 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I do a few court appearances a year as an expert witness and 2 years ago when I was very dependent on my water bottle especially when I have to talk a lot, I got all the way to the court room with my water bottle (the entrance guards did make me empty the bottle but let me carry the empty in and I filled it up at a water fountain). Once inside the court room I was told that I couldn't take it with me to the witness stand. I then had to apologize or explain my dry mouth speech as I didn't want that to be interpreted as nervousness. Wish I had known about using the ADA. To this day I remember how embarrassed they made me feel, not to mention how ineffective I felt with my DM testimony. My client prevailed so na na na naaa.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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