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IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM On The Marc Media:
We'd like to share some really important news. Two weeks ago Oprah's Dr. Oz interviewed Andy Abrahams Wilson, producer of Under Our Skin and Washington D.C. ABC-7's Medical Reporter Kathy Fowler. They talked for about 45 minutes about the film and the controversy surrounding Lyme diseae. We will let you know when the show airs in a few weeks on XM's Oprah and Friends network.
Dr. Oz was extremely impressed with the documentary saying he and his entire family couldn't stop watching Under Our Skin. Dr. Oz is a regular on Oprah, appearing once a week. He is showing interest in getting this very important topic on Oprah. When the time comes, we will give you contact information to email Oprah's people. We want to encourage them to do this story on Oprah. Lots of positive comments please. The radio show will air in the coming weeks. You will get an email letting everyone know how they can listen.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is highly respected in the medical community. There is a short bio below:
Dr. Mehmet Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz is professor and vice chairman of surgery at Columbia University in New York City, director of the Cardiovascular Institute and founder and director for the Complementary Medicine Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is a regular contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show and Oprah.com.
Posted by Lymeblue (Member # 6897) on :
It is VERY IMPORTANT!! Thanks!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I clicked and I typed. Wished I had copied and pasted what I wrote as I can't recall now.
Posted by NorthboroMass (Member # 15892) on :
Excellent because they have a link there WILL Be a show..yeah hah !!! I posted
Posted by ldfighter (Member # 9405) on :
Wow this is amazing news!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
This is monumental!!!
I've been here 8 yrs and we've tried for 8 yrs + to get this done. Hats off once again to Andy Abrahams Wilson for Under Our Skin!!! Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
Hi,
I'd like someone to post the link where it says / implies that we made it to the main "TV" show.
Best wishes,
Posted by jam338 (Member # 14002) on :
It would be great if this for the TV program, but something tells me it isn't. It is likely the XM radio program.
Oprah usually sidelines all controversial issues by relegating them to her XM radio show rather the TV show. She has said many times on her XM radio program that there are "some things" that her TV audience just aren't ready or willing to hear. In part, that is why started the radio program.
I'd love to be wrong about this;)
Posted by Larkspur (Member # 5131) on :
Well, this is just great news, even if it is just the radio show!
I wrote to him too!
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
MARJ, HOW EXCITING!! GOD BLESS YOU FOR POSTING PROMPTLY!!!
i wrote my story too and it didn't exceed 2000 characters especially since i can't figure out in ms word 07 how i can find WORD COUNT! i'm lost without that special feature for this gabby member! uffda Posted by daystar1952 (Member # 3255) on :
The first step is the radio show and they are hoping from there....with enough positive feedback from all of you after the radio show, that this will encourage them to have a lyme show on Oprah
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
i tried to do this but it says i wrote more than 2000 words and that was too many...but i only wrote about 800 so i don't know what to do.
i'm exhausted from what i did---can't handle proofing and cutting down...bummer
Posted by Avalon (Member # 16387) on :
this is what I posted- "I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease this past July 4. I have worked my entire career in a hospital, much of that time serving as a Patient Advocate, advising others how to traverse the medical world to receive the treatment that they need. When I was diagnosed, I was referred out by my primary physician as Lyme is not an area of expertise for him. That was when I entered my medical nightmare. I have been poked, prodded, questioned and referred some more. I have had over 40 vials of blood drawn in 3 months! My Lyme titre and Western Blot have been repeated 3 times since the original results. They remain positive. However, despite repeated positive results, I have now had 2 quailified physicians tell me that they don't think I am suffering from Lyme Disease because I did not improve with 4 weeks of treatment. It has been a daily struggle to continue to function, and I was finally forced to seek treatment from an " unconventional practiotioner" to get the medical care I depserately need. My life has changed drastically since I became ill and I am at a complete loss to understand why the medical world simply refuses to treat Lyme as the serious and debilitating disease it truly is."
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