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2000.07.25
News on the Swedish radio, following the press conference 12/7
About 30 patients who have been operated against severe hand sweating,
will claim damages for the the side-effects that they suffer from. They
are going to sue different hospitals, county councils and doctors who
have performed these operations. They even intend to sue the Swedish
state. Morgan Carlsson is chairman of the association that organize
these patients:
Morgan: No money in the world can compensate the suffering that our
members are exposed to. We mainly want to have a confirmation that these
side-effects is connected to the operation. Money is not the important
thing, we just want this confirmation and obtain redress. It is not
possible to value a life in the terms of money, but at least it must
be counted in millions to all the sufferers.
2000.07.25
Press conference
July the 12th PhoenixForum (law firm) held a press conference in Hotel
Anglais, Stockholm, as a part of the struggle for those of our members
who have engaged PhoenixForum and the lawyer Bengt Sternung. The pressconference
was announced on the 10th and already the following day several of
our newspapers had articles on this subject.
The press conference was not arranged by our association but of PhoenixForum
that represents about 30 of our members. To the press conference came
different television teams; Aktuellt, Rapport, TV4, TT and ABC Local
TV, Stockholm. I'm sorry to say that no newspapers journalists were
present as far as I know. Besides Bengt Sternung three female members
were interviewed by the different TV-channels. Swedish Radio interviewed
me (Morgan Carlsson). The different features were broadcasted several
times during the evening and we didn't have to wait for the reaction.
People who had seen the different news bulletins have contacted us
and many sufferers, who thought they were the only ones struck by
side-effects, want to become members. After these newscasts several
newspapers have come in contact with us. Different articles have been
written about some of our members. Swedish Radio have been in contact
with our association and have made a news bulletin. This had the effect
that more patients came in contact with us. Many of the frequent debaters
on the discussion forums that are on the Internet have mailed us.
We have for a long time talked about a hidden number of sufferers
that gradually come in contact with us. Everything follows a pattern;
they find that they suffer from different side-effects, and contacts
the surgeon that has performed the operation. The answer is that he
never heard of anybody else that has been struck by these side-effects.
This is a strategy they use to isolate us from other sufferers. A
strategy that will not succeed!!
A member meeting is planned to sometime in September-October. A notice
is sent out later.
Morgan Carlsson, Chairman of FFSO
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