"Oh my poor nerves...!" Sorry, I couldn't resist quoting Mrs. Bennet from
Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, which I've been rereading.  Forgive my
weird sense of humour, Jenn.

Forget your aunt.  Seems her Addison's Disease is a bit convenient, but so
be it.  I'd stay with your grandparents and see if there are alternate means
of transportation to your appointments.  Do you have any cousins in Toronto
who would help you?  How about public transportation?  I don't know anything
about public transportation in Toronto, but here in the US we have
accessible subways, buses, etc.  In my home town, there are special vans the
city provides with drivers for transport of disabled people and they aren't
expensive.  Maybe Toronto provides a similar service?  You might want to
check and see.

Kat


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Zubko" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:47 AM
Subject: Trouble w/ Toronto


> Hi,
>
> I phoned my aunt last night with the date/time of my first appointment at
> the pain clinic in Toronto. She freaked out on me, saying that even just
my
> staying w/ her for a few days caused her stress, and was putting her in
the
> beginning of an Addisons Crisis-- Addison's disease is trrouble w/ one's
> adrenal (sp?) glands and central nervous system. You could look it up but
> she cannot handle any stress. I NEVER WOULD HAVE GONE TO TORONTO WITHOUT
HER
> PERMISSION IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD
> HELP AND CANNOT.I DON'T WANT HER TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL OVER ME. MY OMA
> (Grandmother), SAYS TO JUST COME STAY WITH MY GRANDPARENTS, AND SHE WILL
> TAKE ME TO APPTS. BUT MY GRANDPARENTS ARE OLDER/ NOT IN GOOD HEALTH
EITHER.
> I don't know what to think or do. I am going to investigate staying in
> Ottawa for the Summer-- as I cannot get anyone at home to even give me
> narcotics-- but this means a lot of money and that I would need to take a
> course to stay in Residence.... I have an appt. with my on-campus GP and
> pain PHYSIATRIST next week, so need to discuss all of this now. I don't
want
> to hurt my family.
> Does anyone have any input/words of wisdom? Just when I think something
good
> has happpened, it comes back in my face.
> Please/pray/comment as you see fit. I write this through tears. THIS IS NO
> ONES FAULT, BUT STILL HURTS M0RE THAN YOU WOULD KNOW.
> You could look up Addison's disease if you wanted more info on my aunts
> condition. I am too sick at heart to find links.
> Jenn
> -who needs to finish reading/writing assignments in the midst of all this
> strss and morphine.
> I will go to Toronto for my braces, though, once funding goes through. The
> people who run the assistive devices program to grant funding for my new
> powere chair/braces are on strike.