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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 :-) ********************************************************************