2nd Letter to Dr. Macha of Slocum Center Eugene Oregon

 

Dr. Macha,                                                                                          August 8, 2011

 

I firstly would like to thank you for seeing me and becoming interested in my case.

 

I had been having trouble finding treatment due to a stigma that has been placed on my record, that of mental illness. It is true that after my trauma I became disturbed and have been seeing Dr. Whiteley and Dr. Unger to deal with the psychological issues that became acute during the winter of this year. I have never been this injured and was having a difficult time understanding how it could have happened, and in such as it was I began having distressing thoughts. I began cognitive work with Dr. Unger and have made it to a place of stability. The trouble I had most of all was the note in my charts that make Doctors treat me with distain and created an unwillingness to listen to me dismissing my physical illness as mental illness. I made the appointment with the Slocum center after consulting the mentor of my youth Wayne Smith who I am proud to say works at Godard Space Center. He told me to make an appointment and to show up with no paper work to get a fresh look at my medical issue, and to dispel the stigma that was blocking my treatment. That is how I made my way to you.

 

I am not a Doctor, so my being the spearhead of my diagnosing my physical issues has not been very successful. I recently wrote the story “Mr. Seizure’ and sent it to my father and some of my friends and family who have been my sounding board during this period in my life. The first line reads, “Mr. Seizure and I met after my spine shifted and a muscle tore in my back offsetting the bones in my neck causing pressure on my spinal column.”, and after reading this line my father asked, “Did you say that to the doctor?”

I relied, “No. I tried to just focus on one area so as not to confuse the issue, so I told him my best guess, my left shoulder. That’s where I felt the tear on my left side and I haven’t been able to stabilize my shoulder blades for pushing or pulling.”

 

I trust you. In saying this it refers to the fact that I trust you to treat me with dignity, respect, and to tell me the truth. It also refers to your skill and knowledge allowing to your ability to diagnose and find treatment for my physical issue.

 

I was watching a preacher on television and he was speaking about miracles, and how those involved in such miracles had prepared for their part. I find the human body amazing in its ability to heal and to over come adversary from injury. In such, I walk for hours everyday often playing disc golf a cross town and jog everyday. I have been on a quit program for smoking tobacco, stopped caffeine use, and am on a strict diet. What I’m saying is; I’m doing my part to over come my debilitating injury. I am ready for God’s miracle, my faith makes me so.

 

Thank you, Chef John Ernst aka Thor

Ps. No cookies this time though I might get daring and make some bread for our next meeting, and rest assured that you will get an invitation to the opening of my restaurant the Thunder Café when I open it downtown on Charlton and Broadway a year or so from now.