Comments on: Siobhan Reynolds, RIP

By: Random notes: July 13, 2012. « Whipped Cream Difficulties

Random notes: July 13, 2012. « Whipped Cream Difficulties — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:34:07 +0000

[...] from intractable pain. Not just that; the government has stomped on the First Amendment by going after patient advocacy organizations, and has even threatened to shut down pharmacies for filling [...]

By: Dr. Julie Marks

Dr. Julie Marks — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:18:39 +0000

I knew this amazing and simply brilliant woman for over thirty years.
Her compassion, tenacity, and depth of understanding about
the essential use of opiates for cancer and severe pain patients
has saved many lives and will continue to do so as she enters
a new realm leaving us to continue her critically important
mission. I am a pain sufferer and so is my husband and without
appropriate treatment, millions die of untreated pain reported
as strokes and heart attacks. Siobhan just finished a book on
this subject educating the masses about this silent tragedy
that ends the lives of of too many wonderful people. I never
thought her efforts would end in this horrible and heart
breaking tragedy. I feel for her son Ronan who is afflicted
with the same debilitating disease of his father and now
remains without parents. If anyone knows where I can find him,
please e-mail chazf7@gmail.com. I want to help the family in
any way possible. RIP, my dear friend!

By: Remembering a Drug Activist: Siobhan Reynolds: 1961-2011 | Points: The Blog of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:01:43 +0000

[...] lamented that she felt she was fighting a losing battle. But, as the Agitator’s Radley Balko notes, few people “can claim that they personally changed the public debate about an issue. [...]

By: day

day — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:36:55 +0000

Siobhan was the most couragous woman IV ever known. She changed my view on government. She made people wake up and see what was really in front of them not just what the government wanted to been seen. She wasn’t afraid to stand up and fight for what she knew was right. She will be missed so much. She’s a hero and a fierce fighter of injustic.. she believed in the constitution with all her heart and what this country stands for…..

By: Linda Paey

Linda Paey — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:48:20 +0000

Our worry is very real, the prosecutor that dragged Richard through three trials, Scott Andringa, is running for a Pinellas County judge position his father leaves open as he retires. I fully expect he will get it because nepatism is favored by the political system in Florida. Numerous friends have suggested we move out of this area, we may seriously entertain this option if Mr Andringa is indeed elected next year.

By: Carol Hammond

Carol Hammond — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:02:29 +0000

Today I learned about Siobhan Reynolds. I wish that I could have known her and her work. My Rheumatologist is retiring; he was my Dr for almost 20 years and treated me for fibromyalgia pain. My grandmother and aunt also had this terrible illness. Some doctors still don’t believe in the disease buy almost all Rheumatologist do. You literally have pain everywhere; skin, ligaments, soft tissue and in my case it never goes away; pain level is consistantly an 7-8, I am now 67 years old. I own my own business and it is extremely hard to handle all the work. For years I was taking opiates until Oxycontin became available. It is true that your body becomes dependant on all of these pain relievers but we are not “addicted”. Many people have had good outcomes with Oxycontin. It does not take away all the pain but it allows me to go through the day with the ability to deal with day to day chores or interactions with other people. For me there is no high and I have been able to stay on 20mg for many years. The sad thing is we that need pain killers are NOT the abusers but we and the doctors are being punished because of those addicts that are selling and using Oxycontin…if oxy. was not available it would be something else. My Dr just retired…I am left with trying to find a doctor that will continue on the same plan he had for me for almost 20 years. I now live in a small northern state and few if any doctor will prescribe pain pills….I will have to continue to travel 400 miles twice a year to see a doctor and then I must fax in my order monthly and the pharmacy must have a written copy of the prescription every single month. I have to pay around 150. each month for that one prescription! I am on medicare now and I am afraid that the government will put a halt to that drug. Many people live with horrible pain, many take their own lives…my grandmother did….her pain was like mine and I am scared now that I will not be able to live with this pain. Those people who do not have daily pain have no idea what it is like and many of them are our decision makers and the ones writing articles about drug abuse and running down the very drugs that are helping us. I am so sad to hear about Siobhan Reynolds. Her shoes will not be easy to fill and many of us will suffer and have to fight to get a doctor that will help us. It makes you feel like a junkie when the doctors are too afraid to do what is right. I wish they all could experience the kind of pain that we do for just a little while. God help us….but we must fight for our rights too. The problem with doing that is we hurt so bad we can not tackle the things that Siobhan Reynolds did…we have enough trouble just living day to day. We need to rally online and get organized. Please, count me in baci1984@gmail.com.

By: Siobhan Reynolds, Lioness Rampant (1961-2011) | The Puffington Host

Siobhan Reynolds, Lioness Rampant (1961-2011) | The Puffington Host — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:10:31 +0000

[...] needs some introduction, and you will get some from this post. But you should also first read Radley Balko’s tribute at The Agitator for [...]

By: Ronald Libby

Ronald Libby — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:56:09 +0000

Siobhan’s tragic passing is a blow to the movement she virtually started single-handed to guarantee access to pain-relieving medications for millions who suffer from chronic pain. She was tireless in championing this noble cause. Even faced with the enormous resources of the federal government she persevered. I have great admiration for Siopbhan’s devotion to others. My heart goes out to her son, her family and many friends. We have lost a true champion of a basic human right–to be free from needless suffering.

Ron Libby

By: Siobhan Reynolds, RIP | The Agitator « painpolicy

Siobhan Reynolds, RIP | The Agitator « painpolicy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:41:11 +0000

[...] Siobhan Reynolds, RIP | The Agitator Posted by Pain policy & palliative care ⋅ December 28, 2011 ⋅ Leave a Comment Siobhan Reynolds, RIP | The Agitator. [...]

By: John Chase

John Chase — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:22:24 +0000

In response to a prior question, the prosecutor who hounded Paey through 3 trials in 10 years shifted to private practice about the time of Gov. Crist’s full pardon. I don’t know the circumstances of that shift, and I’m not sure where he is today.

By: Siobhan Reynolds (1961–2011), a True American Heroine | FavStocks

Siobhan Reynolds (1961–2011), a True American Heroine | FavStocks — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:17:06 +0000

[...] to whose life and heroic deeds Radley Balko has paid fitting tribute, sought not to cause pain, as the military “heroes” do, but to alleviate it. She was [...]

By: Common Sense with Paul Jacob » Archive » Government and Pain

Common Sense with Paul Jacob » Archive » Government and Pain — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:15:55 +0000

[...] in a plane crash. I learned about this from Radley Balko, who reviewed Ms. Reynolds’s crusade at The Agitator. Her story is worth [...]

By: Michael Chaney

Michael Chaney — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:07:53 +0000

Shit. Facebook just got a lot more boring.

By: ragingmousetx

ragingmousetx — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:17:00 +0000

Saddened to hear of the lose of one of our greatest advocates. As a pain patient I am continually confronted by doctors who treat me like an addict rather than a pain management patient.

Now the question becomes – WHO will be willing to have the courage to pick up where she left off. WHO will be willing to be the voice for people like myself and the doctors who treat me?

My deepest condolences to Ms. Reynold’s family.

By: ChurchSox

ChurchSox — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:44:19 +0000

Well, Lawyer Treadway, Ms. Reynolds is gone.

Through her dogged work, she made a small but significant change in her country. So did you.

And now, she’s gone on to heaven, so you’ll likely never see her again.

By: Siobhon Reynolds RIP « Darin R. McClure – The Good Life In San Clemente

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:10:24 +0000

[...] http://www.theagitator.com/2011/12/26/siobhan-reynolds-rip/ [...]

By: Joseph Moroco

Joseph Moroco — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:34:29 +0000

If this is the harassment that can be meted out, why do they need NDAA?

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:28:17 +0000

The prosecutors of the drug war will have fairly earned the pain of their final illnesses.

By: Siobhan Reynolds (1961-2011), a True American Heroine | FavStocks

Siobhan Reynolds (1961-2011), a True American Heroine | FavStocks — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:20:50 +0000

[...] to whose life and heroic deeds Radley Balko has paid fitting tribute, sought not to cause pain, as the military “heroes” do, but to alleviate it. She was [...]

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:59:00 +0000

Indefatigable, embodied and defined.