Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Dawn; If you could have Trish contact me I would put her in contact with a disablity expert who may possibly have other options that legally are available to the disablity sector. I will go ahead and contact him. Marhoefer Miracles Of Hope Network® New York City Chicago <A HREF= " www.miracles-of-hope.com " >www.miracles-of-hope.com</A> The Defense Foundation for children USA ~Changing the destiny of a child ~ Obstruction-Of-Injustice Media and Production Touch the Thunder Publishing & Recording Company ::justice in media:: " Sometimes instead of leveling the playing field, you just have to buy the field " DM2004® Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Dawn; If you could have Trish contact me I would put her in contact with a disablity expert who may possibly have other options that legally are available to the disablity sector. I will go ahead and contact him. Marhoefer Miracles Of Hope Network® New York City Chicago <A HREF= " www.miracles-of-hope.com " >www.miracles-of-hope.com</A> The Defense Foundation for children USA ~Changing the destiny of a child ~ Obstruction-Of-Injustice Media and Production Touch the Thunder Publishing & Recording Company ::justice in media:: " Sometimes instead of leveling the playing field, you just have to buy the field " DM2004® Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Dear Citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom, The following urgent plea was sent to me by a dear woman whom I have come to admire for her courage and determination in the face of great personal challenges. Sadly, her story is not entirely unique. Unfortunately, it could be anyone’s story – perhaps your own sister’s or your mother’s. Our own regulatory agencies – the FDA, and courts - where we once turned to for justice and protection are miserably failing to protect us from a dearth of greed. I spoke to a very nice young man yesterday. He had been prescribed Paxil to help him through anxiety he suffered after finding his own brother dead. He began to experience frightening electrical type sensations in his head after taking the Paxil, and reported this to his physician. He was then switched to Lexapro. He said the Lexapro wasn’t worth the price, and he couldn’t afford it. He doesn’t have a health plan to help defray the cost, so he quit taking it… but, not for long. He suffered such nausea, dizziness and fatigue that he was forced to somehow come up with the money to pay for another prescription. He has been trying to find a way to get off this drug. It’s one of the newer SSRIS on the market, so it’s one of the priciest; and it doesn’t come in a generic formula yet. He’s angry. He’s being forced to purchase a drug that he feels is poisoning him. No one ever told him it was addictive. This young man is finding himself in the same drug trap that Trisha Spinelli found herself in – the same web of lies and deceit that has led to this present situation she faces today. Please do whatever you can to put an end to legal prescription drug trafficking before we lose an entire generation to the societal ills that drug addiction brings with it. LSD, Cocaine, Heroin et al affect the same set of neurochemicals and neuroreceptors in the brain that Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Celexa et al affect. Sincerely, Dawn Rider President, A.S.P.I.R.E. http://www.aspire.us (801) 768-1748 CC: Donna Hendricks KHOW 630 AM Denver Jim Beers Community Radio KUNC Program Director KCNC (CBS 4) Denver Keira Bresnahan KREX TV (CBS -5) Grand Junction Golden American Freedom Magazine stown Laurie Brannon Business Finance Magazine Loveland Editor Colorado Central Magazine Salida Cacioppo Speakout, Inc Editor Mountain Connection Evergreen Graham Jefferson Cty Sentinel Golden Cobler Greeley Tribune Greeley son Denver Post Denver Steve Millard Daily Camera Boulder Donna Gray Citizen Telegram Rifle Editor Canyon Courier Evergreen Limon Ft Coloradoan Ft ASPIRE General Mailing List Support Coalition International Social Audit – United Kingdom Safe Harbor General Mailing List Prozac Truth General Mailing List SSRI medications General Mailing List Prozac Awareness General Mailing List Alliance for Human Research Protection SSRI-Citizens of the Emerging Prozac Nation ICFDA – International Coalition for Drug Awareness Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link – United Kingdom Various other members of the media, researchers, physicians, and attorneys Here is the urgent plea for help I received from Trisha Spinelli: ============================================= Dear friends, relatives, fellow Paxil plaintiffs, crusaders, and victims of injustice: Most of you have known me for many years, in many different capacities. Some of you have known me in excess of 20 years. All of you know me as someone who fights the system and lobbies for justice, especially as it pertains to recent pharmaceutical litigation against GSK. I have always tried to be the champion for the underdog. Alas, I am now the underdog. In 1997, I opened a restaurant with my husband, who, as many of you know, was one of the great chefs in America. We had barely gotten it started when I took Paxil. Within three weeks, I was hospitalized, and thereafter I spent many years being terribly ill and trying to recover from this experience. The restaurant closed after being open just two months. To finance that restaurant, I gave my home as collateral for a $10,000 Deed of Trust. That instrument has been accruing interest and legal fees and is now in excess of $26,000. My Paxil experience rendered me disabled, both with brain damage and PTSD. Two years later, my husband was involved in an automobile accident, which also caused him to be disabled. We have both struggled to keep our lives on track after these two cataclysmic events. I have written a book (see web link below), and started a small cottage industry, and my husband works part-time laying tile and marble. We have managed to get through these difficult years without borrowing money or asking for charity. For the last year we have been planning on selling our home so that we could take our equity and buy a small house in a rural area in Oregon. We have contacted a real estate agent and will be listing our home for sale next week. However. .. . On the same day I contacted the real estate agent, I was informed that the holder of the Deed of Trust intends to foreclose on my home. I immediately called the lawyers involved and explained that we were going to list our house for a quick sale and that they would have their money in 90-120 days. I explained to them in great detail that my husband and I are both disabled; that our lives would be totally destroyed if they proceeded with foreclosure. They told me they didn't care what happened to us and they absolutely would not stop foreclosure proceeedings, which they intend to file on April 12. For two solid days, I have called and written letters to my Governor, State representatives, the Department of Justice, the Bar Association, the Legal Aid Office for the Disabled, the Brain Injury Association, the local media, and anyone else I could think of to help me. I was told that my problem is not unique. It is rampant in this country, with unethical lawyers preying on the vulnerable population of the disabled and elderly (I now belong to both groups). While I only owe the Deed of Trust holder $17,000, the rest of the debt is comprised of lawyers fees. Once they file for foreclosure, they will have the ability to strip every penny I have in equity with padded costs, hourly fees, etc. At the end of the day, my husband and I could wind up destitute, homeless, and disabled. I cannot let this happen to us without pursuing every avenue available to me. I am attempting to secure a home equity loan to pay off this indebtedness. It may or may not come through, given that our income may not fall into their acceptable framework, although at the moment we have six-figures in equity, all of which I stand to lose if the lawyers proceed with foreclosure. So, I have decided to do an Internet fundraiser. When I spoke to several people about this, one committed to giving me $10,000 (for which I am overwhelmingly grateful). My Internet network is worldwide, and if each of you to whom I have sent this sends it out to everyone on your list, I could theoretically reach 50,000 people by the end of the weekend. I am asking for as little as $1.00 to be donated into my paypal account -- www.paypal.com -- follow instructions and use the e-mail account I set up for this purpose: SaveTheirHome@... I will aIso accept checks to the address I will list below. I am willing to repay all contributions from the proceeds of the sale of my house if I can get a stay on the foreclosure. Just so you don't think I am making this up, or exaggerating in any way, I am listing the names of the lawyers involved in this egregious action so that you may call them to verify what I have said in this e-mail: C. Helgeson Esq., Kipling Street Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Telephone - 303-423-1177 Fax - 303-423-7311 J. Aronowitz, Esq. 1615 Downing Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Telephone - 303-813-1177 Fax - 303-813-1107 Never in my life did I think I could ever be in this position. What I have learned from this experience is that this can (and does) happen to the most unlikely people. I was told by the advocate at the Legal Aid Office for the Disabled that most people in this category to whom this happens feel powerless to do anything except capitulate to the circumstances. I'm not good at capitulating, and I intend to work tirelessly until there are some laws in place to protect the most vulnerable segment of our population -- the elderly and the disabled, and particularly the brain injured -- from being taken advantage of by greedy, unscrupulous lawyers. The power of this effort lies in the sheer number of people this message can reach. I know each of you understands how quickly my problem can be solved. I have until April 12. Thank you each and every one of you for the spiritual and emotional contributions you have made to my life. If at this time you could make a small monetary contribution to my plight -- as little as $1.00 -- you can help me save my home and give me the resources to make sure this problem is brought to light in the media worldwide. God bless all of you. With the deepest gratitude, Trisha Spinelli PO Box 251 Evergreen, Co 80437-0251 Note: Ms. Spinelli's book is published under the pen name " Patrisha Griffon. " Blind Reason http://anxiety-panic.com/griffon/pg-main.htm a novel of espionage and pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 _________________________________________________________________ Check out MSN PC Safety & Security to help ensure your PC is protected and safe. http://specials.msn.com/msn/security.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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