Boy, Harvey, is that ever the truth.  You practically have to know more than
the doctor to get anything done these days.

Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: About Me & About Toroids


> Phil, I am very glad they found out what was wrong and that you are on
your
> way back.
>
> Believe me, I know from firsthand experience how important it is to have
an
> advocate on your side and how woefully ignorant the medical profession is
> about the capability of blind people.  And what's worse in a lot of cases
is
> that they don't want to know about it.  After my accident on February 5th
of
> 2008 which was followed by 8 weeks of in patient care, I saw how important
> it was to have a hard head and to have a big mouth.  You really need to
> stand your ground at times.  Of course there are times when you should
> listen to the medical personnel, but there are also times when you must
> trust your own instincts.  If I had trusted mine more, I would have never
> ended up in a skilled nursing facility which I promptly left after 6 days
> and would have left sooner if I could have.  That facility could have
better
> been described as an unskilled hell hole which was only in the business
for
> the insurance money.  Good luck, and may God be with you.  I will pray for
> you.
> Harvey
>
>
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