Yeah, they're still doing it.  I don't know enough about it to know if it's
different than it used to be;  I just know she's having it.

Peggy

At 01:40 PM 11/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Are you sure they're still doing shock therapy?  I thought that was outlawed
>years ago.
>
>Paul
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>From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 11:36 AM
>Subject: Re: Dodie update
>
>
> > Oh wow. My brother had shock therapy done to try to eliminate his
> > depression. It is done as sort of  a last resort. Probably not the meds
>but
> > her brain is literally a bit scrambled temporarily. I hope it works and
>she
> > is OK. A bit primitive thereapy if you ask me. Of course perhaps it is
> > better these days than 15 years ago or so with my brother. It was a scary
> > thought when he had that done.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11/28/2003 on Friday, you wrote:
> > >Hi, all.  Thought I'd give you a brief update on my friend Dodie whom I
> > >asked you to pray for a while back.  She's currently in a psychiatric
> > >hospital for shock treatments.  I talked to her a couple weeks ago, and
>she
> > >didn't sound good at all, and said she spent most of the day just
>standing
> > >and rocking, and she'd lie on the bed and stare at the ceiling.  I think
> > >she was so medicated she couldn't even function, and I almost didn't
> > >recognize her voice.  I tried to call her many times since then, but the
> > >patient line is very busy, so it wasn't until Wednesday night that I
> > >finally got hold of her.  She sounded more like herself and a lot more
> > >"with it", though she was still saying she didn't want to live anymore
>and
> > >this all sucked.  But at least she wasn't so doped up.  She has a long
>way
> > >to go though, so please keep those prayers coming!
> > >
> > >Peggy
> > >
> > >
> > >
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