AD : New Stuff is up on eBay !!!

Alright everyone, all the rest of my precious stock is now on ebay item#
2645907224 and the way it ended up is that I have added new stuff made
in the last month, 2 new very large pieces as well. Go to
www.earthlytreasuresbeadwork.com and look a gallery 14. As I have stated
before, ths would be good for someone outthere who has a shop or does
shows and need to bolster up what they already have. The 3 largest
pieces are, by themselves worth the price of the lot total, retail. It's
funny, but I am not at all upset as I was about it. This stuff is
precious to me and since I am going blind from diabetes, I am never in
this life again going to produce this much work ever again. I work 4
time slower than I used to. This is great stuff and would be a welcome
addition to any person's shop or show stock. A number of the pieces were
UFO's from before my eyesight stated to go, that are recently finished.
One piece, the one with the 2 peyote tubes at the top is particularly
extraordinary, if I do say so myself and presented a number of
construction challenges.
Thanks to everyone who has been supportive ot us during this awful time.
Rainbow

Rainbow, what are you doing to control your diabetes? I

f you bring your BG readings down into the safety zone (below 120),
you can stop the deterioration of your eyesight in its tracks.
Considering the quality of your work, and the satisfaction it must
give you to do it, it would be a terrible fate to lose your ability to
do it.

A low-carb diet and a few workouts a week have brought me close to
being able to totally eliminate my diabetes meds without an increase
in my glucose. In fact, taking the meds in their old doses these days
would bring my blood sugar to a dangerous -low-.

The diet, though quite different from the all-American norm, is very
satisfying, and my strength training does exactly what the description
says: builds strength. I have a lot of energy, and no cravings --
except for fresh raspberries :-) ... and I can have those, as long as
I don't eat a whole flat in a day!

Deirdre



On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:00:41 -0700 (PDT),
(rainbow) wrote:

since I am going blind from diabetes, I am never in
this life again going to produce this much work ever again.

My diabetes is not really the issue anymore. The effects of it, before
anyone explained what I had, had already taken control. In a patiet who
has been diagnosed in time, when the complications can be dealt with.
Unfortuneately. for me, the doctors played me for a sucker way too long.
This is a very sensitive issue for me and if i seem somewhat sarcastic
and defensive, I am. I lost 114 lbs and had a continuing bg of around
70 for 2 years. The neuropathy in my feet and legs abated somewhat, but
is still there and I have vascular problems. The eyesight issue is
really sensitive. The leading opthalmologist in town let my eye dsease
go for too long before he finally admitted I already had advanced
retinopathy. He kept sating I had no diabetic changes in my eyes,
because he wanted to sell me on the idea of 2 cataract surgeries and
plastic surgery for my eye bags and to remove a papiloma from an eyelid.
Believe me I am giving you the readers digest version. So when he had
played out all he could withthe insurance company and got every dime for
every worthless proceedure, which I did not need atall ... he admitted I
had retinopathy. Well, it wasthen that I remembered that I had heard an
aruemen in the hall between him and a technician. On my original visit,
because something was wrong with the cataract surgery, the tech examined
me and let me look at photographs of my eyes ... pointed out all the
retiophy and a particula hot spot, ready to blow. he was yelling at her
that her job was to pre-screen, not diagnose. So he came in the room
and denied I had it. Look, I just thought the tech was an idiot. She's
not a doctor, you know ? Well tne vision kept deteriorating and I
finally complained again and had angios and he finally did some laser
work to seal some of the bulging veins. I really didn;t do that well. I
had a second set of angios, which he rejected and would not do more
laser work. I am cutting to the chase on this part ... it seemsi did
need more, but my insurance was slow pay and unless I paid cash which I
did not have up front, he wouldn;t do it. Up to that point, i had no
bleeding in my eyes. Then I did. I saw a specialist, and his remark was
that this was a very old problem, DUH ! I'd basically been shuffled
around so the doc could use me as a cash cow. I have had several
bleeders ince and it is just a matter of time. I can tell you this, that
I am wll versed in the hw's and why's of diabetes. But for me, diet and
exercise xontrol and some med did not prevent the advancement of the
diseaseand it's complications.
Rainbow

Wow what beautiful things these are.
HW

Beautiful stuff. But what is the REAL starting bid? (I hate it when
someone lists a starting bid that is meaningless)

Tina


"rainbow" wrote in message
...
Alright everyone, all the rest of my precious stock is now on ebay item#
2645907224 and the way it ended up is that I have added new stuff made
in the last month, 2 new very large pieces as well. Go to
www.earthlytreasuresbeadwork.com and look a gallery 14. As I have stated
before, ths would be good for someone outthere who has a shop or does
shows and need to bolster up what they already have. The 3 largest
pieces are, by themselves worth the price of the lot total, retail. It's
funny, but I am not at all upset as I was about it. This stuff is
precious to me and since I am going blind from diabetes, I am never in
this life again going to produce this much work ever again. I work 4
time slower than I used to. This is great stuff and would be a welcome
addition to any person's shop or show stock. A number of the pieces were
UFO's from before my eyesight stated to go, that are recently finished.
One piece, the one with the 2 peyote tubes at the top is particularly
extraordinary, if I do say so myself and presented a number of
construction challenges.
Thanks to everyone who has been supportive ot us during this awful time.
Rainbow

Rainbow -

First off, I would like to tell you that your work is stunningly gorgeous.

That said, the auction you have up might be unsuccessful for you, for
several reasons. First, your pictures are so small, one cannot see the
detail of your work at all Also, you did not include pics of all of the
work offered. Second, you have a link to your website in the auction
description, and that might cause your auction to get pulled. I know that
it's a link to the work you have listed, but since it leads to other things
not listed, someone at eBay might have a problem with it and pull it. I
sure won't report it, but others might. Third, you have a reserve. That
tends to drive bidders away, because they have no idea what kind of bids you
will accept. Especially for such a large amount of money. And last but not
least, you are auctioning off the whole lot all at once. Most people cannot
afford to buy a wholesale lot like that, but hopefully you will capture the
type of audience you want (a shop owner, perhaps). But if you are selling
the whole thing as a wholesale lot, a better category yould have been:
Home All Categories Jewelry & Watches Designer, Artisan Jewelry
Beaded, Lampwork Sets, Mixed Lots

I certainly want to see you succeed with this auction - especially with all
the troubles you have been having lately. So I say all these things not to
be mean or to criticize, but to offer help. I wish you good luck and
(((((((hugs)))))))

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"rainbow" wrote in message
...
Alright everyone, all the rest of my precious stock is now on ebay item#
2645907224 and the way it ended up is that I have added new stuff made
in the last month, 2 new very large pieces as well. Go to
www.earthlytreasuresbeadwork.com and look a gallery 14. As I have stated
before, ths would be good for someone outthere who has a shop or does
shows and need to bolster up what they already have. The 3 largest
pieces are, by themselves worth the price of the lot total, retail. It's
funny, but I am not at all upset as I was about it. This stuff is
precious to me and since I am going blind from diabetes, I am never in
this life again going to produce this much work ever again. I work 4
time slower than I used to. This is great stuff and would be a welcome
addition to any person's shop or show stock. A number of the pieces were
UFO's from before my eyesight stated to go, that are recently finished.
One piece, the one with the 2 peyote tubes at the top is particularly
extraordinary, if I do say so myself and presented a number of
construction challenges.
Thanks to everyone who has been supportive ot us during this awful time.
Rainbow

The real starting bid is $399 .... The reserve is not much over that,
but I can't disclose that. I think maybe one or 2 people will bid and I
am not expecting a bid war.
Rainbow

Wow, you really took a kick in the head from a broken health care
system, and an unscrupulous practitioner.

Sorry if anything I said made you think I meant you weren't doing what
you 'should'. Just wanted to see if you could do anything to salvage
whatever function you have left in your eyesight.

I hate how easily people get mistreated in this nightmarish system.
Kafka couldn't do justice to how incomprehensibly scary and entrapping
it is.

Deirdre

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:42:28 -0700 (PDT),
(rainbow) wrote:

My diabetes is not really the issue anymore. The effects of it, before
anyone explained what I had, had already taken control. In a patiet who
has been diagnosed in time, when the complications can be dealt with.
Unfortuneately. for me, the doctors played me for a sucker way too long.
This is a very sensitive issue for me and if i seem somewhat sarcastic
and defensive, I am. I lost 114 lbs and had a continuing bg of around
70 for 2 years. The neuropathy in my feet and legs abated somewhat, but
is still there and I have vascular problems. The eyesight issue is
really sensitive. The leading opthalmologist in town let my eye dsease
go for too long before he finally admitted I already had advanced
retinopathy. He kept sating I had no diabetic changes in my eyes,
because he wanted to sell me on the idea of 2 cataract surgeries and
plastic surgery for my eye bags and to remove a papiloma from an eyelid.
Believe me I am giving you the readers digest version. So when he had
played out all he could withthe insurance company and got every dime for
every worthless proceedure, which I did not need atall ... he admitted I
had retinopathy. Well, it wasthen that I remembered that I had heard an
aruemen in the hall between him and a technician. On my original visit,
because something was wrong with the cataract surgery, the tech examined
me and let me look at photographs of my eyes ... pointed out all the
retiophy and a particula hot spot, ready to blow. he was yelling at her
that her job was to pre-screen, not diagnose. So he came in the room
and denied I had it. Look, I just thought the tech was an idiot. She's
not a doctor, you know ? Well tne vision kept deteriorating and I
finally complained again and had angios and he finally did some laser
work to seal some of the bulging veins. I really didn;t do that well. I
had a second set of angios, which he rejected and would not do more
laser work. I am cutting to the chase on this part ... it seemsi did
need more, but my insurance was slow pay and unless I paid cash which I
did not have up front, he wouldn;t do it. Up to that point, i had no
bleeding in my eyes. Then I did. I saw a specialist, and his remark was
that this was a very old problem, DUH ! I'd basically been shuffled
around so the doc could use me as a cash cow. I have had several
bleeders ince and it is just a matter of time. I can tell you this, that
I am wll versed in the hw's and why's of diabetes. But for me, diet and
exercise xontrol and some med did not prevent the advancement of the
diseaseand it's complications.
Rainbow

Why can't you disclose it? I thought it was common practice to state what
the reserve is someplace in the auction?

I really hate this practice. (But I suppose sour grapes has a place in my
question too, because I know I could never afford to bid on this.)

It's very beautiful work, and I hope you have this professionally
photographed and bound.

Tina


"rainbow" wrote in message
...
The real starting bid is $399 .... The reserve is not much over that,
but I can't disclose that. I think maybe one or 2 people will bid and I
am not expecting a bid war.
Rainbow

Looks that way to me, too. Can our resident lawyer-in-training offer
any suggestions?:-)

Deirdre

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:33:28 GMT, "Christina Peterson"
wrote:

Can you find a lawyer who will help you sue? How can this be anything but
malpractice?

Tina


"rainbow" wrote in message
...
My diabetes is not really the issue anymore. The effects of it, before
anyone explained what I had, had already taken control. In a patiet who
has been diagnosed in time, when the complications can be dealt with.
Unfortuneately. for me, the doctors played me for a sucker way too long.
This is a very sensitive issue for me and if i seem somewhat sarcastic
and defensive, I am. I lost 114 lbs and had a continuing bg of around
70 for 2 years. The neuropathy in my feet and legs abated somewhat, but
is still there and I have vascular problems. The eyesight issue is
really sensitive. The leading opthalmologist in town let my eye dsease
go for too long before he finally admitted I already had advanced
retinopathy. He kept sating I had no diabetic changes in my eyes,
because he wanted to sell me on the idea of 2 cataract surgeries and
plastic surgery for my eye bags and to remove a papiloma from an eyelid.
Believe me I am giving you the readers digest version. So when he had
played out all he could withthe insurance company and got every dime for
every worthless proceedure, which I did not need atall ... he admitted I
had retinopathy. Well, it wasthen that I remembered that I had heard an
aruemen in the hall between him and a technician. On my original visit,
because something was wrong with the cataract surgery, the tech examined
me and let me look at photographs of my eyes ... pointed out all the
retiophy and a particula hot spot, ready to blow. he was yelling at her
that her job was to pre-screen, not diagnose. So he came in the room
and denied I had it. Look, I just thought the tech was an idiot. She's
not a doctor, you know ? Well tne vision kept deteriorating and I
finally complained again and had angios and he finally did some laser
work to seal some of the bulging veins. I really didn;t do that well. I
had a second set of angios, which he rejected and would not do more
laser work. I am cutting to the chase on this part ... it seemsi did
need more, but my insurance was slow pay and unless I paid cash which I
did not have up front, he wouldn;t do it. Up to that point, i had no
bleeding in my eyes. Then I did. I saw a specialist, and his remark was
that this was a very old problem, DUH ! I'd basically been shuffled
around so the doc could use me as a cash cow. I have had several
bleeders ince and it is just a matter of time. I can tell you this, that
I am wll versed in the hw's and why's of diabetes. But for me, diet and
exercise xontrol and some med did not prevent the advancement of the
diseaseand it's complications.
Rainbow