ASSOCIATION SERVICES

ASSOCIATION (COSA,i) SERVICES

(For ‘general’ members benefit, available as/when resources permit):

I. Collect, assemble and distribute information from appropriate sources focusing on programs/therapies/treatments, etc. constructed to improve the healing process of the mental/physical health of the ‘general’members;

II. Provide website bulletin boards and/or chat rooms to enable‘general’ members to tell their stories (embarrassing or otherwise ???), to request input from others regarding their specific concerns and to communicate directly with each other to discuss shared interests;

III. Setup procedures to encourage ongoing ‘general’ members participation with each other through partnering and/or intra-personal relationships to further contribute to the full plate of support type assistance available from COSA,i to help repair the a.e.'s critical to the hoped for complete/partial recoveries of our individual ‘general’ members;

IV. Provide 'personal counseling/mentoring' for those ‘general’ members who submit a request (meeting certain criteria) for this service;

V. Research various products and developments in the marketplace and provide this information to the ‘general’ members using periodic additions to these web pages. Pass along any discounts or special incentives vendors may offer to promote their goods and services;

VI. Establish relationships with other support groups and associations, such as various Traumatic Brain Injury Associations, Courage Center[s], Sister Kenny Institute locations, etc, etc. And with manufacturers of different types of equipment such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers (used to provide oxygen treatments, hbot), CO/ fire/smoke detectors, ventilation/heating controls, hygiene devices, testing apparatus, etc,etc. And with service providers such as poison control centers, hospital emergency rooms, rescue squads and ambulance services, 911 phone banks and media outlets (tv/radio/newspapers/magazines...). Pursue all of the above as may be beneficial to the goals of COSA,I;

VII. Work with the medical community infrastructure to establish a higher awareness with them of the issues important to us and to help us to improve the remedies for the cognitive disorders and other problems we endure as SURVIVORS of CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURES;

VIII. Provide ongoing liaison services and recommendations/referrals, etc.in the future as determined to be in the best interests of the ‘general’members, including potentially available historically supported guidance and/or testimony from various professionals as may be helpful to the‘general’ members from time to time;

IX. We are also hoping to have an advocacy type help line for our general members just as soon as we can put it together! We believe, by chronicling the substantially reduced life styles some of our members have been trying to deal with and by making this information available to the various responsible authorities, these people could receive fair treatment from due process legal representation and accountability could then be achieved on their behalf!

X. As soon as we have the necessary cash flow we will offer an 800 phone number to our ‘general’ members!!!

XI. Identify by name and location sources of financial or services assistance as may be available from public agencies for those 'general' members who can satisfy the applicable qualifying criteria. Provide this information on a state by state basis to the association members.

APPLICABLE GUIDELINES:

I. It is to be clearly understood by anyone who may become involved in COSA,i, ALL INFORMATION AND/OR WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS contained herein are subject to change/modification/alteration without any prior notice, all as may be provided for under either common practice or applicable law.

II. Your association will make a continuing, conscious effort to present services and information to the ‘general’ members using language and formatting which can be 'effectively used' by, hopefully, all‘general’ members, even those with fairly severe mental impairments! Or, by personal representatives of those ‘general’ members with major disorders...! We will rely on you to tell us how we are doing in this regard!

NOTE: Some of the above described services, while definitely part of our long range thinking, may have to be temporarily deferred until sufficient 'operating capital' is available to cover implementation and ongoing administration costs. See ASSOCIATION FUNDING, below!

III. It is to be also clearly understood it is not the intention of this association, COSA,i to cicumvent, alter, modify or change in any way whatsoever the doctor/patient relationship(s) between our 'general' members and their professional medical caregivers. Any recomendations, suggestions, referrals, therapies, exercises, remedies and/or treatments of any kind any 'general' member may gain access to or receive from this association, COSA,i MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THEIR APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVER(S) FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL(S) BEFORE BEING USED BY THE 'GENERAL' MEMBER!!!