into the room and quickly rushed out to surgery. I understood though, I wish they had sent me back to my room and more comfortable room for the four hours I sat there. The drama and gossip of the down stairs nurses did keep me quite entertained.

The second surgeon that came and saw me and later did the surgery was extremely short to me and “matter-a-fact” but he did a great surgery, and I guess that is what matters most right?

The next thing I know I am being wheeled back to the surgery room. I was greeted by smiling faces and surgery masks. The next thing I know the surgeon is in my face asking if I was ready to go home.

I could not think of anything but rolling over and going back to sleep. After he quickly told me what happened and what I could and could not do after the surgery. I had no idea what he was saying, good thing he went and talked to my husband also.

Only a few hours after the surgery I was being sent home. Recovery was one of the most frustrating things because I could not pick up my children and had to have people watch me for almost a week, because of the pain medication I was on. After the first week at home it was time to revisit the doctor.

Once again I saw the first surgeon and he was extremely nice and told me to go back to life as normal. I feel great now and I am glad that I had the surgery done.

Besides the waiting around everything went quite smoothly, and the people were extremely nice and helpful. They were very willing to work with us financially because we do not have Medicaid or insurance. The payments were more than we could afford so they helped us make payments that we could afford to pay.

I was very impressed with Mother Francis and I will be going there again if an other emergency happens, but I may just call an ambulance so I do not have to sit and wait in the emergency room for the doctor to prescribe the person in front of me cough drops from Walgreens.

Hank’s Auto Repair in Lindale Texas

February 24th, 2010

Hanks Auto Repair

2801 S. Main Street
Lindale
TX 75771
903 882 7370

Where can you find good quality and efficient auto repairs at a reasonable price locally?
Answer – Hanks Auto in Lindale.

Located conveniently on Hwy 69 in Lindale between Neals Garden Center and Pizza Inn on the opposite side of the road from Walmart, is Hanks shop. They offer general auto repairs and service, a brake service, tires and transmissions.

Hanks is always busy – a sign of a good reputation. They open early in the morning and close around 6 pm, and all day there are customers coming and going. You can phone for an appointment, or just drop in. If you can leave your vehicle all day until they have time to look at it then this is ideal. There is also a warm waiting room if you need to stick around.

We took my husband’s pickup truck there recently. It needed an inspection, tires and there was a funny noise that we couldn’t locate. The tires were no problem, the inspection cost just $14 but the noise proved a more difficult problem to solve. For some reason, the vehicle would not perform when examined! Not one or two or even three – but four of their mechanics took the trouble to take the truck for a test drive to get it to make the noise and they even had the bright idea of keeping it overnight and trying it early in the morning in case it was cold related. It still didn’t make the noise and in fact, it hasn’t since. Perhaps the very threat of being given the once over by the experts at Hanks scared the noise away! What impressed us was the effort the mechanics took over this problem and that they charged us nothing for the time they took trying to find and locate the mystery noise.

This was the second positive experience we have had at Hanks. It comes recommended.

Bethesda Health Clinic

January 9th, 2010

Bethesda Health Clinic has been invaluable to me. This clinic offers incredibly discounted medical service to people in Smith County who are working but are uninsured. They serve an average of 10,000 patients each year with basic out patient health services. They have expanded in their abilities and equipment to offer dental care, colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures, and have most recently begun a program for treating diabetics in which they maintain regular communication with the patients.

At this time our nation is in uproar about solving the medical needs of our uninsured citizens. People are losing jobs. Meanwhile, the costs of health care have not gone down. People are worried that with the state of the economy it’s going to be even more difficult to be taken care of.  Tyler, TX is no exception to this. There is a huge need for the residents of Smith County to have health care. There are government run options for those in the poverty bracket, but what about the rest of us? And if we are in the poverty bracket, do we really want government run health services? It didn’t take living in Tyler very long to hear the answer. Bethesda offers the most reasonable solution I’ve seen or heard of to these needs.

I am a volunteer missionary living in Tyler. When I came down with the worst sore throat I’d ever had, some close friends and coworkers pointed me to Bethesda Health Clinic in downtown Tyler. I made a phone call to ask how to begin. The receptionist was kind and quick to help me figure out what I would need to bring in. I needed some basic identification documents and proof of employment. I went in to apply for the program and was pleasantly surprised. The waiting room did not look like most charitable health clinics I’ve been to. The furniture was nice. The walls were painted freshly with cheerful colors. There were attractive paintings instead of the usual depressing posters.

What made the biggest impression on me was how incredibly nice the workers were. From the receptionist to the doctors, I was blown away. They treated me like an equal instead of a beggar. They looked me in the eyes and smiled with genuine interest in my situation. The doctor discovered that I had strep throat and was able to give me an antibiotic for free from samples they had on hand. When I checked out I was amazed to find that the total cost for my visit was fifteen dollars.

The clinic was thought up by a physician in 1999 who shared her vision to the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Tyler. The pastor, Dr. Michael Massar, took the vision to his church staff and members and with in just a few years the clinic was up and running. They first opened their doors on September 6, 2003. After four months they had already treated 372 patients. Bethesda is run by a staff of 750 volunteers. There are 180 doctors, 140 nurses and hundreds more who help with the administrative, maintenance and clerical jobs. The patients are about 40 percent Hispanic, 40 percent Caucasian, 19 percent African American with jobs ranging from volunteer missionaries like me to jobs with the Tyler Independent School District. In short, this operation is nothing short of amazing.

Bethesda Health Clinic is setting an example of a better solution to our nation’s health care needs. People with good hearts who want to serve and pour out their lives for the less fortunate will always produce a better service than a government could offer.

General Information

Phone Number: 903-596-8353
For Charitable Contributions
903-596-8353 Ext. 109

Physical Address:

409 W. Ferguson
Tyler, TX 75702
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1999
Tyler, TX 75710
Fax Number: 903-596-9471