I hit a little bit of a wall yesterday with DHEC. I had been talking back and forth with a lady there apparently over the toxicologist and Dr. so I assumed she was somebody. Her name was Sally Foster, no relation to the wrapping paper mogul I assume. She told me she would get back with me in May after she did some looking into my concerns. When I called her back in July she admitted she had put my file in her cabinet and was waiting to see if I would call back. Not a good sign but we proceeded because I did call back. For several weeks she was telling me she wanted me, herself, and the big air guy to conference call. I was thinking this would mean something. After about 30 minutes on the phone with them yesterday I began to become aware that what they were their to tell me was that they wouldn’t be doing anything. They recognize that there is a problem but they don’t know what to test for and they don’t have the money to just randomly test sooooo. I am not sure what happened, in the business environment I don’t fall apart, actually I am known for calm under pressure. This however was the culmination of almost a year of trying to reasonably deal with them and them being somewhat of the final word on we won’t do anything. I think it was when I asked them what would they do if it was their child who was at risk with people sick all around us including me that I started to cry. They fell silent on the other end of the line, nothing…..no advice, nothing. I don’t know why it hurt so badly. My frustration, my fear for Maggie, for all the people I love, what will happen if I don’t get this fixed when I truly believe there is a problem. Too much all of a sudden I went from crying to sobbing trying to choke it down so they wouldn’t hear me on the other end. They offered me the only thing Sally had mentioned before, that I start calling larger Universities to see if they have someone getting their PHD in epidemiology that would be interested in doing the research to get published. I had to hang up, I couldn’t talk I was so choked up, I could barely say good-bye. I think it hurt my feelings, frustrated me, and just made me angry. So hugh, hi Duke yeah this is Laura Bennett and I think there is a problem and was just wondering if you would send somebody here. Surely it would be more reasonable for it to go like yes Professor this is DHEC and we are having some environmental issues and are looking for some assistance from an epidemiology undergraduate The reality is that will not be the case, so regrouping and round 2. If anyone has any ideas, thoughts, comments, knows anyone, at this point I would relish your input. I am ready for round 2 realizing this will be neither easy nor quick. Let me know what you have and above all pray. Every church I go to I pray for our town, please pray with me.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:53:33 +0000
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