Education v Rudeness

Education v Rudeness

Marcus Boren

10/14/2000

I am learning much, Mr. LaCount. So is the
list. I do not appreciate your
                             rudeness. If anyone feels I have stepped
                             over the line, please let me know. I
apologize in advance for any offense,
                             but not for my earlier letter.

                             ---------- Forwarded message ----------
                             From: Stan LaCount
< <Email Address Redacted> >
                             Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 21:48:08 -0400
                             Subject: Re: Mrs. Barreda


                             I can not tell you sufficiently of the
disappointment I feel when puffed up

                             kids like yourself preen and pretend to
know anything about anything. You

                             are not teachable or reachable and with an
attitude like yours, are
                             destined
                             for the great trash heap reserved for
miserable one dimensional cretins
                             like
                             you. Use your two ears boy, keep your
small mean mouth shut and just watch

                             the blinking lights. Do not answer this
mail and consider yourself lucky I

                             don't give a good greasy damn who you are.
You are less than nothing. You

                             cull favor from a field of infantile bores
and you'll get just what you
                             deserve-nothing.

                             Stan LaCount

                             ----- Original Message -----
                             From: Marcus Boren Resident
< <Email Address Redacted> >
                             To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
                             Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 4:09 PM
                             Subject: Mrs. Barreda


                             > An open letter to Kimberly Barreda
                             >
                             > Dear Mrs. Barreda,
                             >
                             > I appreciate your opinions on the client
vs. patient issue, but have to
                             > disagree with you in the majority of
cases.
                             >
                             > Orthotic and Prosthetic rehabilitation is
best utilized in a team
                             approach.
                             > A 'client' is a 'patient' of the team.
Our industry is only one part of

                             > it, and yes, we do sell items. Your
physician will also be happy to sell

                             > you any orthotic goods he can buy off the
shelf. Does this make you his
                             > client? If you want a cad-cam prefab job
without any facilities or
                             > specialized knowledge on what to do with
it, just ask him. You should be

                             > able to do this in a few years. He does
not have the time or experience
                             to
                             > make custom prostheses.
                             >
                             > People like you and your husband, who
make their living off their
                             > disability, may no longer need to be
educated about what their life will
                             be
                             > like without a limb. But the little old
lady in the hospital who is
                             scared
                             > out of her wits needs reassurance and
information to readjust
                             > psychologically. Can I help with this?
Yes, this is the first part of
                             my
                             > job, and one of the most important.
Maladjusted amputees can dwell on
                             the
                             > fact for the rest of their lives. Do I
dwell on being an amputee? No.
                             On
                             > being a father? Constantly!
                             >
                             > I prefer to be a patient. When I am
trying to hurt myself, I WANT my
                             > prosthetist to tell me I'm being an
idiot. I do not want him to just
                             sell
                             > me a device. A doctor or prosthetist is
hired for his mind, not his
                             > materials.
                             >
                             > Instead of berating an entire profession,
why don't you take the time to
                             > make a true difference in quality of
care. Go after one person at a time

                             > who provides substandard care and
workmanship.
                             >
                             > Since you are the moderator of Cripworld,
I would also like to take issue

                             > with providing a forum for devotees to
prey on myself and the people I
                             care
                             > for. I find your lack of attention to
this matter unconscionable.
                             >
                             >
                             > I seem to remember something about sin
and a first stone. . .
                             >
                             > Sincerely,
                             > Marcus Boren
                             >
                             >