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Posted by Julia in MN on June 18, 2007, 12:19 pm
I should have also given you this <http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/>.
It's a link to a directory of members of Congress.
Julia in MN
Julia in MN wrote:
> I just checked this on www.snopes.com. It is for real. An e-mail, phone
> call, or letter to your senators and representative is more effective
> than signing a petition. It can be as simple as saying you support the
> proposal (Bill number HR119 in the House and S459 in the Senate) along
> with a brief statement in your own words of why you support it; also ask
> them to support the legislation. Be sure to give your name and home
> address. I had a lumpectomy as an outpatient; that was not a problem. A
> mastectomy is a completely different story.
>
> Julia in MN
>
> Bonnie NJ wrote:
>> PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND DO THIS.
>>
>> Thank you for your time!
>>
>> From a nurse:
>>
>>
>> I'll never forget the look in my patients eyes when I had to tell them
>> they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I
>> remember begging the Doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer,
>> only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance
>> companies. So there I sat with my patient giving them the instructions
>> they needed to take care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't
>> grasp half of what I was saying, because the glazed, hopeless,
>> frightened look spoke louder than the quiet 'Thank you' they muttered.
>>
>>
>> A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove
>> cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a
>> mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain
>> afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an
>> outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly
>> in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.
>>
>>
>> Mastectomy Bill in Congress
>>
>>
>> It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important .. please take
>> the time and do it really quick!
>>
>> Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all
>> women.
>>
>> Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a
>> time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those
>> times. If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take
>> the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you
>> know who will do the same.
>>
>> There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which
>> will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital
>> stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating
>> the 'drive-through mastectomy' where women are forced to go home just a
>> few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still
>> groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.
>>
>> Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web p age with a petition
>> drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on.
>>
>> PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need
>> not give more than your name and zip code number.
>>
>> http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php
>>
>
>
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