Fw: Thank you all so much!!

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From: " Suzette Owen (by way of ilena rose) "

<suzette@...>

Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 10:09 AM

Subject: Thank you all so much!!

> Dear Ilena,

>

> I want to thank you and all the women that responded to my post

regarding

> my idea of having my silicone implants replaced with saline. After

> reading everyone's heart felt stories and suggestions I have made the

firm

> decision NOT to have the implants replaced. I am contacting both Dr.

Feng

> in Ohio and Dr. Huang in Colorado to schedule consultations with them

> both. I feel like I have been blessed by God to have found all of you.

> It was by chance that I came across a board called " Silicone Diseases "

and

> found my first connection to all of this. The woman overseeing this

board

> was Jussta. I have to tell you the reason why I was even near this

> " Silicone Disease " board....I was on the Neurological Website trying to

> find comfort from other individuals that had similar symptoms as mine.

>

> Except I was looking under the Multiple Sclerosis Board and

> crying thinking this is what I had. It was by chance that I happened to

> see the bottom of the page with another chat room marked " Silicone

> Diseases " . Surely God was with me that day and directed me to open that

> site. You have all altered my course in life. You have all saved me

> >from potential danger. I can't thank you enough for your personal time

> and energy that it took to draft those letters to me. Some of my emails

> responses were 2 pages long!! I have printed them all and will keep them

> forever. And, I think you will be happy to know that I have altered the

> course of my half-sister's life now because of you. She had just

mentioned

> to me about a month ago that she wanted to get breast implants. I

> contacted her this morning and told her what I had learned in the past 24

> hours. I also passed along Ilena's email address if she wanted to post a

> question. It sounds to me like she has changed her mind about implants

and

> I don't believe she will have it done after what I had told her. Thank

you

> for saving her life too!

>

> God bless all of you and I will keep you updated as to my surgery date,

> etc. Sincerely, Suzette

>

>