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Welcome back among the "living", Ivan. Greg 48/35/35 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: I'm back home > Dear friends, > > Thank you for your support during the > past two months. I am at home now, recovering > from surgery on a large inguinal hernia, > I meanwhile have problems in my tailbone > (coccygeal) area. I have some pain , and although tired, > I am grateful to be on the mend, at last. > > Briefly, I did not know that there was unauthorized > use of my computer on either Feb. 25, or March > 5. The sender, Mr. Ashley Lenartson, has been > dismissed from working here. There is no Suzman > Fund, and I did NOT ask him to ask you to money sent here--he made these > things up . I wish I had had more control then, over who > could enter and leave my home. I do now. > > My caregiver situation is better, in that I have > been offered a source of funding for part > of their paychecks. I have cut back > to six good caregivers. To help me to recover, I have paid 24-hour > coverage, or friends visiting, with few gaps, > most days, and am much better than even > two days ago. > > The State of Maine has not yet responded with > a final decision about cutting my funded hours to > 5 daily, or retaining 13/day. Meanwhile, my appeal > preserves 13 hours, awaiting a decision. > > I was driven to my aunt and uncle's apartment on > Feb. 23, in Providence, Rhode Island, which is 162 miles > away. I was admitted to Miriam Hospital, on 2/24 , > in Providence, transferred on 2/28 to Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket , > RI. > I was transported back to Maine on Friday , March 16th > and admitted for abdominal surgery on Wed > Mar 21, here at Maine Medical Center. > > I was sent home on Sunday, March > 25. I was battling to get my medications > at the correct times, and achieved > control over them , along with accurate nighttime > reminders, on March 23. By the end of my stay > at Maine Medical, I was extremely grateful to > have survived, and I cried with relief, when I was finally > wheeled to the hospital doors and discharged. > > It is still snowing here, and the driveway has > 9-foot high snowbanks. Winter is quite a > terrible challenge. > > The Houston Area Parkinson Society > golf competition was last autumn, and > the call to me that I am its champion > for Maine came on March 5th, while I was in the hospital. > I have already been driven, carrying a copy of the award citation > from Bob Martone and friends, to the local > office of U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe . > I mentioned the stem cell research that is so hopeful, and > her Portland staff promised to convey this to Washington, > DC. > > > For next winter, there are friends in North Carolina > and in Georgia who are talking to me about > possible arrangements. Each one is a nurse. > > I am so grateful to all of you who have been able > to assist me in various ways. > > I called my State Senator and Representative > yesterday. Parkinson's Awareness Month begins > tomorrow, and they will co-sponsor an Awareness > Resolution in the Maine Capitol . > > Yours sincerely, > > Ivan Suzman > 51/39/36 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn