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Subject: HELP! HELP! HELP!
Author: James Partsch-Galvan
Date: 5/9/2006 11:12 am
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Status: Approved
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I NEED SOME HELP IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO! I AM MISERABLE!
I HAVE HIV/AIDS. I HAVE POISON IVY GROWING IN MY BACK YARD. I CAN'T EVEN LET MY BLACK LABS OUT IN THE BLACK YARD ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY BRING IT IN AND I GET WORSE. I AM ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TRIED SO FAR.
ON THE PLANTS, I HAVE TRIED BURNING WITH GASOLINE. NOW I READ WHERE THAT WAS A MISTAKE. I HAVE TRIED POURING CLOROX ON THE PLANTS. IT SEEMS TO KILL SOMEWHAT, BUT NOT ALL. WHAT OTHER PRODUCT CAN I PUT ON THE PLANTS TO KILL THEM THAT I CAN MAKE MYSELF OR DOES NOT COST TOO MUCH?
I ALSO DO NOT HAVE A CAR OR WASHING MACHINE. AFTER BEING IN THE BACK YARD TRYING TO KILL THE PLANTS, HOW CAN I IMMEDIATELY TREAT MY CLOTHES BEFORE I AM ABLE TO BORROW MY SISTER'S CAR TO TAKE THEM TO THE WASHATERIA?
ON MYSELF, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE A BATH WITH OATMEAL. IT SEEMS TO WORK A LITTLE BIT, BUT I STILL HAVE A RASH. I HAVE VERY SENSITIVE SKIN.
I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO ONLY LET MY 2 BLACK LABS OUT IN THE FRONT YARD FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE THE FRONT YARD IS NOT FENCED IN. I ALSO HAVE A CAT, BUT I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT MY DOGS BRINGING IN THE POISON IVY BECAUSE THEY BOTH SLEEP IN MY BED. I HAVE NOT LET THEM OUT IN THE BACKYARD FOR WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH OF THEM A BATH OUTSIDE SO THAT THEY CAN BE CLEAN, BUT I AM STILL ICHING! I COULD NOT SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT EVEN THOUGH I WENT TO THE WASHATERIA TO WASH MY SHEETS AND ALSO TOOK MY DOGS A BATH.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!! IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE HIV/AIDS, NO CAR, LIMITED INCOME, AND INSIDE PETS!
ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPREACIATED!!! I CAN BE E-MAILED AT [email protected]
THANKS!

P.S. I'VE NOTICE THAT THERE IS MORE POISON IVY ON THE GROUND THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS JUST ON THE FENCE AND TREE. IS THAT BECAUSE I TRIED TO BURN IT? I READ WHERE THERE WAS A SHOT. CAN I ASK MY DOCTOR FOR A SHOT? WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHOT THAT I NEED?

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HELP! HELP! HELP! (Approved)James Partsch-Galvan5/9/2006 11:12 am
  Re: HELP! HELP! HELP! (Approved)hopin it helps5/17/2006 4:13 pm