DD - NOW 16

K.S. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND HARD WORK.

when I do not smile

when I am passively sitting I look very guant, elderly and almost mad but it is owing to the thinness of my face and the anglo saxon look.People very likely read the situation completely in error.

when I smile

DR. KELLY KAITA

Dr. Kaita is currently the director of the Viral Hepatitis Investigative Unit (VHIU) at the Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba. The VHIU started in 1997 and over a short 5 years has grown over 400%. This unit has proven to be a National Center of excellence and is used as a framework for other units across the country. He is also a member of the liver diseases research group, and the department of internal medicine
His hepatology research focuses on viral hepatitis. Much of his work is dedicated to clinical trials involving the use of new anti-viral agents that can be used to treat viral hepatitis. The unit is also responsible for understanding the natural history of viral hepatitis in Manitoba, continuing medical education for health care givers, patient education, and public health. The main goal is to establish in Manitoba the first Canadian unit focusing on all aspects of viral hepatitis. He is also involved in several international clinical trials looking for better and more effective therapies for viral hepatitis. His unit is also responsible to oversee the management of patient's affected with viral hepatitis in Manitoba.
Dr. Kaita graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1989 and then enroled in a residency in internal medicine. This was followed with a fellowship in hepatology here and at the University of Western Ontario. For the past three years he has held a geographic full-time appointment.

my dr. and nurses

I forgot to mention the name of my hepatologist specialist: Dr. Kelly Kaita has been the best doctor he could be in management of my treatments and the organization of all the testing procedures. He has also written numerous letters and filled out numerous forms for insurance companies. He must be a very patient man to do all those documents and do all the other necessary pieces and portions of his job. Plus big thanks to my nurses Linda and Jackie and the organizer of appointments Jay. Sometimes going to the Health Sciences Centre is a bother but I am always treated so well there. Also thanks to all the lab teckies who drew my blood over and over and over.

interview

The agent interviewed me and it went well as far as I can discern. It was a very fair and non-adversarial interview.It is hard to focus on the negative descriptions of the symptoms and to be always going over them and to be explaining all the negative conditions but it had to be done.I included in my assessment the following: fatigue, lack of concentration, memory lapses, soreness in bones and joints, shortness of breath, unusual sleeping patterns, nightmares and walking and talking in my sleep because of anxiety and stress, doing tasks slowly, having family members help me with heavier chores, and that was about it.I forgot to mention a poor appetite and poor organization of food management.