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Charlie, do you have the experience to answer Jane about a PETITION? I would like to help, but don't know where a petition for her would go. To the insurance company?? Ivan On Sat, 29 May 1999 13:29:22 -0700 JaneRoss <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Ivan, >You are precious, and I appreciate your concern, but who would I >petition? >The hospital that let this happen or Medtronic, or the insurance >company. >Once I can focus on who is at fault it will be much easier. > >I follow your plights on the List and think there must not be an end >to the >persecution for the infirmed. > >>Maybe you could benefit from a PETITION, Jane. I am still struggling >to >>achieve a >>agreement with the City of Portland, and now, the petiiton from the >List >>that I have >>printed out will put pressure on it. >> >>Ivan >>:-) >> >>On Fri, 28 May 1999 21:14:32 -0700 JaneRoss <[log in to unmask]> >writes: >>>The discussion seems to include me let me say I would never try to >>>discourage anyone the feeling of freedom that I had these past >three >>>years. >>> >>>It was like a dream. As most of you know I had experimental DBS >>>surgery >>>three years ago that my insurance company refused to pay for. My >>>insurance >>>company was the ONLY insurance company to deny payment. I believe >>>the >>>other patients were covered by medicare. >>> >>>Several years ago a social security judge declared that I wasn't >fully >>>disabled >>>when I quit working and I was denied my Social Security rights so I >>>don't >>>have medicare. >>> >>>Now I have a dead battery on my right side. They want to take my >>>left >>>battery and place it on the other side so I would get possibly get >a >>>couple >>>of more years out of it and would disable my left side which since >>>the >>>surgery has almost stabilized even when turned off. >>> >>>I have put off calling them to see where I stand with my insurance >>>company >>>but Monday I must face reality. I will call. >>> >>>This has turned into a nightmare for me, It is like giving a child >an >>>ice >>>cream cone then just when they find out how good it is, take it >away. >>>I >>>want my stimulator back! >>> >>>jjjane >>>http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html >> >>^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) >> Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) >> Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) >>******************************************************************** > > >jjjane >http://www.geocities.com/soho/village/6263/pienet/people/hithross.html ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************