Letter from abroad, July 1981
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Letter from abroad, July 1981
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CBST Archives
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Courtesy of Yehuda Berger
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Howard Berger & Mark Bieber,
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah
Box 1270
General Post Office
New York
UNITED
Dear Howard and Mark,
The rest here is doing me good as I try to regain some strength and improve my health. From May until July I lost twenty pounds and by the time I left for Israel both my legs had picked up some severe reaction to something. One of the drugs which my doctor prescribed gave me a hallucigenic reaction and for a couple of weeks I lost all bearings - barely making it through the Shabat service when I observed yahrzeit for my father. Now, at least, my weight is stablized - although I must start a tremendous effort to regain weight and I am on a maintance dosage of cordisone until I return to New York. The doctor here said he never saw anything like what has attacked my legs and after hearing the total situation suggested admittance into a hospital for two-three months of test. That isn't feasible, but testing will begin once I return.
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah
Box 1270
General Post Office
New York
UNITED
Dear Howard and Mark,
The rest here is doing me good as I try to regain some strength and improve my health. From May until July I lost twenty pounds and by the time I left for Israel both my legs had picked up some severe reaction to something. One of the drugs which my doctor prescribed gave me a hallucigenic reaction and for a couple of weeks I lost all bearings - barely making it through the Shabat service when I observed yahrzeit for my father. Now, at least, my weight is stablized - although I must start a tremendous effort to regain weight and I am on a maintance dosage of cordisone until I return to New York. The doctor here said he never saw anything like what has attacked my legs and after hearing the total situation suggested admittance into a hospital for two-three months of test. That isn't feasible, but testing will begin once I return.
Citation
“Letter from abroad, July 1981”, Congregation Sim Beit Torah, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed May 16, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/cbst/item/1853.
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