Fwd: Fw: CFIDS

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>Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:57:33 -0400

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>Ken I though this had his home page I will get there and forward it to you

>Barb

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>> To: donavan@...

>> Subject: CFIDS

>> Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 7:20 PM

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>> I am very sorry for everything you are having to go through to help

>people

>> like me. Anyone who doesn't have this or any type of chronic illness with

>> pain has no ideal what our life is like. I was lucky to find a Dr with as

>> much compassion as you have and that is rare. I travel to another state

>113

>> miles one way to see her but I would go if it was twice as far. I had

>been

>> ill for a long time and I was suicidal by the time I found her. The

>> constant pain day in day out with no relief is like water torture drip

>drip

>> drip until you snap. Pain is the same way. Deep in my heart I know that

>had

>> I not found my Dr when I did I would not be here now. I had all the pain

>I

>> could take. It over whelmed me. But now that my pain is under control

>even

>> though I am still ill and there isn't a whole lot I can do now compared

>to

>> when I got sick, I would never dream of killing myself. But I understand

>> only to well how people get to that point. Thank God for Drs like you and

>> my Dr I wish there were more of you and I wish they could get people to

>> serve on the pain board that knew what true pain that didn't go away was

>> like. Its not like having surgery hurting taking pain pills getting

>better

>> and going on with your life. It just doesn't work that way for so many of

>> us. It is unfair to have people on a board to judge you on something they

>> know nothing about first hand. They need people who live through pain

>> everyday like we do or how else can they fairly judge you? Good luck my

>> prayers are with you Barbara

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