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From: Charlotte.Ferris@f5.n382.z1.fidonet.org (Charlotte Ferris)
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Subject: Re: Shalom/Hello Again
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Date: 26 Oct 90 03:59:02 GMT
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        Shalom, Aaron.....
                Your last post sounded kind of blue, so I wanted to give you 
an electronic pat on the back. Hope you're feeling better by now. I agree, 
the scary part of the whole schmeer is organizing help all of a sudden when 
you need it.  That happened to me 2 summers ago when I caught pneumonia and 
came out of the hospital 9 wks later with a tracheostomy and a portable 
ventilator.  I had needed attendant care before that point, but all of a 
sudden, I needed a whole lot more.  It kind of threw my household into 
disarray for awhile and was a very unhappy time for me. But just hang in 
there.
        And another thing: don't let your doctor totally control your 
reality for you.  Some doctors are real jerks, and ignorant besides. If you 
do not believe it is "all in your head," then don't let your doctor try to 
insist that's the reality.  I have had a number of fights with doctors over 
various conditions I have had in which I have been PROVED RIGHT.
        The insurance thing: is there some reason you don't have Medicare? 
If you do have it, find a doctor who won't hold it against you or treat you 
like a second-class citizen because of it. For lack of any more information 
about your situation, I'll stop preaching now.....but the best of luck to 
you. Keep posting to us. 
 

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