Re:Pete and update on cath

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In a message dated 7/31/01 1:11:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, CATH2000@...

writes:

<< God didn't

bring us all together without having a very

special plan for us! >>

Cath, you are sooo right...!! There is a plan for all of us... and this

group is a blessing to me.

I'm so sorry that you are having to go through all of this right now...Seems

like you just get through one thing and another pops up... You don' deserve

this... but who are we to question... I admire your faith so much.... YOu

just hang in there and your prayers will be answered and you have a lot of

prayers going out from this group for you..Another door will open and it will

be an even greater opportunity or at least one that you will be happier

with....

How is Caitlin doing? I hope fine.. Bet she is getting so big... Time just

flies too fast.. It is so good to hear from you... You just rest, relax and

enjoy your vacation and keep the faith that you are moving in the right

direction.

Know I'm thinking of you..

hugs

Boy were you ever right about 200 pred users trying to get along. LOL I

loved that one. Not to mention those of us who are having hormone problems

on top of it..LOL

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Hi Janet:

When is Pete having his cataract surgery? Any questions I might

be able to answer, please send my way or call

Haven't posted in a while and didn't get to see Heidi since I was notified

at my job a little over a week ago that the one employee who had been head

supervisor until I came in and then I was appointed a supervisor too started

causing real problems.

Needless to say, he has done this before, but he totally undermined

me and lied about several issues and I was told I had to resign.

Those who know me have seen my posts about how sick I have been since taking

this job with all he has done and the stress has been terrible, but I have

never been let go of a job before in my whole life especially with the

total lies that were told.

I none the less have been praying alot and trying to figure out where

to go from here. To the newbies, I am 38 divorced mother with a 7

year old child and house payment. They did give me a months severance

pay to get a new job but that doesn't help heal the hurt and deceitful

way I was treated. I spent most of last week crying and praying and

trying to figure out what to do when low and behold a previous ophthalmologist

(female) who I worked for for over 7 years told me she was thinking about

me and called.

I have always left jobs under great circumstances and have even gone

back and done voluntary work for docs. Dr. , the female ophthalmologist

even paid me to come to her office after I left and try to train her techs

since she has been unable to find someone to replace me.

Well needless to say, Dr. had to really pull strings at the clinic

to get them to pay me what I asked but she did and I will start to work

for her again on August 13th. I will still take a $1.75 an hour cut

in pay and have a longer drive, but I can't begin to tell you how relieved

I am to be going back to work for her. By the way, she is the ophthalmologist

who sent me for rheumatoid factor bloodwork that eventually lead to my

rather quick diagnosis of RP.

Sure is funny how God works at times. I know she is very ethical

and follows Medicare guidelines. The other employer who let me go

was doing unethical things and unnecessary testing which would be classified

as Medicare fraud so I'm sure that also had something to do with my being

let go. I was raising issues and trying to get them to comply with

quidelines, but they didn't care, patient's were just numbers. If

I were a vindictive person, I could do a whistleblower on them and probably

get several thousand dollars, but they would probably try to destroy me.

They have already forbid any employee not to speak about me or talk to

me or else they could lose their job. (The clinic was in an uproar

employee wise when they did this to me because everyone knew it was so

wrong).

Needless to say I did not send in a letter or resignation because I

was not resigning so they are probably on pins and needles. I still

also wrestle with the billing and documentation they are doing since it

is wrong and I know that we all pay in the long run for what they are doing.

I am praying and asking God to give me direction as to what to do because

this is a large clinic and they could really make things rough for me in

the area I live. They are in the wrong and the federal government

would prosecute them not me, but I would be listed and have the

evidence they need to proceed.

Hopefully God will give me direction and maybe if he does signal me

to let the government know, I will give most of the money to charity or

church or better yet the RP foundation. I just don't know if I could

withstand all the pressure and allegations I am sure they would throw my

way. As I said, I am struggling greatly with this right now.

Well chalk this up to another interesting chapter in my life huh.

Heidi, I'm sorry I didn't get to see you, but just found out yesterday

that Dr. got the ok to give me the job so I have been a real mess.

Thank goodness God carries me through this stuff because I'm about ready

to drop.

I've read a few posts of recent upsets, but to the new members

please know this is the most special group of people I have ever met and

the knowledge here will literally help you save your life. We share

our illness, ups, downs, joys and sorrows and the support has been a true

blessing from God. Each and every person is very special in their

own way, but when this many people on Pred get together we are lucky to

have a civil conversation (just kidding)

Well at least I will now get a paid 2 week vacation huh. I've

been thinking of you all and praying that everyone is doing well.

God didn't bring us all together without having a very

special plan for us!

My best to all,

Cath

i Baaboo19@... wrote:

Hi

all- I would like to welcome all new members, I have not posted lately.

To

eveyone I would like

to say that the recent "problems" the group was having

is definetly an exception

to the rule. Pete and I have been members since

1998..when we joined

I think Pete was #23 or something in that area. Angie,

Roy and W were

just wonderful and if it wasn't for their support and

suggestions Pete would

have given up a long time ago. Just know that this is

a wonderful group with

a world full of knowledge and a great sense of humor.

Okay on to Mr.Pete..he

has not been having any flares but is having alot of

trouble with high sugar

levels. A few days ago they started him on Starlix in

addition to amaryl. The

sugar levels have come down but not enough...so its

off to the doc again

tomorrow. He has developed cataracts and will have the

first eye operated on

August 9th (I forget who suggested Dr. Weiss at

Columbia, but thats who

we went to and he was GREAT so Thank You)..right now

he can only see shadows

so its very hard for him because he is deaf too. He

is a trooper though and

has kept his sense of humor which gets him through

alot of tough times.

Will keep you all updated as much as I can. You are all

always in my prayers!!!

Love Janet

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