NEWSWEEK Issues Statement on Detained Journalist | Newsweek International

Regarding Maziar Bahari, the NEWSWEEK journalist detained in Iran.

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Jun 24, 2009 | Updated: 1:14 p.m. ET Jun 24, 2009

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NEWSWEEK Magazine issued the following statement on June 24: "At this point, we are unaware of the charges against Maziar Bahari and we do not yet know why he is being detained. We respectfully ask that he be afforded all the rights he's entitled to under Iranian law and that the case is resolved quickly."

TO: JON MEACHAM

Health by Jon Meacham regarding seizures is a good article. I do believe though you could find a better story out there with someone living with seizures, epileptic seizures. I am 57 years old living with epilepsy most of my life. I've been faced with death about 12 different times from seizures, only hurting myself. I had my drivers license taken away about 20 years ago, had the major brain operation take place, removing my right temporal lobe and my right hippacampums removed, losing all my life memories. I have tried about six different medications, and currently on my 10-th Neurologist.

my story is similar as the one below but I feel a bit more dramatic. I now have a Heart Attack to add to my story. Living with different hidden disabilities can be heart warming. The only major difference about your story on epileptic seizures and my story on living with seizures is I love to help educate the public about seizures and tell my story using my name and experiences. I am not shy about speaking about my story or using my name.

I will not use the Neurologists names. I will share their information and the bad examples they did with me, just not use their names for obvious reasons. I love to reach out and tell my stories, through articles I wrote or the book I wrote, that people encouraged me to write about. I just can not find the correct publisher to help me.

If it were at all possible to tell my story or share my articles with Newsweek Magazine I would do it!

Sincerely,

Bob Raymond (bobray@cox.net)

TO: JON MEACHAM
Health by Jon Meacham regarding seizures is an excellent article. It as given to me by a friend who like me also has seizures. I'm a bit luckier than he is as my medication has now left me seizure free for 4 months and I am praying 2 more months for a total of 6 so I can get my drivers license back. A license that should of been taken away and a report to the DMV two (2) years ago!

The article said that not enough research is being done into a cure. Well, not enough regulations are being enforced with our medical staff to: 1. Report any seizure or suspect seizure to the states DMV as well as the local law enforcement. I had no idea what was happening to me, as no one told me until a horrific accident costing some $12,000 in repairs to my van and landing me in the hospital for 4 days. Thank God I did not kill anyone. I also remember NOTHING from the accident. Not going across 3 lanes of my own traffic, jumping a center flower bed, and crossing 3 lanes of oncoming traffic with the left wheel now under the transmission, and into a wire fence. I did not wake up till 2 hours later. I had had a grand mall seizure.

It was not until I had another seizure after driving my repaired van down an interstate at 70mph, parking it, and then entering a big expo, then hitting the concrete floor, and having a doctor at that hospital TELL ME. "Mr. Gebbie you should not drive for a minimum of 6 months, I am reporting your accident to the DMV, and you MUST see a neurologist as soon as possible, as you re in grave danger of killing yourself. Do you know how I felt knowing that 10 minutes before that seizure I had been at 70 MPH. I was very scared.

Today, I am relieved to be on a medication that is working so far. My doctor is so confident he has allowed me to use my bicycle and in 4 months I have traveled some 800 miles, with not one incident.

I appreciate my friend giving me a copy of your article more than you know. Why has this not been talked about on the program the Doctors, or on the news. Shocking as well is the number of people that are still driving "AND THEY KNOW" they have seizures! But, they also still have their drivers licenses!

Again thank you for this article. I ask only that if you write anything about this message that you not enter my name. Thank you.

GG

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Posted By: live with hidden disabilities @ 08/06/2009 8:45:46 PM

TO: JON MEACHAM

Health by Jon Meacham regarding seizures is a good article. I do believe though you could find a better story out there with someone living with seizures, epileptic seizures. I am 57 years old living with epilepsy most of my life. I've been faced with death about 12 different times from seizures, only hurting myself. I had my drivers license taken away about 20 years ago, had the major brain operation take place, removing my right temporal lobe and my right hippacampums removed, losing all my life memories. I have tried about six different medications, and currently on my 10-th Neurologist.

my story is similar as the one below but I feel a bit more dramatic. I now have a Heart Attack to add to my story. Living with different hidden disabilities can be heart warming. The only major difference about your story on epileptic seizures and my story on living with seizures is I love to help educate the public about seizures and tell my story using my name and experiences. I am not shy about speaking about my story or using my name.

I will not use the Neurologists names. I will share their information and the bad examples they did with me, just not use their names for obvious reasons. I love to reach out and tell my stories, through articles I wrote or the book I wrote, that people encouraged me to write about. I just can not find the correct publisher to help me.

If it were at all possible to tell my story or share my articles with Newsweek Magazine I would do it!

Sincerely,

Bob Raymond (bobray@cox.net)
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Posted By: ggebbie @ 06/24/2009 10:37:40 PM

TO: JON MEACHAM
Health by Jon Meacham regarding seizures is an excellent article. It as given to me by a friend who like me also has seizures. I'm a bit luckier than he is as my medication has now left me seizure free for 4 months and I am praying 2 more months for a total of 6 so I can get my drivers license back. A license that should of been taken away and a report to the DMV two (2) years ago!

The article said that not enough research is being done into a cure. Well, not enough regulations are being enforced with our medical staff to: 1. Report any seizure or suspect seizure to the states DMV as well as the local law enforcement. I had no idea what was happening to me, as no one told me until a horrific accident costing some $12,000 in repairs to my van and landing me in the hospital for 4 days. Thank God I did not kill anyone. I also remember NOTHING from the accident. Not going across 3 lanes of my own traffic, jumping a center flower bed, and crossing 3 lanes of oncoming traffic with the left wheel now under the transmission, and into a wire fence. I did not wake up till 2 hours later. I had had a grand mall seizure.

It was not until I had another seizure after driving my repaired van down an interstate at 70mph, parking it, and then entering a big expo, then hitting the concrete floor, and having a doctor at that hospital TELL ME. "Mr. Gebbie you should not drive for a minimum of 6 months, I am reporting your accident to the DMV, and you MUST see a neurologist as soon as possible, as you re in grave danger of killing yourself. Do you know how I felt knowing that 10 minutes before that seizure I had been at 70 MPH. I was very scared.

Today, I am relieved to be on a medication that is working so far. My doctor is so confident he has allowed me to use my bicycle and in 4 months I have traveled some 800 miles, with not one incident.

I appreciate my friend giving me a copy of your article more than you know. Why has this not been talked about on the program the Doctors, or on the news. Shocking as well is the number of people that are still driving "AND THEY KNOW" they have seizures! But, they also still have their drivers licenses!

Again thank you for this article. I ask only that if you write anything about this message that you not enter my name. Thank you.

GG