Re: Contacting Oprah
From: Ellen Eggers (eeggers@csuchico.edu)
Fri Feb 13 10:25:32 2009
Several months ago, I wrote with a suggestion that I'm going to repeat
because I was ignored. All of you have great ideas about getting
information about ARD to the public, but I do not understand why no one
is contacting Dr. David Wiseman, the founder of this organization. He
has been working for many years, attempting to bring knowledge of ARD to
the public and to the medical community. He and I tried to get a book
on the subject published several years ago, but, ultimately failed for
lack of large enough audience (in publishing terms, we are very few).
One thing, however, was certain. No agent or publisher would even look
at something I wrote alone. It didn't matter that I was a published
writer, a victim of ARD, and someone who has found ways to successfully
manage the disorder. I had no credibility without the backing of Dr.
Wiseman, the known professional in the field of ARD. I can't imagine
that television would be any different in that regard.