Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]one of my MS patients was evicted with less than 24 hours notice yesterday by the extended-stay hotel she was put up in by state housing authorities. she had ended up homeless because her previous neurologist at cambridge hospital had not diagnosed her with MS despite a strongly positive Brain MRI and so without any treatment she became wheelchair-bound rapidly by age 29, lost her job as a sheriff (the department could not guarantee that she could escape from perps she was serving warrants on) and her credit rating. the neurologist has since moved on to the beth israel and went on a book tour on pbs and npr. my patient happened to catch one of the interviews on tv and said 'aha! that's what she was busy with!'. despite my urgent letter, physical presence and calls to our Good Progressive Governor, she was thrown out at noon on Friday, in retaliation for complaining to the management on Thursday that pouring used cooking grease into the storm drain that leads directly into the Charles River, was against the law. http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337696/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337506/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337826/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337408/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/7564337630/in/photostream Liberal Massachusetts is a state with no statutory protection against eviction during the middle of winter or on the basis of serious officially recognised disabilities. bharani