There are so many people with Lyme who are hurting and struggling. Many have lost not only their health... but their homes, their families, and their possessions, etc.
For those who struggle with Lyme ... and for those of us who can no longer afford the basics, much less any luxuries...
And for those who have children who are hurting and who have been refused treatment by the IDSA doctors who, BTW, put themselves "in charge" of our illness... giving us NO say so in the matter...
Well.....
To learn that the IDSA purchased an office desk (ONE desk of many) that cost more than my total YEARLY income...
And it is for an office for people who are on the IDSA books... but who put in an average of less than TWO hours a week at their jobs...
Well, let's just say-
Had I worked for THEM I wouldn't have had the pleasure of having to have rested my bum on an upside down milk crate pushed up against a piece of rough plywood for a desk...
In a room with no inside walls or ceiling (just 2X4 studs)... that was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter...
With a long extension cord being used to power that old computer so I could spend every waking moment trying to "educate" others about Lyme disease... just like they claim they are doing!!
I'd sure have missed that.
Take a look at the millions or is that BILLIONS going through their organization and see what you think.
Guidestar.org
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
Did the desk have carved writing on it saying "Donated with love and thanks for all your fine Lyme guidelines IDSA - signed ABC Insurance Company"?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
As a matter of fact... I do believe it did!
And.. at the corner of the desk was a vase with a bunch of duck feathers ... and...
There was a little plaque attached to the vase with a little gold chain. The inscription said..
IDSA ALL THE WAY!...
And it was signed by all the Lyme Guideline authors, the CDC and NIH Lyme program folks.
On the wall above the desk was a HUGE painting with a really black shiny home made frame.
The painting (on velvet no less) was of a bunch of ducks sitting around a card table playing poker ... with Elvis's image in the upper right corner gazing down upon them.
When you look closely at it you can see the duck heads and can actually identify them.
There was Seagull, Bumsteere, Datt-ain't so-wyler, The Shap, Nadlewaddle and the Fish too!
If you look under the table you can see none other than the Worm himself... hiding from the post-Lyme syndrome patients.
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
Underneath the table there are endless drawers filled with antidepressants too because they truly do care about those still ill with post-Lyme syndrome.
At the July 30th teleconference, I zoomed in at 100x and I almost thought I saw tears in Wormser's eyes when he said he believes patient's are suffering. No wait, that was residue from the furniture polish used to wax the new table. Sorry TC.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Not to argue the point.. butt...
Someone told me those crocodile tears were because the surgery he had scheduled to permanently sew his lips to Bumsteere's butt had been cancelled by his insurance company.
The insurance company claimed...
For many IDSA authors, their fear of rejection appears to be more related to the aches and pains of daily living rather than to being last in the Butt-kissing line.
AND.. the insurance company said..
To date, there is no convincing biologic evidence for the existence of chronic Butt-kisser Syndrome among patients after receipt of recommended treatment regimens. Lip-on-butt surgery has not proven to be useful and is not recommended for IDSA members with chronic (6 months) subjective symptoms after administration of recommended treatment regimens for Butt-kisser Syndrome."
Now, I could be wrong.. but that's what I heard.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I heard that the new guidelines for butt kisser syndrome were being delayed because of conflicts of interest!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Someone should cartoon that picture, TC!
Posted by jklynd (Member # 7550) on :
Don't be so hard on them!
Part of the IDSA's actual ongoing expenses are necessitated by having to reimburse Wormser for his custom tailored suits...(The ones with the "third arm" neatly sewn into the back)
Kinda makes it hard when you're trying to get comfortable in your recliner,or the average airplane seat....But,I guess that's what happens when you've patted yourself so much on the back that you've developed a "rotator cuff" injury...
Joe
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
Did you see a glass top, so they could look at
themselves every day and say "Job well done"?
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I heard that the Shap looked at himself in that glass and thought he was bald. But then he found out that he actually has "post bald syndrome".
He was very disappointed when doctors from the BDSA(bald disease society of America), told him that there is no such thing as chronic baldness. Even though he did have baldness, he no longer has it because it is easy to cure. They told him that since he still thinks he is bald that he need to take antidepressants for the rest of his life.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Talk about patents....
I've invented a Lyme-related product that most people actually NEED in their homes and offices, so I think there is a good market for it.
It is a toilet with interchangeable pictures of the IDSA ducks at the bottom of the bowl. Each time you flush, a different author appears, waiting for the next "deposit".
Of course if you have a favorite duck you can flip a switch and that one duck stays put and gets dumped upon for as long as you'd like.
And it is only $19.95.
But wait!
If you order one now you will get a free dart board with a picture of your favorite duck's butt printed on the cork; yours free to keep even if you return the toilet.
Posted by Alana (Member # 14077) on :
OMG this is too funny. Thanks for making me laugh!
Oh, and by any chance is there a rose-colored mirror in that office to match the rose-colored glasses?
Actually, I'm mistaken. They aren't wearing rose-colored glasses.
They're wearing high-end designer glasses they can afford to pay for because their conflicts-of-interests have enabled them to afford such luxuries.
Too bad those high end glasses haven't enabled them to take a good hard look at themselves in their expensive designer mirrors that are in their beautiful expensive homes.
Guess it's tough to look at yourself knowing you've contributed to so much suffering despite the science that slaps you in the face every day.
Oh wait, maybe they just don't want to look at their slapped faces over and over again. Poor things.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
"I heard that the new guidelines for butt kisser syndrome were being delayed because of conflicts of interest!"
Butt wait!
I heard they will be holding a public hearing about Butt-Kissing Syndrome because the AG's office investigated them and found major conflicts of interest.
Seems Hanes and Fruit of the Loom will be sending representatives to speak. They will be testifying against any legislation requiring a new design for the standard shorts and/or boxers.
It would take too much material, they said, to cover a butt with that many lips sewn on to it. To make those fancy drawers would not be cost-effective.
Posted by lymeladyinNY (Member # 10235) on :
OMG, thanks for the laughs, everyone!
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
I heard the IDSA authors make out with each other at meth parties. I wonder who the designated driver is?
Posted by StopTheItchPlz (Member # 23266) on :
ROTFLMAOOOO
Thanks for the giggles you guys!
Posted by lymewreck36 (Member # 4395) on :
This is the best fun I've had in ages! Wish I were as witty as all of you fun folks!
Mary
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
No one has answered Metallic Blue's question yet.
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