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Speaker
Laurie Thorson
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Biography
Born and raised in Montebello, CA Moved to Placerville, CA, where I married and had my son. Moved to Oregon in 1992. Moved to Bend in October 2010. Experience: Secretary Legal Assistant Real Estate Agent
Description
I moved to Bend in October 2010. Soon thereafter, my son was deployed to Afghanistan for the 2nd time (5th or 6th deployment to the Middle East). I was filled with anxiety that my son would not return home alive, as many of his mates had not. I went to see a doctor because I was crying all the time and shaking. The doctor prescribed Ativan to me, and kept me on the drug, despite my many efforts to stop taking the drug. I "unknowingly became addicted to the Ativan. The doctor caused my Ativan addiction & subsequent damages (withdrawal seizures, fractured my back T3-T12 from falling during a seizure, damaged knees, etc.). Another doctor misdiagnosed me with a seizure disorder, when I was actually having Ativan withdrawal seizures. Every time I stopped taking the Ativan "cold turkey", I had seizures. The doctors had me convinced I had a seizure disorder, and would put me back on the Ativan after being released from the hospital. The doctors made a drug addict. The doctors almost killed me.
Ignite Bend 15
2018 TBA
Doors open at 6:00pm
Tower Theater - Bend, OR
Admission is always FREE
Tickets will be available two weeks prior to the event.
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