I received an e-mail tonight from a friend of mine, whose site I write for once in a while, Joey Picador. He writes JUSTICE FOR NONE .
His niece is in a world of trouble with her health care provider. Here is an excerpt from the article.
She Was Only Fourteen
Saturday, February 09 2008 @ 10:18 AM PST
Contributed by: CinDan
General NewsShe was only 14 years old when she was an eighth grader, a cheerleader, a young, vibrant girl with her whole life ahead of her. She was only 14 years old, when she enjoyed her last year of life as a normal, healthy girl.She was only 15 years old, when she started chemotherapy for Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer that attacks the bones. She lost her hair, had the cancerous bone in her pelvis removed, and then her lungs started to deteriorate.
She lived through her 16th year with an oxygen bottle her closest companion, as her lung function approached a mere 20% of normal capacity.
In May of 2007, she was only 17 years old, when she finally had a double lung transplant, to replace lungs killed by interstices lung disease, brought on by the chemotherapy which saved her from the bone cancer.
When her health insurance is canceled later this year, it will be canceled with the simple explanation that she has reached her “lifetime maximum benefits.”
And she has just turned 18…
Her name is Brittani. She is my niece. And she needs your help.
Damspot isn’t asking you do do anything but read the post. Let your heart tell you what needs to be done.
Thanks!