TODAY is the deadline for your story!! Please read the message I posted last Monday for more information.
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PLEASE:
* Share your experience...in the form of a STORY.
* Use the following outline only as a guide!!
* Send your stories to me at: olddad66@runestone.net ... NO LATER than APRIL 20th!!!
[]]] YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A RESULT OF ARD:
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1.) WHO I AM:
I am...your age...male/female...married/single...children
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2.) HOW THIS PROBLEM STARTED:
I have had ( How many? ) operations in the last __years...starting with ____ and most recently _____. These operations have been mainly for the problem of _______.
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3.) RECOGNITION THAT THE PROBLEM IS ADHESIONS:
My insurance carrier won't recogize I have adhesions because____. Therefore, they will NOT cover me for pain clinic or surgical treatment. I am unable to qualify for disability benefits. I have tried to appeal to ______; but to no avail.
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4.) MEDICAL EXPENSES:
I have $_____ of unpaid medical bills because my problems have not been recognized by my insurance carrier.
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5.) INABILITY TO ACCESS TREATMENT:
I have tried to be treated by Drs.___and____ in ( Name of city ); but because adhesions are not recognized as a problem, my company ____ refuses to pay.
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6.) PAIN MEDICATION:
An additional probem has been trying to obtain adequate pain medication!! Many doctors are afraid that I will become ( or I already am ) addicted to narcotic pain medication; and due to government regulations, doctors cannot or will not prescribe an ample supply of strong enough analgesics.
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PLEASE SEND YOUR COMPLETED STORY BY APRIL 20th...TO: olddad66@runestone.net . I will make sure that Bev receives your story BEFORE she leaves for Washington, D.C.
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