Re: The Letter, Renay!!
From: Meghan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 31 16:41:03 2000
Renay,
What insurance do you have? I don't think that that
can be legal. It's a medical condition just like
cancer and I bet they cover treatment for that. Meg
--- renay bonesteel <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> I want to be part of the letter so I am giving you
> the information-
> Renay Bonesteel
> Mi USA
> Age 29
> 12 years before diagnosed
> 19 years of suffering
> Yes I now have health insurance but they won't cover
> anything dealing with
> this!
> Yes, I have not been able to conceive-We have been
> trying for 10 years.
> Thanks Renay
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linda <sn0w19@hotmail.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
> <endo@forum.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 12:28 AM
> Subject: The Letter
>
> > Dear Friend,
> >
> > We are writing to you to ask for your help.
> Your email address was
> > taken from one of the many websites dedicated to
> the disease known as
> > Endometriosis. Endometriosis affects the lives of
> many women across the
> > globe, regardless of race, creed, age, or economic
> standing. It is a
> > chronic, debilatating disease, that, all to often,
> keeps women from
> leading
> > the lives which they desire.
> >
> > As widespread as Endometriosis is, there are
> still so many out there
> > who are either unaware of, or uneducated about the
> disease that may very
> > well interrupt the lives of their mothers,
> sisters, wives,
> co-workers...and
> > friends.
> >
> > That is why, on March 25th if this year,
> women from around the world
> > are uniting in Washington DC to form the 1st
> Annual Endometriosis Walk.
> > Anyone suffering from endometriosis, as well as
> their friends and/or
> family
> > members, is invited to attend. There will also be
> an "Endo Quilt" to
> which
> > any sufferer may add their own individualized
> square.
> >
> > Now, more than ever, is our best chance to
> gain national and/or
> > worldwide attention. Myself and a fellow sufferer
> of Endo decided to use
> > this oppurtunity to form an "Endometriosis
> Sufferer's Chain". We would
> like
> > to invite YOU to be a part of it, by filling out
> whatever information you
> > feel comfortable with on the form below, and
> sending it back to us.
> >
> > From there we plan on combining the
> information you provide with
> > others, to form the chain. Then, along with a
> brief description of what
> > Endometriosis is, we plan on sending the chain to
> national talk shows,
> > including "Oprah", "The View", "Leeza Gibbons",
> "20/20", and "Motel
> > Williams". We will also seperate your names by
> state, and forward your
> > state chain along to your representatives, along
> with an invitation to the
> > walk.
> >
> > We would greatly appreciate your help in our
> quest to further promote
> > the awareness of The Walk, as well as this
> disease. Thanks for your time,
> > and we hope to see you on March 25th, walking
> right beside us.
> >
> > Take Care, and May Your Days Be Pain
> Free
> >
> > Linda M
> > Meg M
> >
> > For more information about Endometriosis, or to
> sign up for the Walk
> please
> > refer to The Endometriosis Association
> > http://www.endometriosisassn.com
> >
> > Chain Form
> >
> > First Name: (required)
> >
> > Last Name:
> >
> > State/Country: (required)
> >
> > Age:
> >
> > # of Years Suffering Before Diagnosis:
> >
> > Total Years Suffering:
> >
> > Do You Have Health Insurance:
> >
> > # of Surgeries Related To Endo:
> >
> > Has Endo Affected Your Ability To Have Children:
> >
> > Thanks once again!!!
> >
>
> http://www.hotmail.com
> >
>
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