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Update from.....Izzy
Izzy_*now*:
Thanks lighter and Hops,
As you can see now, April the 15th is less than a month away.
The tension headaches began about January 19th. I had no idea what they were, other than headaches. nothing helped, then we determined and after a very "bruising" massage, from my shoulder blades to the base of my skull, I had relief for the first in 2 months, as they kept worsening.
Defence submitted a report, February 26, 2013, from an Occupational Therapist who never saw/tested me and it was 19 pages of "doo-doo". My lawyer took a vacation to Mexico, is just back and he will be going over everything. I typed a point by point rebuttal of what the OT said, and reached 15 pages. HER report is that nasty one that one could expect from the Defense, but she will have egg all over her face, and for medical details, to be correct, I consulted Karla.
i.e she took a couple of remarks from my Dr.'s file ( having trouble maneuvering her wheelchair", and "is considering an electric chair") and tried to throw "weakness before the 2009 accident" into the fray. The issue, with invoices for proof are one invoice for a new wheelchair, that was not constructed properly , and "the thought crosses my mind" about an electric one".
The woman delivered the new chair in 2006, put the foot plates on the wrong sides, which made them upside down, the back posts were too tall so my upper arm, back hit the post and I couldn't get good propulsion going and the final goodie was a 1" dump, finally installed by another Co. in July, 2008. (Invoice #2) (The back of the seat must be 1" lower than the front or the sitter will feel like she is pitching forward. installing that required more adjustments.
When my lawyer called before his refreshing vacation, he asked that I "take him by the hand and lead him gently through the ins and outs of all her errors". Well he has my rebuttal now and we have an appointment to consult on March 28.
I see quite clearly that I am not entirely aware of what emotion I am feeling, but now that I have the tremors, and they appear for "no reason", there is a reason. It's an emotion I am having but don't know it. Just like the tension headaches. I didn't know I was that tense until I ruled out tumors and brainless.
Still hanging in,
Love
Izzy
Hopalong:
So awed by your determination and stamina, Izz.
You ARE going to make it through this and you ARE going to achieve a settlement that will ease the entire rest of your life.
You have done an amazing job of rationally and persistently and doggedly and documentarily advocating for yourself, and it is going to make a huge difference.
I was just admiring my April 15--Izzy date, on my Google calendar the other day.
I'm very sorry for all the tension, breathe through it as much as you can, and know that when you have to stop the fight, it will only be because you have done everything you possible could.
And then, it really will be okay, to "release the outcome."
All will be well.
love,
Hops
lighter:
I'm hoping your attorney is a seasoned trial attorney, and knows how to command his audience. I have to say that I get lost in details every time you list everything out, and I understand it's all important. Providing context and driving the big points home is key, as I'm sure your attorney knows.
Having all those details at your fingertips is HUGE, and I'm certain you've done a very good job with that, thank goodness, but humans have a short attention spans..... must remember to avoid getting stuck in rabbit holes, kwim?
I forget.... is this a bench trial, or a jury trial?
Does your attorney know anything about the presiding Judge? Has he gone over past trials to see how this Judge's mind works? Is he pro insurance company? Is he fair, or grossly in need of being educated on the law? Your attorney should be preparing this trial for the particular Judge he's pulled, IME. Some Judge's are better than others, and I'm hoping you got a fair one.
How does your attorney think your case is going to go?
I'm hoping for the best possible outcome for you, dear Izz.
Lighter
Izzy_*now*:
Thank you Hops
---for your kind words and wishes. This is a week since I posted and the headaches have taken this long to disappear. My lawyer has cautioned everyone to 'not upset me/cause me stress--just tell me what I need to now but I get it anyway, through Karla. I am surviving.
I have my own amount in mind whatever the lawyer says when I will say, "Ok. Enough is enough! I am not greedy.....but I do know I likely could end up in an Intermediate or Full Care home.
Although if Karla has her way, I will stay here and she will be my companion, details to be dealt with upon that happening.
March 27, 2013 was 4 years. Hard to believe.
Hi Lighter
Defense has upped for the 8th time. Offer rejected. Paul says that we've "got them on the run". I hope so. He is anti-ICBC. The only cases he takes are those who are suing the Provincial Insurance Company.
He asked me for written statements to qualify what he can "let out the gate" when necessary. One Endocrinologist said I would be dead by 80 because of my heavy smoking and all my " bed sores". I never once had a bed sore!! I quit smoking 2 years 4 months ago. (My lawyer had me hand in a complete history of my smoking, and which page in hospital reports said that I had a couple of abrasions on my butt from when I landed after the car hit me.)
This is a bench trial and I have yet to ask my lawyer if he knows yet which judge we will get. Meanwhile his rebuttals and refusals/everything have further tidbits that "appears like he knew me from birth" and tosses them into a reply when necessary. He still expects a out of court Settlement as ICBC will have to pay ALL the court costs as well as my Taxable Expenses, Costs and Disbursements.
Nevertheless the witnesses will be briefed and Karla's day is Tuesday.
I'm still a "Calm as a Cuke", but I don't know what is going on inside. This could explain my entire life. It explains the tension headaches when Paul went on Vacation and explains the psychogenic tremors at the accident scene. And now that I know the tremors are in my head, when I talk about something emotional, like cutting open my leg 3 times and throwing pieces into the garbage, the shakes start. (I’ll be on the stand shaking from start to finish, from the time he asks me when I was born!
Btw, Paul has a helper, Andrew, to read everything and to voice his opinion and I can see Paul doing his best.
Love to both
Izzy
Twoapenny:
Fingers crossed, Izzy, I hope you are posting good news about this soon and enjoying the fruits of what seems to have been a very long battle! Hope everything works out the way you want it to, it seems to sound quite promising? xx
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