Ivan....

I think it's wonderful that you' ve been able to get as much
support as you have in this issue.  You're a past  master at the
art of making the most of the "Squeaky  wheel  getting the oil,"
And hopefully with this problem you'll come up a winner!

I am VERYy interested in the Speech Booster you mentioned, as I'm
having a terrible time being heard (since my body now appaently
absorbs the collagen within 12 hours of having the collagen
injected into my vocal cords

I find the loss of the ability to vocally communicate with the
world about me is literally changing my whole personality and is
causing me a LOT of pain and frusfration!

If you can get me a phone number or email addres, I'd greatly
appreciate it!

Thanks,, and again, the best of luck in your taxes problem

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, October 30, 1999 1:06 PM
Subject: PWP Rights -Battle Against Foreclosure


>^^^^^^  WARM GREETINGS  FROM  ^^^^^^^^^^^^  :-)
> Ivan Suzman        49/39/36       [log in to unmask]   :-)
> Portland, Maine    land of lighthouses         62  deg. F   :-)
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>  Dear PIEN-list community:
>
>   The update I promised  on the battle against foreclosure
>of my house by the vultures at Portland City Hall.
>
>
>   I slowly dragged through a morning and early afternoon
> Investigation on October 20th, 1999, in my sitting room,
>before  Maine Human Rights Commision Investigator Barbara Lelli.
>She was professional, kind and easy to work with.
>
>She was with Sheila Pierce, who held documents for me,
>so I could  try and follow.  I had help from PCA Tyrone da-Silva.
>Husband and PWP, Carl and Nancy Barker from my PD support group,
> loaned me a Speech Booster, which is a clip-on microphone and
tiny,
>portable,
>speaker, attached and battery-powered.
>
>In four hours, I went through two 25-minute
>off-periods with tremors and loss of voice volume,
>and not being able to move much at all.
>
>   I had no lawyer.  The City's two top lawyers were there,
>because they are the persons facing the 2 claims of
Discrimination.
>The 2 top lawyers gave their side of the case.
>
>I face foreclosure for the FIFTH time, (AAARRRGGHH!),
>with an imminent foreclosure warning scheduled for
>early November.  December 16 is the foreclosure date. I am
> still getting sewer liens, although I am on septic.  My
>mortgage is totally paid off, but the back taxes are now
>significant.
>
> Upcoming foreclosure lien is for about $1400.00.
>
>I sent the PIEN Petition that Hilary Blue started in January,
>which ends with Barbara Patterson's  cyber-signature.
>The Maine HRC does NOT use e-mail, so here is the surface
address:
>
>Barbara Lelli, Investigator,
>Maine Human Rights Commission
>51 State House Station
>Augusta, Maine 04333-0551 USA
>
>tel. (207) 624-6055
>
>The Executive Director of the MHRC is Patricia E. Ryan.
>
>I have no lawyer, just hoping anyway that my
>case  is compelling , and a landmark case for
>PWP's in every walk of life.
>
>Barbara Lelli's report must be issued by
>November 15,  1999.  Then, the MHRC
>Commisioners must rule whether they
>agree or disagree with her.
>
>Only AFTER that, I can  decide whether
>or not to pursue a lawsuit.
>
>I am meanwhile the founder of my PD support group,
>one of 2 phone numbers for PD suicide calls and emergency
>statewide with Ingraham volunteers, and am still
>working on Udall(with Congressman John Baldacci's
>health aide, Joy Leach, and others on his staff). I
>volunteer because Medicaid caps my income.
>
>I can just imagine losing,
>due to my whistleblowing nature, and
>end up not owning my PD-adapted
>home despite having PAID off
>the MORTGAGE.
>
>
>Ivan