Re: This is someone I spoke to from Louisiana

[Guest guest]

Very sad letter. I want these criminals to pay for their criminal

neglect in this country. These cruds running the country should lose

their life savings and have to live off of food stamps and suffer

for making such criminal decisions.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> I'm posting this with permission. There isn't too much more I can

> say, her story speaks volumes.

>

> KC

>

> Dear Mr. Carstens:

>

> Thank you for your valuable information. Are you knowledgable

> regarding this because you are a loved one has been ill? From my

> own personal struggle with ongoing medical problems for over 15

> years, I know that you learn to investigate what is wrong with you

> on your own because you wander from doctor to doctor hearing that

> you are okay and move on with your life. I know that trying to

learn

> everything that I can about what is happening to my body is to

> empower myself with as much medical knowledge as possible.

>

> What I failed to mention in my original post is that for the last

15

> years I have been suffering from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue

> syndrom and immune dysfunction, asthma, interstitial cystitis,

mixed

> connective tissue disease, mrsa infection, pancreatitis,

> pericarditis, pleurisy, a multitude of digestive problems, blocked

> pancreatic and bile ducts, liver problems, enlarged pancreas,

> rashes, neurological problems, hypoglycemia, and various problems

> that stem from all of the above.

> I've have had more surgeries than one should ever experience and am

> on a lot of medication. 15 years ago I worked for Boeing at the

> NASA Michoud Facility as a Telecommunications Technician, providing

> communications for the entire facility as well as support for space

> shuttle missions, and communications in the Gulf War. I became

very

> ill in 1994 with flu like symptoms that would not go away just

> before Christmas. My conditioned became worse and I was

> hospitalized for over 14 days. After not being able to return to

> work, my employer called me to tell me they could no longer keep me

> on and I was being terminated because of my illness. I was

> devastated because I worked so hard for over 15 years and I knew

> that I could probably do this job from my home. My condition

> continued to deteriate and I have become permanently disabled on

> SSI. I spent countless days in bed, unable to move, eat, sleep,

> bathe on my own, etc. My husband was now my caregiver, MR. MOM to

> my children then ages 7 and 8, and provider. He always felt so

> helpless as he left in the morning to go to work, get the kids off

> to school, as I laid in bed. Then he would come home only to find

> that I still could not get out of bed. He has felt that he has

been

> watching me die a very slowly, as we have traveled from doctor to

> doctor in search for help. I have only a few physicians who have

> been by my side trying to put all the pieces of the puzzle together

> in their quest to help my healt problems. In the past year, I have

> been going to the Cleveland Clinic for medical care. Their medical

> facilities and expertise, make Louisiana Healthcare look like a

> third world country. In fact, we had evacuated to Solon, OH, just

> outside of Cleveland Clinic during Hurricane Katrina. I became

> quite ill while in Cleveland and unederwent an ERCP. I had blocked

> bile ducts and pancreatic ducts. they had to put stints in these

> ducts. I was hospitalized and awoke to the reports of the

> devastation on CNN. I saw that my home in St. Bernard Parish was

> destroyed from my hospital bed. Not to mention, my brother (a

> disabled fireman) stayed behind and was missing. He stayed behind

> because of his dog and the fact that if their was a problem he knew

> he could be of help with his boat and his knowledge as a

> firefighter. We found him 3 weeks later in a shelter traumatized

by

> the events. He told of how the wind and rain did much damage long

> before the flooding. He said the water came up in a matter of

> minutes and his beloved dog would not leave. He had to swim out to

> his boat, by this time the water was already over his 8ft fence.

He

> heard the most terrifying screams coming from neighbors and

> proceeded to rescue as many as possible with his boat. This is how

> my Katrina nightmare began 6 months ago.

>

> I have not asked the government for a handout, just a handup in our

> pursuit to rebuild our lives. I'm now living in an apartment with

> my two college students who attend LSU along with a roommate that

> attends LSU with them. We are cramped in an apartment, my husband

> is now unemployed, my son lost his part-time job, I'm disabled, and

> we have a constent fight with FEMA on a daily basis. I'm drowing

in

> paperwork and bureaucracy at the hands of our government and the

> insurance industry. My health is becoming comprised because of all

> the stress. We are extremely concerned about my well-being and the

> heath of my family in regards to St. Bernard Parish and surrounding

> areas whose homes and communities are infested with mold and other

> toxins. We have no plans to rebuild, repair, or return. We did

> have flood insurance but it will only payoff our mortgage and then

> we would be left with very little to start our lives over.

> Homeowners insurance provider sent out an adjuster who did not even

> step foot in my home. I have LA Citizens Property Insurance which

> was sourced out to AIG. AIG has to re-adjust 15,000 claims because

> of the inadequate adjustment and neglect on part of the original

> adjusting firm. My adjuster was Hugh Connelly and he told me I had

> no recourse and the buck stops with him. I am not even receving

ALE

> or contents for the big holes in roof, mold, etc. I now have to

get

> a structural engineer. I wish I could get a toxologist to come to

> my home. SBA has denied us, stating we have too many living

> expenses (go figure, I'm trying to maintain 2 homes). FEMA has

> denied any property replacement, housing assistance, real-property

> grants based on water levels in home, etc. FROM the get go they

> have been ass backwards. They sent us a letter stating they

> received our appeal regarding assistance before a decision was ever

> made on our application and now I need a " housing plan " .

> Congressman Melancon's office is investigation their latest denial

> of rental assistance on the basis of a housing plan.

>

> It also seems as though we will be left out of the Louisiana

Recover

> Plan because we had flood insurance. If we do not get any

> additional assistance, we will have to cut our losses and foreclose

> on our home. I'm not paying off a mortgage for an uninhabitable

> home in a blighted community with nothing left for my family. If I

> have to chose between ruining my credit and providing my family

with

> an adequate safe place to live, I will choose my family over my

> credit and government bureaucracy any day. It's sad that Americans

> have to be faced with such decisions during a time of a national

> crisis along the Gulf Coast. The worst natural disaster to every

> hit the United States and we are treated like a third world

> country. Six months after the storm, my home still is in the same

> condition as the day Katrina struck and the levees broke. The

> government thinks we don't want to move forward and are not making

> any efforts to rebuild our lives. If you give me what is due for

> their " FAILURE " and make the insurance industry " PAY UP " , I will

> gladly not ask for another dime. I don't think other citizens in

> the U.S. understand the scope of the devastation. They think we

are

> all whiners and we are far from it. We are just citizens who want

> to move on and deserve some peace and safety. I'm tired of the

> endless battles that lay before me on a daily basis and fear for my

> health. I have been to my home only twice and did not get out of

> the truck. My son, who is a Type I Insulin Dependent diabetic,

> can't go back and my daughter with Asthma can't go there because of

> their health problems. In fact, my children do not even want to

> talk about Katrina, hear it on the radio, or see it on TV because

> they are so traumatized by it all.

>

> Since reading your post, my husband does not even want me to go

with

> him next week to meet with the structural engineer at my home in

> fear that it will compromise my health. Also, I have been told by

3

> of my long time physicians, an infectious disease doctor, ENT

> physicians, and Immunologist, not to return by any means. It's

also

> difficult for my husband to seek a job since he is running me back

> and forth for medical treatment, trying to pickup debris in my

yard,

> meeting with adjusters, inspectors, engineers, and help his

brother

> who has terminal cancer repair his home in Lacombe that sustained

> damage from the hurricane. It is all becoming so overwhelming and

I

> have never seen him so distraught over what is the best way to take

> care of us. Many people think he is a slacker because he is not

> back at work but don't understand what it means to be a caregiver

to

> a very ill loved one and try to put your life back together.

>

> FEMA AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT OUR HOMES ARE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND

> THAT THE COMMUNITIES ARE UNINHABITABLE AND IT IS TIME FOR

> WASHINGTON, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OWN UP TO THE FACTS

THAT

> WE WILL NEVER BE WHAT WE WERE BEFORE KATRINA.

>

> THANKS FOR LETTING ME BEND YOUR EAR AND SORRY FOR THE LENGTH OF THE

> EMAIL. IT IS JUST SO HARD TO GET OUR POINT ACROSS WITHOUT GOING

> INTO DETAIL. I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND USE THE

> REPORTS YOU PROVIDED TO HELP MAKE OUR CASE TO FEMA, HOMEOWNERS

> INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. I WISH THE " BAKER

> PLAN " WOULD GO THRU. IT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST INTELLIGENT WELL

> THOUGHT OUT PLAN TO HELP EVERYONE INSURED AND UNINSURED IN THE

> RECOVERY PROCESS.

>

> GOD BLESS AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFO. YOU WILL PROBABLY BE

> HEARING FROM ME AGAIN. I WISH I COULD GET THE GOOD DOCTOR TO TEST

> ME FOR THE TOXINS. DO YOU KNOW IF HE IS STILL IN THE AREA?

>

> SINCERELY,

>

> JANE

>

[Guest guest]

YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR CARING

ABOUT MY STORY REGARDING THE NIGHTMARE THAT HURRICANE KATRINA

BROUGHT TO OUR FAMILY SIX MONTHS AGO AND THE HUMAN SUFFERING THAT

CONTINUES TODAY ALL ALONG THE GULF COAST AT THE HANDS OF OUR

GOVERNMENT!

JANE-

-- In , " ldelp84227 " <ldelp84227@...>

wrote:

>

> Very sad letter. I want these criminals to pay for their criminal

> neglect in this country. These cruds running the country should

lose

> their life savings and have to live off of food stamps and

suffer

> for making such criminal decisions.

>

>

> >

> > I'm posting this with permission. There isn't too much more I

can

> > say, her story speaks volumes.

> >

> > KC

> >

> > Dear Mr. Carstens:

> >

> > Thank you for your valuable information. Are you knowledgable

> > regarding this because you are a loved one has been ill? From

my

> > own personal struggle with ongoing medical problems for over 15

> > years, I know that you learn to investigate what is wrong with

you

> > on your own because you wander from doctor to doctor hearing

that

> > you are okay and move on with your life. I know that trying to

> learn

> > everything that I can about what is happening to my body is to

> > empower myself with as much medical knowledge as possible.

> >

> > What I failed to mention in my original post is that for the

last

> 15

> > years I have been suffering from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue

> > syndrom and immune dysfunction, asthma, interstitial cystitis,

> mixed

> > connective tissue disease, mrsa infection, pancreatitis,

> > pericarditis, pleurisy, a multitude of digestive problems,

blocked

> > pancreatic and bile ducts, liver problems, enlarged pancreas,

> > rashes, neurological problems, hypoglycemia, and various

problems

> > that stem from all of the above.

> > I've have had more surgeries than one should ever experience and

am

> > on a lot of medication. 15 years ago I worked for Boeing at the

> > NASA Michoud Facility as a Telecommunications Technician,

providing

> > communications for the entire facility as well as support for

space

> > shuttle missions, and communications in the Gulf War. I became

> very

> > ill in 1994 with flu like symptoms that would not go away just

> > before Christmas. My conditioned became worse and I was

> > hospitalized for over 14 days. After not being able to return to

> > work, my employer called me to tell me they could no longer keep

me

> > on and I was being terminated because of my illness. I was

> > devastated because I worked so hard for over 15 years and I knew

> > that I could probably do this job from my home. My condition

> > continued to deteriate and I have become permanently disabled on

> > SSI. I spent countless days in bed, unable to move, eat, sleep,

> > bathe on my own, etc. My husband was now my caregiver, MR. MOM

to

> > my children then ages 7 and 8, and provider. He always felt so

> > helpless as he left in the morning to go to work, get the kids

off

> > to school, as I laid in bed. Then he would come home only to

find

> > that I still could not get out of bed. He has felt that he has

> been

> > watching me die a very slowly, as we have traveled from doctor

to

> > doctor in search for help. I have only a few physicians who

have

> > been by my side trying to put all the pieces of the puzzle

together

> > in their quest to help my healt problems. In the past year, I

have

> > been going to the Cleveland Clinic for medical care. Their

medical

> > facilities and expertise, make Louisiana Healthcare look like a

> > third world country. In fact, we had evacuated to Solon, OH,

just

> > outside of Cleveland Clinic during Hurricane Katrina. I became

> > quite ill while in Cleveland and unederwent an ERCP. I had

blocked

> > bile ducts and pancreatic ducts. they had to put stints in

these

> > ducts. I was hospitalized and awoke to the reports of the

> > devastation on CNN. I saw that my home in St. Bernard Parish

was

> > destroyed from my hospital bed. Not to mention, my brother (a

> > disabled fireman) stayed behind and was missing. He stayed

behind

> > because of his dog and the fact that if their was a problem he

knew

> > he could be of help with his boat and his knowledge as a

> > firefighter. We found him 3 weeks later in a shelter

traumatized

> by

> > the events. He told of how the wind and rain did much damage

long

> > before the flooding. He said the water came up in a matter of

> > minutes and his beloved dog would not leave. He had to swim out

to

> > his boat, by this time the water was already over his 8ft

fence.

> He

> > heard the most terrifying screams coming from neighbors and

> > proceeded to rescue as many as possible with his boat. This is

how

> > my Katrina nightmare began 6 months ago.

> >

> > I have not asked the government for a handout, just a handup in

our

> > pursuit to rebuild our lives. I'm now living in an apartment

with

> > my two college students who attend LSU along with a roommate

that

> > attends LSU with them. We are cramped in an apartment, my

husband

> > is now unemployed, my son lost his part-time job, I'm disabled,

and

> > we have a constent fight with FEMA on a daily basis. I'm

drowing

> in

> > paperwork and bureaucracy at the hands of our government and the

> > insurance industry. My health is becoming comprised because of

all

> > the stress. We are extremely concerned about my well-being and

the

> > heath of my family in regards to St. Bernard Parish and

surrounding

> > areas whose homes and communities are infested with mold and

other

> > toxins. We have no plans to rebuild, repair, or return. We did

> > have flood insurance but it will only payoff our mortgage and

then

> > we would be left with very little to start our lives over.

> > Homeowners insurance provider sent out an adjuster who did not

even

> > step foot in my home. I have LA Citizens Property Insurance

which

> > was sourced out to AIG. AIG has to re-adjust 15,000 claims

because

> > of the inadequate adjustment and neglect on part of the original

> > adjusting firm. My adjuster was Hugh Connelly and he told me I

had

> > no recourse and the buck stops with him. I am not even receving

> ALE

> > or contents for the big holes in roof, mold, etc. I now have to

> get

> > a structural engineer. I wish I could get a toxologist to come

to

> > my home. SBA has denied us, stating we have too many living

> > expenses (go figure, I'm trying to maintain 2 homes). FEMA has

> > denied any property replacement, housing assistance, real-

property

> > grants based on water levels in home, etc. FROM the get go they

> > have been ass backwards. They sent us a letter stating they

> > received our appeal regarding assistance before a decision was

ever

> > made on our application and now I need a " housing plan " .

> > Congressman Melancon's office is investigation their latest

denial

> > of rental assistance on the basis of a housing plan.

> >

> > It also seems as though we will be left out of the Louisiana

> Recover

> > Plan because we had flood insurance. If we do not get any

> > additional assistance, we will have to cut our losses and

foreclose

> > on our home. I'm not paying off a mortgage for an uninhabitable

> > home in a blighted community with nothing left for my family.

If I

> > have to chose between ruining my credit and providing my family

> with

> > an adequate safe place to live, I will choose my family over my

> > credit and government bureaucracy any day. It's sad that

Americans

> > have to be faced with such decisions during a time of a national

> > crisis along the Gulf Coast. The worst natural disaster to

every

> > hit the United States and we are treated like a third world

> > country. Six months after the storm, my home still is in the

same

> > condition as the day Katrina struck and the levees broke. The

> > government thinks we don't want to move forward and are not

making

> > any efforts to rebuild our lives. If you give me what is due

for

> > their " FAILURE " and make the insurance industry " PAY UP " , I will

> > gladly not ask for another dime. I don't think other citizens

in

> > the U.S. understand the scope of the devastation. They think we

> are

> > all whiners and we are far from it. We are just citizens who

want

> > to move on and deserve some peace and safety. I'm tired of the

> > endless battles that lay before me on a daily basis and fear for

my

> > health. I have been to my home only twice and did not get out

of

> > the truck. My son, who is a Type I Insulin Dependent diabetic,

> > can't go back and my daughter with Asthma can't go there because

of

> > their health problems. In fact, my children do not even want to

> > talk about Katrina, hear it on the radio, or see it on TV

because

> > they are so traumatized by it all.

> >

> > Since reading your post, my husband does not even want me to go

> with

> > him next week to meet with the structural engineer at my home in

> > fear that it will compromise my health. Also, I have been told

by

> 3

> > of my long time physicians, an infectious disease doctor, ENT

> > physicians, and Immunologist, not to return by any means. It's

> also

> > difficult for my husband to seek a job since he is running me

back

> > and forth for medical treatment, trying to pickup debris in my

> yard,

> > meeting with adjusters, inspectors, engineers, and help his

> brother

> > who has terminal cancer repair his home in Lacombe that

sustained

> > damage from the hurricane. It is all becoming so overwhelming

and

> I

> > have never seen him so distraught over what is the best way to

take

> > care of us. Many people think he is a slacker because he is not

> > back at work but don't understand what it means to be a

caregiver

> to

> > a very ill loved one and try to put your life back together.

> >

> > FEMA AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT OUR HOMES ARE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND

> > THAT THE COMMUNITIES ARE UNINHABITABLE AND IT IS TIME FOR

> > WASHINGTON, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO OWN UP TO THE FACTS

> THAT

> > WE WILL NEVER BE WHAT WE WERE BEFORE KATRINA.

> >

> > THANKS FOR LETTING ME BEND YOUR EAR AND SORRY FOR THE LENGTH OF

THE

> > EMAIL. IT IS JUST SO HARD TO GET OUR POINT ACROSS WITHOUT GOING

> > INTO DETAIL. I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND USE THE

> > REPORTS YOU PROVIDED TO HELP MAKE OUR CASE TO FEMA, HOMEOWNERS

> > INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. I WISH THE " BAKER

> > PLAN " WOULD GO THRU. IT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST INTELLIGENT WELL

> > THOUGHT OUT PLAN TO HELP EVERYONE INSURED AND UNINSURED IN THE

> > RECOVERY PROCESS.

> >

> > GOD BLESS AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE INFO. YOU WILL PROBABLY BE

> > HEARING FROM ME AGAIN. I WISH I COULD GET THE GOOD DOCTOR TO

TEST

> > ME FOR THE TOXINS. DO YOU KNOW IF HE IS STILL IN THE AREA?

> >

> > SINCERELY,

> >

> > JANE

> >

>

[Guest guest]

JUDI,

THANKS FOR YOUR HEARTFELT CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE WAKE

AND AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA! IT HAS NEVER BEEN DETERMINED IF

MY ILLNESS STEMED FROM MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT. ALTHOUGH, I ALWAYS

SUSPECTED THAT IT JUST MIGHT BE " SICKBUILDING " . PLEASE KEEP US AND

EVERYONE FROM THE GULFCOAST IN YOUR PRAYERS. 6 MONTHS AFTER

KATRINA, THERE CONTINUES TO BE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HUMAN SUFFERING

AT THE HANDS OF OUR GOVERNMENT. AS AMERICANS, I FEEL WE DESERVE TO

BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. ALSO, IT WOULD HELP OUT EXTREMELY IF YOU

AND YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, ETC. WOULD WRITE WASHINGTON AND EXPRESS

YOUR FEELINGS AND SUPPORT OF FURTHER FUNDING FOR HURRICANE KATRINA

VICTIMS. ALSO, YOU ARE RIGHT, THE MEDIA HAS MOVED ON WITH A FEW

EXCEPTIONS. WE SPEND 4 BILLION DOLLARS A MONTH IN IRAQ BUT WE CAN'T

AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN SUFFERING CITIZENS. I KNOW THAT WE

NEED NAT'L SECURITY BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT MY GOVERNMENT WOULD BE

THERE FOR ME IN MY TIME OF NEED. DO YOU KNOW THAT LESS THAN ONE-

THIRD OF ALL WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVES HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO COME

AND SEE THE DEVASTATION UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO

SEE IT AND SMELL IT TO BELIEVE IT. A GROUP CALLED WOMEN OF THE

STORM, A PRIVATE GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES ELI AND PAYTON MANNING'S MOM,

OLIVIA, WENT AND GAVE EACH REPRESENTATIVE AN INVITATION TO COME AND

SEE FOR THEMSELVES (ALL EXPENSES PAID BY WOMEN OF THE STORM). THEY

HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO COME OTHER THAN SHEER NEGLECT AND IGNORANCE!

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT! GOD BLESS

> > >

> > > I'm posting this with permission. There isn't too

> > much more I can

> > > say, her story speaks volumes.

> > >

> > > KC

> > >

> > > Dear Mr. Carstens:

> > >

> > > Thank you for your valuable information. Are you

> > knowledgable

> > > regarding this because you are a loved one has

> > been ill? From my

> > > own personal struggle with ongoing medical

> > problems for over 15

> > > years, I know that you learn to investigate what

> > is wrong with you

> > > on your own because you wander from doctor to

> > doctor hearing that

> > > you are okay and move on with your life. I know

> > that trying to

> > learn

> > > everything that I can about what is happening to

> > my body is to

> > > empower myself with as much medical knowledge as

> > possible.

> > >

> > > What I failed to mention in my original post is

> > that for the last

> > 15

> > > years I have been suffering from fibromyalgia,

> > chronic fatigue

> > > syndrom and immune dysfunction, asthma,

> > interstitial cystitis,

> > mixed

> > > connective tissue disease, mrsa infection,

> > pancreatitis,

> > > pericarditis, pleurisy, a multitude of digestive

> > problems, blocked

> > > pancreatic and bile ducts, liver problems,

> > enlarged pancreas,

> > > rashes, neurological problems, hypoglycemia, and

> > various problems

> > > that stem from all of the above.

> > > I've have had more surgeries than one should ever

> > experience and am

> > > on a lot of medication. 15 years ago I worked for

> > Boeing at the

> > > NASA Michoud Facility as a Telecommunications

> > Technician, providing

> > > communications for the entire facility as well as

> > support for space

> > > shuttle missions, and communications in the Gulf

> > War. I became

> > very

> > > ill in 1994 with flu like symptoms that would not

> > go away just

> > > before Christmas. My conditioned became worse and

> > I was

> > > hospitalized for over 14 days. After not being

> > able to return to

> > > work, my employer called me to tell me they could

> > no longer keep me

> > > on and I was being terminated because of my

> > illness. I was

> > > devastated because I worked so hard for over 15

> > years and I knew

> > > that I could probably do this job from my home.

> > My condition

> > > continued to deteriate and I have become

> > permanently disabled on

> > > SSI. I spent countless days in bed, unable to

> > move, eat, sleep,

> > > bathe on my own, etc. My husband was now my

> > caregiver, MR. MOM to

> > > my children then ages 7 and 8, and provider. He

> > always felt so

> > > helpless as he left in the morning to go to work,

> > get the kids off

> > > to school, as I laid in bed. Then he would come

> > home only to find

> > > that I still could not get out of bed. He has

> > felt that he has

> > been

> > > watching me die a very slowly, as we have traveled

> > from doctor to

> > > doctor in search for help. I have only a few

> > physicians who have

> > > been by my side trying to put all the pieces of

> > the puzzle together

> > > in their quest to help my healt problems. In the

> > past year, I have

> > > been going to the Cleveland Clinic for medical

> > care. Their medical

> > > facilities and expertise, make Louisiana

> > Healthcare look like a

> > > third world country. In fact, we had evacuated to

> > Solon, OH, just

> > > outside of Cleveland Clinic during Hurricane

> > Katrina. I became

> > > quite ill while in Cleveland and unederwent an

> > ERCP. I had blocked

> > > bile ducts and pancreatic ducts. they had to put

> > stints in these

> > > ducts. I was hospitalized and awoke to the

> > reports of the

> > > devastation on CNN. I saw that my home in St.

> > Bernard Parish was

> > > destroyed from my hospital bed. Not to mention,

> > my brother (a

> > > disabled fireman) stayed behind and was missing.

> > He stayed behind

> > > because of his dog and the fact that if their was

> > a problem he knew

> > > he could be of help with his boat and his

> > knowledge as a

> > > firefighter. We found him 3 weeks later in a

> > shelter traumatized

> > by

> > > the events. He told of how the wind and rain did

> > much damage long

> > > before the flooding. He said the water came up in

> > a matter of

> > > minutes and his beloved dog would not leave. He

> > had to swim out to

> > > his boat, by this time the water was already over

> > his 8ft fence.

> > He

> > > heard the most terrifying screams coming from

> > neighbors and

> > > proceeded to rescue as many as possible with his

> > boat. This is how

> > > my Katrina nightmare began 6 months ago.

> > >

> > > I have not asked the government for a handout,

> > just a handup in our

> > > pursuit to rebuild our lives. I'm now living in

> > an apartment with

> > > my two college students who attend LSU along with

> > a roommate that

> > > attends LSU with them. We are cramped in an

> > apartment, my husband

> > > is now unemployed, my son lost his part-time job,

> > I'm disabled, and

> > > we have a constent fight with FEMA on a daily

> > basis. I'm drowing

> > in

> > > paperwork and bureaucracy at the hands of our

> > government and the

> > > insurance industry. My health is becoming

> > comprised because of all

> > > the stress. We are extremely concerned about my

> > well-being and the

> > > heath of my family in regards to St. Bernard

> > Parish and surrounding

> > > areas whose homes and communities are infested

> > with mold and other

> > > toxins. We have no plans to rebuild, repair, or

> > return. We did

> > > have flood insurance but it will only payoff our

> > mortgage and then

> > > we would be left with very little to start our

> > lives over.

> > > Homeowners insurance provider sent out an adjuster

> > who did not even

> > > step foot in my home. I have LA Citizens Property

> > Insurance which

> > > was sourced out to AIG. AIG has to re-adjust

> > 15,000 claims because

> > > of the inadequate adjustment and neglect on part

> > of the original

> > > adjusting firm. My adjuster was Hugh Connelly and

> > he told me I had

> > > no recourse and the buck stops with him. I am not

> > even receving

> > ALE

> > > or contents for the big holes in roof, mold, etc.

> > I now have to

> > get

> > > a structural engineer. I wish I could get a

> > toxologist to come to

> > > my home. SBA has denied us, stating we have too

> > many living

> > > expenses (go figure, I'm trying to maintain 2

> > homes). FEMA has

> > > denied any property replacement, housing

> > assistance, real-property

> > > grants based on water levels in home, etc. FROM

> > the get go they

> > > have been ass backwards. They sent us a letter

> > stating

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