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Kristi Ann...

I'm placing Kristi Ann on the prayer list, but I want to start a letter writing, Emailing campaign for her benefit.

Kristi was born with a rare disorder in which her breast bone was fused to her backbone. She has has several surgeries on her chest. As you can imagine her organs are displaced and she has difficulty breathing. She is often in pain and has difficulty walking without a cane. Kristi still takes time to work on her Christian web forum and she's an inspiration to all who visit KristiAnn's Haven (http://ka7.proboards30.com/). Some days she is in such pain that we do not hear from her.

The absurdity of SSI decisions is that she is not disabled and cannot receive help for her meds (she takes anti-depressants and pain meds)or income. She has not worked nor been able to in over a year. She has written her state rep for help as she has lost her apartment and now lives with a friend who did not want to see her put out on the streets.

I asked Kristi for the address of the Social Security office where she applied and for the local media in her area.

I'm asking that we bombard these places with Kristi's story.

I will look up the TV station addresses on line and list them in this thread. If you should locate them before I do please feel free to post them here. Meanwhile here is the info she was able to give me:

Social Security Office of Portland
2625 S.E. 98th Ave.
Portland, OR 97266

MEDIA
TV Stations:
KATV Channel 2 ABC
KOIN Channel 6 CBS
KGW Channel 8 NBC
OPB Oregon Public Broadcasting

She also gave me this as the name of the Newspaper:
The Oregonian Newspaper

Disability Resources Oregon is the rehab agency. I will be looking for the addresses as well.

Meanwhile, read Kristi's story at her forum and write to these agencies to help her.

KristiAnn