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‘Coo-Coo Lane’ address still painful for Omaha veteran
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http://www.livewellnebraska.com/health/coo-coo-lane-address-still-painful-for-omaha-veteran/article_37048db3-c9c6-525e-a263-803ec5a3d5a6.html
Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:00 am
By Steve Liewer / World-Herald staff writer
Gabriel Florido opened a package from the U.S. government and discovered an insult.
The decorated Vietnam veteran — who has been treated for post-traumatic stress at the VA for decades — felt humiliated last summer when he realized someone at the Department of Veterans Affairs had altered his address and had mailed his medications to “Coo-Coo Lane.”
Last August, Gabriel Florido's address was changed in the VA database to "Coo-Coo Lane," causing him increased anxiety and depression. “I don’t understand it. I’m hurt, depressed,” said Florido, 64. “I don’t know how long I was a joke for them.”
“I don’t understand it. I’m hurt, depressed,” said Florido, 64. “I don’t know how long I was a joke for them.”
Florido interprets the fake address as a gibe at his mental health issues. He contacted VA officials repeatedly to complain, but no one has ever apologized or explained to him why it happened.
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