Comments on Heaven in My Foot: And Then My Trouble Began

Dangit, where's Michael Moore when you need him???...

2008-03-09T03:00:00.000-04:00

Dangit, where's Michael Moore when you need him???

Excellent post... a very compelling read.

And as for my blogs, yeah, I've had some problems with the scripts I used... so I decided to move everything over to LiveJournal. So if you want, you can read everything I wrote since 2001 at thomasoverbeck.livejournal.com ...take care!

Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway.

2008-02-28T04:26:00.000-05:00
Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway.

Yes, that's true. Nauseated would be much better there.

Spectacular story, Priscilla. Thank you for posting.

I come from another realm of neurological disorder...

2008-02-25T10:58:00.000-05:00

I come from another realm of neurological disorders and mine are much more manageable than yours. But what you describe: the need to tweak the language in order to fire the proper response in the medical staff; the absence of sensitivity to what you so aptly name "the poetics of illness"; the lazy misdiagnoses and the refusal on the part of some doctors to budge from mistaken assumption to possible solutions; all those things resonate deeply. I would never have expressed it as well as you have. I can fully appreciate that, in order to achieve that expression, you have paid dearly and continue to do so. Thank you very much for your clarity. Best wishes to you and yours.

Such wonderful writing. Thank you.

2008-02-24T14:20:00.000-05:00

Such wonderful writing. Thank you.

I agree with what's been said here. It's not just...

2008-02-13T08:28:00.000-05:00

I agree with what's been said here. It's not just rewarding for those of us who don't know what it's like to read what you've gone through. This is an important statement for people who are suffering with medical problems that doctors don't take seriously enough, whatever they may be. I hope as many people who are feeling ignored as many people whose suffering is minimized read this as possible. If they do, what you say will give them hope.

Donna and Lisabeth,

Thanks so much for your...

2008-02-13T07:18:00.000-05:00

Donna and Lisabeth,

Thanks so much for your kind comments; they really help motivate me to keep writing.

Priscilla

I'm so grateful to come to know your story in its...

2008-02-12T19:09:00.000-05:00

I'm so grateful to come to know your story in its detail. You write with such clarity. I'm both fascinated and horrified by each stage. Telling your story in this way encourages us all to be actively engaged in our own health care: asking questions, demanding answers, demanding respect. I'm grateful for your courage and your honesty.
Affectinately, Lisabeth

Priscilla, thank you so much for writing your blog...

2008-02-12T15:59:00.000-05:00

Priscilla, thank you so much for writing your blog. It's fascinating, extremely well written, and has pointed me in a direction to pursue for my own spouse who is disabled with CFIDS.

Your eloquence in detailing your encounters with the medical profession will help others understand this terrible illness.

Thanks for writing.

Donna Mirabile
donna underscore mirable at yahoo dot com.

Comments on Heaven in My Foot: And Then My Trouble Began

Dangit, where's Michael Moore when you need him???...

Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway. 2008-02-28T04:26:00.000-05:00 Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway.Yes, that's true. Nauseated would be much better there.Spectacular story, Priscilla. Thank you for posting.

I come from another realm of neurological disorder...

Such wonderful writing. Thank you.

I agree with what's been said here. It's not just...

Donna and Lisabeth,Thanks so much for your...

I'm so grateful to come to know your story in its...

Priscilla, thank you so much for writing your blog...

Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway.

2008-02-28T04:26:00.000-05:00
Nauseous was the wrong word, anyway.

Yes, that's true. Nauseated would be much better there.

Spectacular story, Priscilla. Thank you for posting.

Donna and Lisabeth,

Thanks so much for your...