Ok, so I was wrong. That wasn't the first time and I doubt if it will be the last.

I knew the reference to Elton John was questionable. I couldn't find any
reference to it but I still remember reading about it. That is why I worded the
comment "I seem to remember ...". I was trying to show a lack of absolute
confidence in the statement. Sorry I wasn't clearer.

The comment was about the ADA, not Mr Coelho. I should have used a smiley
because there was some sarcasm involved. I don't know enough about Mr Coelho to
attack him with any fairness. But I know my experiences enough to dislike the
ADA how it affected me when I was struggling with partial-complex seizures.

I was not pointing out peoples faults. I did however point out a situation as I
remembered it and my dislike for a legislative action. However, the quoted
paragraph could possibly be seen as "pointing out faults in others". I agree,
very sad.

While I know my opinion would be found provacative by some, I didn't intend to
create such a furor. I'm sorry about that.

I'm now going to explain my conclusion about the ADA. If you are easily offended
by opinions that that don't take the government the panacea to all our problems,
you may want to skip the next three paragraphs. Er, excuse me while I climb onto
the podium.

While me and the businesses I did work for were working around the realities of
my situation, along comes big bro who forced it's nose into our relations and
its ideas down our throats. Suddenly I was more expensive and more of a threat
to a small business. Me and the businesses could no longer work things out
ourselves. ADA ruined my attempt to comprimise with others.

It gave me more opportunities to sue a business or to demand they comply with
expensive rules/regulations. I now had the ability to shut down a small
business. What might be an inconvenience to a fortune 500 corporation was a
mortal threat to my bread and butter (very small businesses).

I decided it was a bad decision for them to hire me. I was too much of a threat
and they shouldn't be taking chances like that. The ADA was one of the reasons I
gave up trying to live with my situation.

But like I said, these are just my experiences and the situation may have been
beneficial to others.

If you want me to shutup because my ideas are different or to quit trying to
lighten the situation, good luck.

Actually, I don't even need to be talking about this since a tumor was found and
my temoral lobe and hippocampus was removed. With my focal point gone, my
seizures went away and my experiences/memories of the previous 40 years became
irrelevant to my life. Now I need to focus on getting back into society, not
past thoughts.

To G; I think we are in similar situations but have come to different
conclusions. We should be learning from each other, not attacking the other.

To Gin; Considering how upset you got it sounds as if you put this list of
people on a pillar of some kind. That kind of obsession usually indicates a lack
of self-esteem. Focus on your own abilities, not someone elses disabilities.

To Polaris; Thank you for standing-up for me.

To 'Aliens From Outerspace'; We can overcome that feeling of loneliness by
getting into society to whatever degree possible. There will always be the
idiots who don't want us epileptics/retards/lunatics around. But the majority of
people try to understand. If they don't, use a friendly chat to educate them. It
will do wonders.

Whew, thank god thats done. Are you guys as tired as I am?

I didn't have a seizure from 1998 ( June) to Present (7.5 years), so
had no reason to see the Neurologist. My levels had been stable more
than 3 years, and all the Levels and *Bloodwork etc. were done *Monthly
to *Quarterly from **1993 (onset) through **1996.

 It was my Neurologist who saw me after my last seizures-- ***NOT***
the Family Doctor.  The Neuro-lo-gist...  (December 1997, my little
sister died, I had a seizure when they told me, June 1998 I stopped to
help a young girl whose bike had been struck by a Car.  When the
ambulance took her away I had a CP seizure about an hour after that.
That's the *only reason I remember the years.   My sister was *50, so
1997, and the Following June.....)

 As I had no further seizures from 1998 to 2005, so no Dose Changes or
Health Changes, the Neuro (who also might be close to retiring),
wanted to move my FILE and Prescription records etc.back to my Family
Dr. who is my **Primary provider.
 Primary Dr. signed admission record at hospital on each of szrs I was
having from 1993 to 5, I had the 1997 szr. at home, and I wasn't
admitted in 1998 as I had come out of the szr. and my family signed me
out.  (Medic Alert bracelet links to next of kin, remember? )

 Last month, I took my Pill Bottles and the scripts to the *Family
Doctor, (your " *Curious"  comment, above).  He did not *Change my
prescriptions, he wrote me *Identical Scripts* that I have used
successfully since 1995 (before the last 2 szrs in 1997, 98).
  I took the New prescriptions (written by the Family Dr., on *his
Prescription pad, **not the Neuro now) to the *same Pharmacy where my
Neuro's prescriptions were on file.   NOW my pills are renewed by my
main Physician.
 **NOTE **  *No change was made in any *doses or *pills (I haven't
needed any Dose change since 1996).  I had him also write 'no
substitutions' on it, as my Neuro had done, to avoid generics, that my
insurer had previously wanted me to use.  They were on my MD's
Prescription pad so he is now handling my health file, as he had as my
**regular MD** since 19**77**, *before I had any seizures or the
encephalitis that later caused them.
  I'm giving up on this thread as you don't seem to understand there
are *no changes to what I've been using, or their Doses,  since before
my last seizure (June 1998)  And you're not my Doctor, thank God.   Or
I'd be dead.    /G.