Indigenous Lives Matter! OUR LIVES MATTER!
Leading cause of death in Natives living on or off the reservations in South Dakota is
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES!
My mission is to expose discrimination and the degrading unethical practices of Indian Health Services on the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe reservation and across the state of South Dakota.
The leading cause of death for Natives living in South Dakota can be traced back to Indian Health Services. For most members of the Great Sioux Nation, the only way you have access to medical care is if you stay on the reservation. If you live off the reservation, you’re like a dog on a chain, you have to stay within your tribe’s coverage area.
For instance, I am enrolled in the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. My reservation is about an hour drive southeast of Pierre, SD. In order to receive medical care and prescription coverage, I have to drive down to the reservation to get it. Most Natives who leave the reservation lack the resources necessary to even get back there to see a doctor, and, like in my situation, IHS will NOT pay for you to see a local doctor.
My goal is to advocate for reform within Indian Health Services to allow for higher quality health care for tribal members, both on and off the reservation.
Mission Statement
I desperately NEED your help so I can have reconstructive surgery to remove ALL abnormal fat cells and other affected tissue to prevent sepsis from recurrent acute cellulitis ulcers from Stage 4 Lipedema and, subsequently Lymphedema pooling.
I’ve never been very good at asking for help…but, right now, I don’t have any other options… If you are able to help me in any way, I would really appreciate it.
https://gofund.me/9200dcf5
Lower Brule IHS Retaliation since SSDI Approval in February 2024
This is the letter I sent to Lower Brule IHS in response to the retaliatory actions and harassment since my SSDI approval as the administrative law judge at my appeal hearing left the door open for law suits.
The classic “bury you in paper” tactic... Consisting of several duplicate copies.
“Let’s cancel all of her prescription refills without notice and only give her a 14-day supply.”
Okay, you want to play dirty. I sent each of my specialists an email via their respective websites explaining the situation and asking them if they would be willing to start filling whatever medications were still being prescribed by Kyrstin. DONE!
I know, let’s have some lady from Great Plains IHS from Rapid City, SD, call to try to intimidate me. Oh, and let’s lie to the lady by telling her that I haven’t been seen in the clinic for over a year.
Yeah, I don’t think so, but nice try. I made sure she knew exactly who I am and gave her a brief summary of my resume. I told her I was going to publish all of my medical records that prove Kyrstin and Lower Brule IHS are guilty of Gross Medical Negligence and Malpractice Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Harm, Discrimination, Harassment, and have been in direct violation of the ADA in regard to my service dog and that I will be suing for punitive damages as well. I also told her that I drive down to the clinic every week for telehealth trauma therapy. I also told her they messed with the wrong Indian! Someone will take responsibility for the horrendous mismanagement of my medical conditions and be held accountable!