Letter To A Nurse: A Personal Narrative

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Hello Dr. Erwin
I’m not sure if you remember me. And I will try to keep this as brief as possible.
When we first met I was very resistant to everything.
However you didn’t give up on me. Even though when everyone else was amazed that I was gaining weight rapidly at 1200 calories in Somerset and I hated the world. You never gave up on me.
For the next almost 15 years I was in and out of your practice.
You helped me through the pregnancy of my daughter. You saved my life – literally more than once. Of course referring to the time I was at bayshore hospital for renal failure. Not even a candidate for dalais, they said--- you need a kidney transplant.
After being scared – I called you- you advised me what to do. I was lucky enough that my
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Zoloft was mentioned but I explained it was given to me and taken away while I was at Somerset. And honestly the only thing I remember was them saying my participation in groups changed. So they decided to add welbutrin as I was on that once before for a short time. However once again I had things going on and was afraid to take it.
I wanted to, I really did. Not sure what my fear is but, doesn’t matter now. The reason I’m sending you this email is really two fold.
One was to truly thank you for never giving up on me and my crazy mind and the medical craziness.
Next- I’m stopping all medication- again I never took them both on the same day however if I was out of one I did take the other. --- At first it seemed perfect. I wouldn’t did anyone’s help and probably good to be off of everything. UNTIL someone said to me- you have been on some type of stimulate for how many years?—I do not think it’s a good idea for you to stop everything
Now while on the medication my blood pressure has always been normal average -118-120/70 and heart beat average 70. (64-74).
I truly and sincerely thank you for everything.
I’m sure there is hundreds of us out there that feel the same way and in one way or another you have saved our

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