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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Hey, look! I can talk in tongues, too! "Anooka weeka wa naga naga del der an tagad bo iuuto bosh! Toron go bosh!" Criminetly, people. Yeh, I hope you find your miracle cure too. But i'd not wager a penny on it. You want to hear about MY weekend? Call this an 'antiwitnessing,' perhaps? Friday my girlfriend's sister took her to the hospital. She'd been ill for a week, and had suddenly gotten worse. Now, it should be noted that my girlfriend has a long history of illness, as she not only had to have major surgery to remove sideways cervical (no relation to cervix) ribs that were slowly killing her, but sufferes from constant excruciating migraines, interstitial cystitis (a disease so painful that 20% of its victims attempt suicide), and was severely abused as a child, leading to her needing to have a total hysterectomy, and having post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks. She's also allergic to most forms of pain medication, the exceptions unfortunately being a few unpleasantly narcotic medicines (such as demerol), with reactions ranging from painful to life-threatening. So anyway, the ER doctor gave her a spinal tap, which anyone whose had one can tel you is not at all pleasant, because he thought she might have meningitis (Uniontown doctors aren't known for their competence.) He categorically refused to treat her with medicine we knew would work. Instead, he gave her something untested, and promptly sent her home. (I will here remark that this same doctor "treated" my gf's other sister's two girls after they were in a car accident, and not only missed a broken bone and a shard of glass in one, but yelled at the 14-year old because she couldn't read an eye chart -- no wonder, with both eyes swollen nearly shut -- and yelled at the 10-year-old for 'getting off her back board' -- which she had been strapped to and couldn't possiblt have freed herself from without a paamedic.) Needless to say, the 'treatment' was not effective, and she was back in the hospital 12 hours later... and then again, 8 hours after that. This third time, we ran into the same doctor. By now she was not only completely sick, vomiting and worse, but in the middle of a full-blown panic episode. Our young doctor 'friend' decided she was an addict in withdrawal (FYI, having known the woman for two-and a half years, I can unequivocally state that this is not the case.) And would not treat her with ANYTHING. Luckily, our demands for another doctor were met, and we got her some treatment... but the damage was done. Sunday she had an 'episode' which involved a near-regression to childhood, and a withdrawal from reality into somewhere she would be 'safe.' _I_ had to 'go in' and bring her out of this, something which required me to take myself to places of my own that I swore I'd never visit again... but I brought her out... with some fumbling help from her sisters. And just when I thought we were past the darkness... her sister calls me at 10 last night and asks if I could please come over and help. So I did, being who I am. This caused unbelievable strife with my parents, who, not knowing the full situation nor really being willing to try, believe she's manipulating me with her illness. It also didn't help that I had to go to work this morning, and sitting up all night in a strange house on an uncomfortable fold-away bed wasn't going to help any... but I went. And she (and I) finally realized I can't take care of her ALL the time. Which nearly caused its own meltdown all over again. So here I am. Tired, beat, and through Hell in four short days. I could give tours. And not a single word of encouragement from 'above.' so *Thpbthbpthbpthbpth!* :P [/QB][/QUOTE]
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