Re: To From Shirley

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In a message dated 4/6/2004 9:40:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

SASNFINNY@... writes:

within Ten minutes of talking to me he interuppted and said "

you have no choice, you have to have this surgery. " Im thinking to

myself am I hearing things correctly, I could not believe it him

when I heard those words.

Dear , it is so good to hear from you again. Were you shocked when Dr.

Sutherland told you that you had no choice? I knew he would tell you that

since you have attacks all of the time and you don't have very much pancreas

left. Did you like him? I love him. I think he is the kindest Dr. I have ever

met.

Did he say anything about islets since you have had a previous surgery? I

think that he knows that with your sick pancreas it needs to be removed sooner

rather than later.

How long did you talk with him? Did he explain anything to you?

Thinking about you having the surgery brings back memories of the time I was

preparing to have surgery. I remember getting all of my records from the

hospital to send to MN. I remember working with my insurance trying to get them

to approve me. At the time I had my surgery they said that the surgery was

experimental but I appealed and then they approved the surgery for me. Now days

so many doctors and hospitals know about the surgery I would think that the

insurance companies would know that it isn't experimental anymore. I really

don't think you will have any trouble.

Finding your grandmothers favorite flowers was wonderful. I know that gave

you a good feeling.

Did you fly with Angel Flight? I have never flown. I am afraid to fly.

Everyone tells me that I am crazy but I just can't do it. I have dreams I am

flying and I don't like those dreams. My dreams are probably much worse than

actually flying.

I am sorry that your blood sugar dropped while in flight. It was a good

thing that you were close to landing.

, you are so very welcome. If I can do anything for you please let me

know. People who had the surgery before I had it helped me. We call

ourselves Angels. When you have been given a wonderful gift as we have we must

help

others. Not to make their decisions but to help them with information and

support. When my insurance company denied my surgery my friends who had already

had the surgery each wrote a letter to my case worker and explained all about

the surgery and how it changed their life for the better. They explained to

the ins. co. that the surgery wasn't experimental. They saved my life and I

will be eternally grateful and love them forever.

I sent you an e-mail called Diabetic Station. Several times this month they

will be chatting about islets. I don't know if Dr. Sutherland will be

chatting or not but even still it will be very interesting. There are other

topics

for other nights that are also interesting. Tomorrow night is the first one.

I hope to see you there.

Take care and know that I am praying for you. You are always in my thoughts.

You are very special to me. I don't like it at all when young people

suffer. I love you and I am here for you. Take care. Love, Shirley