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Ivan, I don't think petitions work as well as letters. I already have FAXed a letter in Jane's behalf to the CEO of Medtronic giving him a good reason why he should provide a stimulator for free. Let's see what happens. The insurance company is another way to go. Charlie Ivan M Suzman wrote: > 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 :-) > ******************************************************************** -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************