[Leica] My wife - thanks!

[jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)]

Don't get me started on socialized medicine.  Britain stopped treating 
macular-degeneration patients a couple of years ago on the grounds that, 
well, it's incurable.  So let's forget about trying?  What's next?  Stop 
treating the elderly because they're going to die pretty soon anyway?  
Your hospital fired you:  was it something you said? 

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From: "scleroplex" <scleroplex at gmail.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] My wife - thanks!
Date: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 5:35 am


Dear Douglas,
My best wishes to your wife and you.

I am always sad to hear of missed diagnoses because imaging was not
resorted to early on.
It is an enduring fight with both insurance companies and socialists within
medicine for whom
the total cost to society outweighs any benefit to the individual.

The socialists running the hospital which fired me 2 years ago has
published numerous papers
aiming to scare people away from imaging as well as defaming the intentions
of doctors who order MRI scans.
My takedown of their latest fraud is here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/6811713204/

It is very sad that the two of you have been put into this spin cycle in
the first place.
Never ever ever give up and do remain aggressive.

There are many breast cancer trials presently -
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=breast+cancer&recr=Open&rslt=&type=&cond=&intr=&outc=&spons=&lead=&id=&state1=&cntry1=&state2=&cntry2=&state3=&cntry3=&locn=&gndr=&rcv_s=&rcv_e=&lup_s=&lup_e=
One can search by country as well.

Enjoy every single day.
Bharani

Bharani Padmanabhan MD PhD
Boston






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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:18:37 -0000
From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>
Subject: Re: [Leica] My wife - thanks!
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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A very rough period for both of you, Gerry, I hope all goes well.

My wife and I are spinning through the same rinse cycle in that particular
hellish washing machine right now. G was diagnosed in the latter part of
August - primary breast cancer with lots of secondary tumours in her bones.
Missed by two doctors when she went to them about her bad back. Took a third
visit and a demand for an MRI to determine the real problem. Specialist team
are great though. However, no promise of cure either, but they're hoping it
can be controlled. I could fill several pages on the various operations and
hospital stays, but...

Anyway she was released home yesterday three inches shorter than she used to
be, but hopefully things will pick up from now on.

Personally, photography has gone out the window in a blizzard of domestic
duties. It's certainly an altered life.

Douglas

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