Washington Post letter needs response

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> Carolyn Wolf <carwol@...> wrote:From: " Carolyn

> Wolf " <carwol@...>

> Subject: Fw: no story

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 23:27:39 -0400

>

> I am forwarding a letter from a sister who attempted

> to get a story done by the Washington Post. On

> Tuesday of each week, there is a special " Health "

> section in the Post ---and there is much advertising

> done in that section by plastic surgeons.

>

> Would anybody like to write to the reporter for the

> Washington Post and tell her about how " easy " it is

> for us to get medical doctors to listen to us??? I'd

> suggest sending a copy to Zuckerman

> DZ@.... Please pass this along

> to any sister that you know of who has found it

> difficult to find a doctor who will test us, and

> treat us for silicone poisoning...I've included

> women from many states in this mailing, so --

> perhaps they can see how widespread the attitude

> is...??

>

> Let's see if the Post will do an article!!! If not,

> possibly the Washington Times will...

>

> Carolyn Wolf

>

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> From: " Fuentes " <spfuentes@...>

> <spfuentes@...>

> Subject: no story

> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:09:28 -0400

>

> Hi:

>

> I've been in touch with the Washington Post Health

Section for weeks; they were going to do a story on

the need for women with silicone gel-filled breast

implants to have MRIs and cover the saga of what I

went through. Now they've changed their minds, as

follows:

>

> Hi ,

>

" I did. Her research finds good info on how to

proceed is out there for patients, primarily on the

FDA site---less so on the manufacturers' and surgical

societies' sites. Suggests that the considerable

problems you ran into with your docs were unusual.

Based on that, we've decided against doing story at

the moment. Though we have asked our sources to let us

know if they hear of other cases like yours--in which

case we would reconsider.

If you have more info to suggest your problem wasn't

unique, we'd be glad to consider it, too.

Thanks for following up with me on this. And I hope

your surgery (did you have it yet?) went/goes well.

> Regards, "

>

> Morse

> Assistant Editor

> Washington Post Health section

> 1150 15th St. NW

> Washington, DC 20071

> 202-334-5032

> morses@...

>

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> " Fuentes "

>

> t.net> cc:

> Subject: new reporter

> 08/06/2005 07:48

> PM

>

> Dear :

>

> You told me some weeks ago that you'd assigned a new

> journalist to the breast implant story. To date, I

> haven't heard from her.

>

> Best,

>

>

>

> Pressman Fuentes

> Public speaker, author, " Eat First--You Don't Know

> What They'll Give You,

> The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their

> Feminist Daughter "

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