Re: Non-working link sent to Oprah

[Guest guest]

'jenny & rich' wrote me that it was just the period at the end of

the link in your letter so they should be able to work that out.

cheers sam n jonas--- nosurgery4clubfoot , " pkarydas "

wrote:

> Thanks for letting me know the link I included in my e-m to Oprah

> isn't working. You're right! But why isn't it working? This is

the

> address shown in my Yahoo address bar when I am on our site, but

if I

> click on it in the body of my message to Oprah, I get a Yahoo

message

> that says " There is no group called " nosurgery4clubfoot. " Any

ideas

> why this occurs? This is not good, but I think if Oprah is

> interested her researchers will find us. After all, I found the

site

> four years ago when I needed it, and we weren't even given the

> correct name! So, let's keep our fingers crossed that Oprah will

> pick up on this. By the way, anybody who wants to write her

should

> feel free to use in their message any or all of the e-mail I wrote

to

> her. Take care! Pamela Karydas

>

> > > Trying to help the cause, sent the following to Oprah

tonight...

> > >

> > > This is not about me, but about an incredibly important,

caring,

> > > gifted individual who has changed (for the BETTER!) the lives

of

> > so

> > > many children. When I met this 87-year-old man, I said to my

> > > husband, " Either he's G_D or he's sitting right next to HIM. "

> The

> > > man is Dr. Ignacio Ponseti. (I know you've received messages

> about

> > > him. Please read on!) Dr. P, now 90 years young and still

> > treating

> > > his infant patients, has, without surgery, cured multitudes of

> > > children born with one of the most common birth defects--

> > clubfeet.

> > > Clubfoot infants are typically subjected to extensive surgery

> > which

> > > often results in a lifetime of pain. Dr. P's approach, proven

> > over

> > > 40 years, results in corrected feet, pain-free. Horribly,

most

> > > doctors aren't aware of the Ponseti Method so most clubfoot

> babies

> > > undergo surgery. Doctors from around the world travel to Iowa

to

> > > study with Dr. P, but not enough, and he's 90 years old! More

> > people

> > > need to learn about this, FAST! Oprah, you can make this

> happen.

> > > Your viewers will fall in love with Dr. P-- he's a charming,

> warm,

> > > intelligent man with a wonderful Italian accent. (You can

> include

> > > cute children with perfectly corrected feet!) The babies seem

to

> > know

> > > that with Dr. P, they are close to G_D's hands. Our son, born

> June

> > > 2000 with bilateral clubfoot, screamed with other doctors but

> > looked

> > > on in wonder as Dr. P manipulated his tiny feet to the correct

> > > position, and he actually went to sleep while Dr. P cast his

legs

> > > from toes to groin. When I commented on this, one of the

nurses

> > > said, " All the babies sleep when Dr. Ponseti casts them. "

Four

> > years

> > > later, my son has beautiful feet, runs, jumps, climbs,

> > snowboards! I

> > > cannot emphasize enough the importance of spreading the word

of

> > this

> > > technique so that a new generation of doctors can learn from

Dr.

> > P.

> > > You have thousands of story ideas pitched to you, I know, but

> this

> > > one is more important than most. If even one child is saved

from

> > the

> > > pain of surgery by Dr. Ponseti appearing on Oprah, it will be

> > worth

> > > it, but by having Dr. Ponseti as your guest, you will open a

door

> > for

> > > thousands to be helped. Please open that door. On the

> > University

> > > of Iowa Hospitals' website, www.uihealthcare.com, a search

> > > for " Ponseti " will give you 60 references to this wonderful

man.

> > > You'll also find information and photos of " Ponseti Children "

at

> > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot.

Those

> of

> > us

> > > writing to you about Dr. P are just parents trying to help

other

> > > parents and to show our gratitude. Thank you for your

> > consideration.

> > > Pamela Karydas