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Both doctors and insurers say the crisis will not abate until legislatures enact reforms. President George W. Bush and the American Medical Association have called for federal limits on recovery for pain and suffering in malpractice cases, and two states, Pennsylvania and Nevada, have already enacted similar reforms. In Mississippi the Governor has called for a special legislative session this month to consider the issue...
...Collins did what she has done all year whenever she cannot fathom the new horrors of this ordeal: she called Diane Leonard, a widow of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the one person in Marchese-Collins' life who has survived the debris, the morgue, the memorials and the pain. "The wonderful thing about talking to her," Marchese-Collins says, "is that she knows. She just knows...
...same thing she gave Hilary after the orthodontist tightened her braces. Ginny was slender to begin with from years of power walking, but now the weight was melting off her twiggy body. By December she had lost 29 lbs. In hopes that humor might defuse some of the pain, friends started calling her the "Incredible Shrinking Woman." Sanderson took a somewhat sterner approach. He paid a call one day during lunch and sat on the porch with Ginny. "You're just wasting away," he told her. "You have to take better care of yourself...
...attempt at fairness to all constituencies, Feinberg decided that everyone would receive the same amount for pain and suffering: $250,000. He says, "Some people said, 'I want more; my husband was a hero.' Others said, 'My husband called me four times from the 103rd floor to say goodbye.' Some were heroes; some saved others; some tried to save themselves. I'm not in a position to make distinctions amongst those people...
...dealing with this lasting pain is to talk about it. I frequently discuss Sept. 11, often with those who have been most affected by the attacks. I try to confront what was done to us and the importance of being resolute. I've also attended many memorials and funerals, which reinforced a lesson my father taught me long ago about being there for people when they need you most. It's a two-way street. People absorb strength from you, and you get it back from them...