Texas Proposition 12

I enjoyed reading your post Corinne. In 1982 my husband was treated by an Oakland County
hematologist that used the prescription drug law to withhold antitumor/antiviral antibiotics when
Hubby had a neck tumor present. Most people don't ask for medical records. Blood tests were the
easiest to read. I would like to share what my blood test looks like, and I've used my husband's
medical conditions as an example of the health problems that withholding the more effective
antibiotics created.

Test Name 2003-1998- (Personal Range)- Lab's Range-2003

WBC 7.4-8.4 - (6)- 4.8-10.8 X 10^3 RBC 4.75- 4.66 - (5)- 4.2-5.4 X 10^6 HGB 14.8 -14.8- (15)- 12-16
G/DL HCT 43.3- 43.7- (45)- 37-47% MCV 91.2- 93.7- (88)- 81-99 UM^3 MCH 31.2- 31.7- (30)- 27-31 PG
MCHC 34.2- 33.8- (34)- 32-36 G/DL PLATELET 255- 242- (225)- 150-450 X 10^3 RDW - Not Done -12.9 (10)
MONO 4- 5.5- (4)- 0-4% LYMPH 36- 36.2- (30)- 24-44% SEGS 56-Not Done- (59)- 36-66% BANDS 3-Not Done-
(4) 5-11% EOSINOPHILS 1- 5.6 (1) No Lab Range Basophils -Not Done- 2.6- (.01) RBC MORPH Normal - Lab
Range Normal

Did you notice how wide lab ranges were? I placed my person figure in ( ). Most doctors do not
compare the patients blood tests.

My Husband's Hospitalizations & Surgeries:

1977 Gall Bladder

1982 Cellulitis, which appeared on Bill's (Hubby) right leg and was caused by blood abnormalities
that resulted in Bill's spending 10 days in isolation. The hematologist was teaching her students
that soft tissue infections were never cancerous. Then in 1983 the hematologist used blood
transfusions that contained special antibodies; shortly thereafter there was enough infection to
disintegrate bones. It was known that any disease producing pathogen was transferable through blood
transfusions.

1983 Bone graft & diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease 1983 Hodgkin's disease - six months of chemotherapy
1994 Colon Cancer Surgery

1996, July 9: Bacterial-produced Endocarditis Heart disease Surgery called an aortic valve
endocarditis requiring aortic root homograft replacement.

1996, July 15: pacemaker 1996, August: pacemaker infected and was changed from left to right side.

1999 Hernia Surgery September 9, 2003 Cellulitis

I believe that the words "Health Sabotage" should be included in a politician's vocabulary. Rita

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Quoted message said:

September 6, 2003

Dear Texas voters, Next Saturday, you have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 12. It is
critical that you get out and vote. The problem with Proposition 12 is that is opens the door for
not only medical malpractice lawsuits but any other kind of lawsuit to have a cap of $250,000 on
"non-economic" damages. Many years ago I became severely ill because of a situation at my job.
Because my total cap for damages was set at $250,000, no high-powered attorney would take my case
because he or she couldn't afford to. We do not live in a world where attorneys put mortgages on
their homes to represent us as we saw in the movie called A Civil Action. In case you don't know,
personal injury lawsuits are very expensive to try. In my case, it was once estimated to cost
$100,000 to $300,000 to get my case to the courtroom, so obviously good attorneys did not make
devastating financial decisions in my behalf. If I had been in their shoes, I wouldn't have
deliberately chosen to lose money on a case either. I also don't have any issues with the medical
community. No doctor, nurse, or hospital has harmed me in the past 13 years of my being ill. Some
of them have been more than kind and compassionate beyond measure. A few of them have helped to
save my life. What I want to share with you is what I lost by being associated with a system with
a $250,000 cap on damages. I lost the incredibly good health that I used to take for granted
thirteen years ago. I lost the chance to complete my doctorate because I became too ill to finish
it. I lost my primary source of income. I lost my chance to tell the truth in a court of law. I
lost my chance to have a regular social life, eat normal food, buy a new car more than once every
sixteen years, and be self sufficient financially and physically at times. I also lost some
friends because not everyone can deal with someone who is chronically ill for years or decades on
end. I did not lose my life by the grace and mercy of God, but I lost almost everything else. If I
can lose so much in a world of $250,000 caps on damages, then so can you. Next Saturday, September
13, I hope and pray that you will join me in voting NO to Proposition 12 because if you do not,
you will be giving away for all Texans including you the chance to have a fair day in the
courtroom where justice is determined by judges and/or a jury of every day people like you and me,
not by the legislature. You may not be able to conceive of you or your loved ones being harmed
catastrophically by someone else, but if it can happen to me, it can happen to you or someone whom
you love as well. Please do the right thing and protect the rights of all Texans by voting NO to
Proposition
12.Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. Thank you most of all for voting in the
election!

Sincerely, Corinne