Mich. woman shoots self to get medical attention

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Mich. woman shoots self to get medical attention

Associated Press 6:40 p.m. CDT, June 11, 2010

NILES, Mich. — An out-of-work Michigan woman shot herself in the hope she'd

receive medical treatment for a shoulder injury.

Kathy Myers says she injured the shoulder a month ago while playing with her

dogs.

The 41-year-old Niles resident says she's been unable to see a specialist

because she can't afford health insurance.

So Myers shot herself on Thursday.

She was released from the hospital a few hours later.

Myers tells WSBT-TV in South Bend, Ind., she has " no suicide wish. " She says her

life isn't great " right now, but I want to live. "

Myers says she wouldn't do it again and now is searching for a specialist who

will accept a payment plan she can afford.

The prosecutor's office is going to decide whether Myers will face charges for

firing a weapon within city limits.

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