Insurance help for wls

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Subject: WLS

Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 13:01:18 -050

from " Shirley Ann Denmark " res00u18@g...

Reply-To: " Shirley Ann Denmark " sdenmark@e...

PLEASE, IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS!!!

With most everyone on any of the support sites, the biggest obstacle

we face is insurance. We have an option if we all work together. A

group of us in Dallas is forming a foundation to take this to the

top.

we want to enlist the aid of the ACLU to fight for our rights, as

well as bombarding congress with our letters. Every other group does.

Why shouldn't we? They think we won't do it because we don't want to

be seen. It's time to take action. What we plan is to collect email

addresses from anyone who wants to participate over the next 90 days.

At the end of June, we will send out a sample letter and a link to

the ACLU site and how to get in touch with your congressman and

senator, both on a national and state level. We want everyone to

bombard their offices with email or postcards, telling them it's time

we are heard.

We are shooting to do this the week of the 4th of July - Independence

Day - independence from obesity and food! Why can alcoholics get

treatment and not be told to stop drinking? Why can drug abusers get

treatment and not be told to stop or bulimics told to eat? People

don't want to look at us or acknowledge us. If we band together, we

can get this through. As you may have seen on earlier posts, obesity

is already a protected class under the American's with Diabilities

Act. We need to stand up and be heard. If you would like to

participate in our grassroots movement, simply send your email

with the subject line " INDEPENDENCE DAY " to deimling@a....

Your name will not be sent to anyone for any use. I, too, am fighting

for this surgery. Please join us and send this email to anyone else

you know who wants this, has had this, or supports us in anyway and

ask them to help us.

LET'S BE HEARD.

Shirley Denmark