Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Terrible story, good she has you to support her and document her ordeal. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jul 14, 2012, at 5:33 PM, scleroplex wrote: > one of my MS patients was evicted with less than 24 hours notice yesterday > by the extended-stay hotel she was put up in by state housing authorities. > she had ended up homeless because her previous neurologist at cambridge > hospital > had not diagnosed her with MS despite a strongly positive Brain MRI and so > without > any treatment she became wheelchair-bound rapidly by age 29, lost her job > as a sheriff > (the department could not guarantee that she could escape from perps she > was serving warrants on) > and her credit rating. > > the neurologist has since moved on to the beth israel and went on a book > tour on pbs and npr. > my patient happened to catch one of the interviews on tv and said 'aha! > that's what she was busy with!'. > > despite my urgent letter, physical presence and calls to our Good > Progressive Governor, she was thrown out at noon on Friday, > in retaliation for complaining to the management on Thursday that pouring > used cooking grease into the storm drain > that leads directly into the Charles River, was against the law. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337696/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337506/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337826/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337408/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337630/in/photostream > > Liberal Massachusetts is a state with no statutory protection against > eviction during the middle of winter > or on the basis of serious officially recognised disabilities. > bharani > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >