you will need either a laptop computer or desk top computer to do this
This blog post will be my 11,011 blog post since I started in 2012 and my blog is approaching THREE MILLION PAGE VIEWS.
I have been around the chronic pain community since 2012. There are a few things that have remained common over all those years.
1. Here are some people who want to be a advocate and come into the community and after a few months, they discover that the community has segregated into hundreds or thousands of different groups/tribes.
2. There seems to be a lot of in-fighting within the various communities. Often resulting of a few self proclaimed pain advocates that splinter off and create a new group to advocate for the community.
3. There is a lot of what is referred to as “keyboard warriors” that do a lot of whining, bitching, moaning to others on FP and other websites. They are seemingly the same chronic painers that are waiting for some White Knight on a White Horse to come over the horizon to save their ass.
Would anyone be interested on a fairly simple process to generate letters to send to members of Congress. The letter head at the left I just asked AI to generate a letterhead
I asked AI to find all the members of Congress that represents my zip code. took it about 1-2 minutes to get all the contact info on my two Federal Senators and the House member for the district I was in.
You put the contact info to your 2 senators and 1 house member and you go to AI. load the letterhead as an attachment to the AI. You then tell AI that you want a letter to send those Senators and House member and you tell what the subject matter is and the “catch words” that you want to be in your letter.
You copy the text of the letter and paste it into your letter head that the AI created.
I have found a few free fax programs that you can send at fax from your computer over the internet.
If you don’t have a word processor, there is a free word processor that is compatible with Windows’ suite of office software
Say.. you set up to contact your 2 Senators and 1 Representative to send them letters. After you get it all set up. you could “pepper” them with letters EVERY WEEK, ONCE A MONTH. All you have to do is create a new text for the letter. If you email or fax your letter(s), Other than your time, the cost is ZERO. There is an estimated 100 million chronic pain pts. if 10% of those chronic pain pts could send a letter once a week. My money on is that if all those 535 members got TEN MILLION LETTERS/EMAILS A WEEK, The community could get their attentions, especially if most of the letters state that they are going to vote for whoever that is running against the incumbent. After 53 years of the DEA overseeing the war on drugs, how much worse could it be, if we KICKED ALL THE INCUMBENTS OUT OF OFFICE – that would be 435 House members and 33-34 Senators. That is 87% of Congress that would be GONE in Jan, 2027!
Let me know if you want this “tool” to help you express your concerns to Congress. If I get little/no response, I will presume that most of the community is happy with the outcomes/changes to their access to pain management with all their whining, bitching, moaning to others on the FB pages.
This is where things start:
https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
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Thank you, Steve. This will be a helpful tool for all of us. I appreciate the instructions too.
I just DUMPED the first page and redesigned how things were going to happen … I think for the better.
I have sort of left other intractable pain silos. I stay on them for information but do not participate in any activities. I have been looking for a leader. I think your idea is great. Worth a try. I would be happy to participate .
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
Great idea and instructions, sounds like a plan. Count me in!!
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
I have been using the same technique since Chat GPT became available. It’s really not very complicated at all, it just takes a few minutes of trial and error. After you get the hang of it, you can set reminders, and then you’re in an automated process. I have suggested it to many groups but never received much traction, or people complain that they have written letters and just get pre-written response letters in return. Many seem frustrated! Thank you for explaining the process in great detail, I pray it catches on!
I’m right there with you Steve.
If you can present an easy (mostly) way on how to do this, I do think it can really get the ball rolling. I am relatively computer/internet literate, but have yet to try ai. I think a lot of us are in the same situation.
A couple of easy to learn lessons from you may help folks feel confident enough to act.
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
Steve, I like your idea! I’m not sure about how to use AI, but I think we should all write letters to the People who are in Our Districts. We’ve got to get them doing something for us!
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
Yes please
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
I’m sure you know about my communication campaign page on Doctorsofcourage.org, with email addresses, FB pages, Twitter pages, health staffer addresses, and all of the legislators grouped in various categories. But you want to create your own method? And then you talk about everybody doing their own thing? Give me a break.
I went to your Facebook page you only have a little over 300 members. I think this would be a brilliant idea. I was a moderator of a VA misconceptions for 13 years and this was a very effective way to communicate and let our State legislators know issues that Veterans face. The more letters they get I always say the better. Steve count me in on this. I tried to suggest the same thing on Claudia’s page she is definitely a shaker and mover for pain patients.
I don’t know which FB page you are looking at I just looked 2377 I also have 4,174 Followers on “X”
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
I am sure Steve would be willing to listen so instead of being snarky why. Why not give him a call to discuss. He is trying to pull us together, not build another silo.
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/
Awesome idea! I’ll be participating. I understand your frustration.
Must you always criticize others in the pain community who have ideas different from yours? You did the same thing to me and that’s why I left your group. It was just a suggestion to make letter writing to our reps easier. A good one at that. Geez!
I have made the first instructional video – tonight first time that I used this program https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/