Re: Lanyia, Apologies to you
From: Dawn (dawn@naisp.net)
Thu Jul 10 10:58:57 2003
Dear Lanynia,
I just read your last post....I did not mean to upset you. I was busy
working on the perspective post when you posted your last note.
I meant no harm...only wished to help.
Again if I may be of service ever to you do not hesitate to contact me.
I still must repost Dr. Wisemans letter so that others may understand
what we are talking about.
Please accept my apologies as I meant no harm.
Warmest wishes,
Dawn
>
>Dear Laynia,
>I urge you to reread Dr. Wisemans letter again. I will try to
>paraphrase what perhaps you
>misinterpreted. What Dr. Wiseman was trying to do was save this Dr's
>reputation. It was being
>destroyed by probably very well meaning people, lay persons like you and
>me expousing medical
>information with out the benefit of a medical license! The constant
>domination of this SUPPORT group
>by certain individuals was getting a bit manic ( understatement of the
>century) and therefore detracting
>from this surgeons credibility. Dr. Wiseman would certainly never call
>this talented surgeon a snake oil
>salesman. He was referring to the constant (commercial type, snake oil
>sellin) postings made regarding him. We might
>be very ill but we are still savvy American consumers! Think about
>it....how carnival type barking might
>turn sufferers off from a choice that might be right for them. This
>same Dr. saved my very life! I felt quite
>a disservice had been done him....heck I could not even get a word in
>edgewise nor many others. Pleas for help were being ignored! Open
>combat started and this is no place for such a thing.
>Information must be presented in a credible manner. I researched this
>site for two years and worked
>with this Dr.'s proper IAS advocate and made my very own choice as to
>what is right for me. No
>pressure, accurate expectations and information.
>As to your dislike of Beverly Doucette, a person you have not ever
>interacted with
>I would once again warn you of being contacted by people who no longer
>wish to participate in this
>forum or tell you they have been kicked off. This disease can make
>people lash out due to the pain and
>years of abject frustration. I worry about people being contacted by
>those who perhaps have sour
>grapes for whatever reason. I urge you to educate yourself with all the
>information on this site...it may
>well save your life. I urge all to read the rules of posting properly
>on this message board so it may
>continue to be the very best source of information and the safest haven
>for ARD sufferers. You will find
>them ( message board rules) quite reasonable and they have been in place
>and not changed for quite some time. Please see for
>yourself. I would urge you to contact Beverly herself and form your own
>opinion. She works tirelessly
>behind the scenes of the IAS, keeping us safe and finding the best
>treatment available for us in the whole
>wide world.
>She does not participate on the forum much ( she is way too busy) but
>when she does it is with great
>knowledge and forthought....keeping the IAS a safe place for us all to
>make informed decisions about
>how we can individually deal with this disease.
>God bless you and Hang on! If I may be of service to you feel free to
>contact me anytime. My email is
>above this message. I will try to repost Dr. Wisemans letter so you
>may read it carefully again. Please educate yourself about what it
>means to suffer from ARD and depend on your own reasearch from credible
>sources to make your own choice as to which path you take. The more
>info, the more choices you see will certainly help you make your
>infromed choice.
>Warmest wishes,
>Dawn
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I'm no doctor, just a fellow sufferer like you but I hope you consider me a new friend.