Pubdate: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 Source: Fort Pierce Tribune (FL) Copyright: 2003 The E.W. Scripps Co. Contact: http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/tribune Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2050 Author: Carol Jones SHAH, MCSWEEN SMART, KIND This letter is in defense of Dr. Darshan Shah and Mike McSween and Advanced Care Emergi Center. A week before I was to go on a 12-day vacation to Alaska, I developed a severe case of asthma. I knew I could not go on this trip without medical intervention. I decided to go to Advanced Care Emergi Center and Mike was on duty at that time. After X-rays and two treatments on a breathing machine he then ordered the medications I needed to clear up my breathing problems, which I obtained at Eckerd Drug. I had made an appointment with a new doctor a month ago and was to see him four days later. The new doctor stated that Mike had given me the right therapy and my lungs were clear. Had I not been able to walk into Advanced Care Emergi Center on that day I would not have been able to enjoy my once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Alaska. I have found Dr. Shah and Mike McSween to be caring and compassionate to all who come to them in pain or illness. CAROL JONES Fort Pierce - --- MAP posted-by: SHeath(DPFFlorida)