Posted by DOTTIE MALLETTE on August 09, 1998 at 02:48:52:
MY BROTHER IS MY ROOMMATE AND I HAVE SEEN HIM SUFFER THROUGH THESE TERRIBLE HEADACHES. IT TRULY BREAKS MY HEART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR HIM. I CALL THE DR.'S OFFICE TO TRY AND GET HIM RELIEF OF SOME SORTS. USUALLY I GET NO WHERE. I JUST GET THE RUN AROUND. NO ONE REALLY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO HIM, BUT HE IS UNABLE. THE TEARS ARE TRAILING DOWN HIS FACE, THE FOOD HE HAS EATEN IS ABOUT TO LEAVE HIM, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, THE PAIN IS GATHERING FORCE! HE'S PACING BACK AND FORCE AND A SLIGHT WISPER IS LIKE A SONIC BOOM! I TO TALK IS A GREAT EFFORT AND TO TRY AND LISTEN IS IMPOSSIBLE. I GET SO UP SET AND I FEEL LOST. THERE IS JUST NO HELP OUT THERE. THE DR.S ARE LITTLE OR NO HELP AT ALL. HE ASKED FOR A CAT SCAN. NO IS THE ANSWER. NEW MEDICATION, EVEN OXGEN. HE GETS NOTHING. THE BURNING QUESTIONS FROM HIS DR.S IS 'WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO?' HE TELLS THEM AND THEY STILL DON'T COMPLY. I KNOW HE NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN NERO., BUT YOU NEED TO BE REFERED, THEY WON'T DO IT. I NEED HELP. I NEED GUIDENCE. I CAN'T STAND TO SEE MY BROTHER KEEP GOING THROUGH THIS HELL ALONE. I HAVE QUESTIONS AND I NEED LOTS OF ANSWERS. HE DOESN'T KNOW I AM DOING THIS, I'M SURE HE'D HAVE A FIT. HE THINKS HE CAN DO THIS ALONE. BUT HE IS WRONG! PLEASE HELP.