VA hospitals must be fixed - now

I have written all my senators and one congressman, and yet nothing changes with the VA hospital.

I had major neck surgery in July and was prescribed four different opiates for pain. Now I cannot get anyone to prescribe any of these opiates, so along with being in pain, I am withdrawing from the opiates cold turkey. I would be willing to bet that if you and all your staff looked into this situation, you would find that there are countless other veterans who are also receiving this unethical and immoral treatment from VA hospitals nationwide.

Please do something other than what you haven't been doing. I am begging you as a proud veteran and a resident of the great state of South Carolina that you immediately do more than send them a letter or a phone call - that you actually look into this terrible treatment that myself and countless other veterans continue to receive at the hands of the VA.

This story was originally published September 30, 2017 at 3:45 PM with the headline "VA hospitals must be fixed - now."