4 February 2006

Dear Friends & Family:

It was so kind of you to give my name to NYC Office of Protective
Services, so that I may receive Medicaid benefits and Disability
benefits, 2 years after abuse by a NY State-licensed neuropsyhologist
[abuse related to my work as a volunteer for the NYU Medical Center
Child Study Center].

But I feel I need to tell you a few facts, so that you comprehend the
extent of my medical needs.

Medicaid or Disability will not cover most of these costs. Previously,
however, in my work as Medical and Creative Writer in the
pharmaceutical advertising business, I supported myself, and I did not
have to draw from my savings, which remained relatively stable, nearing
$100,000 in the bank and a small LP.

Most these healthcare expense my insurance would not cover, so I paid
out my salary; further, if you think these costs are "frivolous,"
you are unaware of the 20 to 30 years I struggled with excellent
physicians and psychotherapists to control these health conditions, I
likely inherited from my father, who succumbed to suicide at the age of
42.

Additionally, if you consider these costs "frivolous," I suggest
you confirm this information with the "world class" physicians I
list below, all of whom are or were affiliated with NYU Medical Center.

All but the LP is gone now.

Sincerely,
Virginia Hooper

Fact 1:
In the last 2 months of my father's life, before he shot himself in
the head, in 1969, he said to me, "If I thought I had to live with
this psoriasis for the rest of my life, I would kill myself. He killed
himself. But there were other reasons, too. Kenny Holestead saw my
father in those last 2 months, April, May, up until June 1969. Kenny
knows what that skind disease was like.

Fact 2:
Costs/Month
For my own psoriasis

$160.00
Retin-A 0.01 Microgel, topical, for my face,
as prescribed Donald Belsito, MD, Jerome Shupack, MD,
and Sherry Lagin, MD, after years of trying to use cortisol
to control the problem.

$14.00
U-Lactin body moisturizer, topical, for my body,
as prescribed Donald Belsito, MD, Jerome Shupack, MD,
and Sherry Lagin, MD, after years of trying to use cortisol
to control the problem.

$14.00
Complex-15 facial moisturizer, topical, for my face,
as prescribed Donald Belsito, MD, Jerome Shupack, MD,
and Sherry Lagin, MD, after years of trying to use cortisol
to control the problem.

$40.00
EFA Omega Fish Oil & Primrose oil, oral,
as prescribed Donald Belsito, MD.

$14.00
Basis Sensitive Skin soap,
as prescribed Donald Belsito, MD, Jerome Shupack, MD,
and Sherry Lagin, MD, after years of trying to use cortisol
to control the problem.

$40.00
Dermatologist Office Visit,
[based on $160.00 4x/year.

TOTAL,
Psoriasis Medical Care:
$282.00

Fact 3:
Costs/Month
For my ADHD

$140.00
Dexedrine [non-generic] 20 mg/day, tablets, IR.

[NB.
After years of trying other ADHD medications,
Dexedrine is the most effective, most transparent
option that is efficacious for me. Further, Dexedrine
also control my psoriasis, which is not
unusual, due to reduction of mental stress as well as the fact
that norepinephrine  regulates TNF, a growth factor
associated with inflammation, as documented in
The Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, in regard
To the anecdotal efficacy of Wellbutrin and patients
with Crohns Disease. Matthew B. Smith, MD, formerly,
the treatment professional for this condition.]

$200-300.00
ADHD Psychiatrist Office Visit, per month.

$600.00
Psychotherapist Office Visit, 4x/month.

TOTAL
ADHD:
$990.00

TOTAL
Monthly Healthcare Costs
@ Age 50 years
$1,272.00.

I REPEAT:
I do not think these costs will be covered by
NYC Office of Protective Services.

I think I need to sue for damages, for what happened to me,
and resume a normal, independent life.

And at the moment, I have $9.00, no medication,
and mu needs are f.cking REAL.

Virginia Hooper
New York City

PS. Verna, I sent this message via your online mail.