Non-working link sent to Oprah

[Guest guest]

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