Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Hi! I don't have RA, but I have a sister (in CHRIST) that is suffering from it right now. It has attacked her left hip and now her leg is so deformed that she cannot walk or straighten her leg. She is 30 yrs young and has two sons 10 and 4. Her husband started a new job and insurance won't kick in until July. She went to see a specialist - her sister-in-law went with her to interpret. She said the Dr. was very rude. They were told that she needs to have a hip replacement ASAP or else she could lose her leg. She said she can feel the hip bone is already out of the socket. She can barely make to the bathroom much less tend to her children. Her husband, a minister, is going through the guilt trip of not being able to help his wife. He feels helpless watching his beautiful wife not being able to walk without pain. I'm asking for help on behalf of my sister to somehow get the operation she needs so she can continue to raise her children. We live in the Central Coast in California. If there are any programs that will assist her please let me know so I can relay her the message. She is of Hispanic Descent and doesn't speak English. Her sister-in-law doesn't know where to turn for help. And she is very uncomfortable using the computer. She was told of programs at UCLA Hospital that might be able to help her. Thank you for any help or information that will point us in the right direction we need to help her. GOD bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Hello, I was diagnosed at a teaching hospital after 13 other doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. I strongly recommend that she try the programs at UCLA because they should have great doctors that work collaboratively, interpreters and studies she can be in to get free medicine. It's worth a try. Take care, in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Hi! I don't have RA, but I have a sister (in CHRIST) that is >suffering from it right now. It has attacked her left hip and now >her leg is so deformed that she cannot walk or straighten her leg. >She is 30 yrs young and has two sons 10 and 4. Her husband started a >new job and insurance won't kick in until July. She went to see a >specialist - her sister-in-law went with her to interpret. She said >the Dr. was very rude. They were told that she needs to have a hip >replacement ASAP or else she could lose her leg. She said she can >feel the hip bone is already out of the socket. She can barely make >to the bathroom much less tend to her children. Her husband, a >minister, is going through the guilt trip of not being able to help >his wife. He feels helpless watching his beautiful wife not being >able to walk without pain. I'm asking for help on behalf of my >sister to somehow get the operation she needs so she can continue to >raise her children. We live in the Central Coast in California. If >there are any programs that will assist her please let me know so I >can relay her the message. She is of Hispanic Descent and doesn't >speak English. Her sister-in-law doesn't know where to turn for >help. And she is very uncomfortable using the computer. She was >told of programs at UCLA Hospital that might be able to help her. >Thank you for any help or information that will point us in the right >direction we need to help her. GOD bless. STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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