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The               Incident               On               Wednesday,               May               5,               2010,               Linda               McClease               nervously               walks               into               an               office               building               in               the               Pembroke               I               Building               in               Virginia               Beach,               Virginia               to               attend               a               Workers'               Compensation               hearing.

In               front               of               her,               sat               Deputy               Commissioner               Lee               E.

Wilder               presiding               as               the               judge.

Seated               beside               her               was               the               lawyer               of               her               previous               employer,               Tidewater               Fibre               Corporation.
               Although,               McClease               was               the               claimant,               Wilder's               calm               and               rational               focus               was               dedicated               to               the               defendant,               Tidewater               Fibre               Corporation's               lawyer,               as               if               she               were               invisible.

In               order               for               McClease's               voice               to               be               heard,               she               had               to               intercept               the               casual               conversation               the               two               were               engaged               in.
               After               casually               conversing               with               the               employer's               lawyer,               Wilder               finally               turns               to               McClease,               however,               not               with               the               intention               of               questioning               her               or,               reviewing               the               information               she               brought               along.

Instead,               Wilder               tells               her               to               pay               another               visit               to               orthopedic               surgeon,               J.

Abbott               Byrd,               III,               MD.
               McClease               says,               "Dr.

Byrd               told               me               there               was               nothing               he               could               do               for               me.

I               would               like               to               be               seen               by               another               doctor."
               Wilder               face               transitions               from               pale               to               red.

His               voice               emerges               amplified               as               he               lunged               forward               across               the               table               in               McClease's               face.

"You               can't               see               who               you               want               to               see!"
               McClease               informed               Wilder               of               her               rights               according               to               Virginia's               Workers'               Compensation               laws.

"I'm               suppose               to               have               a               choice               of               three               doctors               and               I               was               never               give               that               choice."
               Wilder               interrupted               McClease's               defense               of               her               rights.

"That's               who               I               decided               to               send               you               to,               and               that's               where               you're               going!"
               McClease               says,               "What               about               the               money               benefits               that's               owed               to               me?

I               haven't               worked               in               three               years."
               Wilder               responded               back               in               a               loud               voice               of               contempt.

"Don't               come               at               me               like               you're               so               innocent               when               it's               your               own               fault!

You               should               have               been               out               looking               for               work!"
               McClease               says,               "How               can               I               look               for               work               when               I'm               in               constant               pain               from               not               receiving               proper               medical               treatment.

"               She               tries               to               show               Wilder               her               permanent               handicapped               pass               issued               to               her               by               the               doctors               at               the               Chesapeake               Free               Care               Clinic.
               Wilder               begins               talking               over               her.

"If               you               don't               stop               talking,               I'm               going               to               close               this               case!"
               McClease's               injuries               started               taking               its               toll               due               to               the               intense               atmosphere               Wilder               had               created.

She               stands               up               hoping               to               get               some               relief               from               her               "throbbing               lower               back"               and               the               "sharp,               shooting               pangs               going               from               her               head               to               her               legs."
               Wilder               blatantly               disapproves.

"Sit               down,               Ms.

McClease!"
               "I               can't,"               McClease               says.

"I'm               in               pain."
               Wilder               continues               to               yell.

"You               were               fine               a               minute               ago!"
               "If               I               were               'fine'               I               would               not               be               here."
               Wilder               changes               the               subject.

"Are               you               going               to               Dr.

Byrd?"
               McClease               reluctantly               surrenders.
               Wilder               and               the               Tidewater               Fibre               Corporation's               lawyer               walks               out               of               the               room.

McClease               passes               out               and               is               rushed               to               the               hospital.
               Too               Cruel               To               Imagine
               Can               you               imagine               this               happening               to               you?

Linda               McClease               didn't.

She               woke               up               that               morning               feeling               hopeful               that               her               long               battle               with               the               iron-horse,               Workers'               Compensation,               would               finally               end.

However,               Deputy               Commissioner               Lee               E.

Wilder               had               another               agenda.

"I               was               angry,               frustrated               and               highly-insulted,"               says               McClease.

"He               needs               to               be               removed               from               his               position.

If               you               can't               uphold               the               law               then               you               have               no               reason               working               there."
               A               String               of               Deceptive               Practices
               Deputy               Wilder's               behavior               may               have               stressed               McClease               and               further               aggravated               her               injuries,               however,               it               did               not               surprise               her.

During               the               past               three               years,               everyone               involved               in               this               workers'               compensation               ordeal               has               displayed               equally               suspicious               behaviors.
               Suspicious               Behavior               #1:               J.

Abbott               Byrd,               III,               MD               was               constantly               indecisive.

"In               the               beginning,               he               told               me               not               to               work,"               says               McClease.

"When               I               came               back               to               him               again               I               told               him               that               my               condition               had               not               changed.

I               still               couldn't               sit               or               stand               long.

I               had               dropped               a               plate               because               I               couldn't               lift               anything               anymore.

He               still               insists               on               sending               me               back               to               light-duty.

I               told               him               nothing               changed               from               the               last               time               when               he               told               me               not               to               work.

Why               should               I               go               back?

He               answers               me               and               says,               'let               them               figure               it               out.'               That's               not               the               answer               from               a               doctor               looking               out               for               my               well               being."               Dr.

Byrd               writes               her               a               prescription               for               a               single               point               cane               and               handicap               parking.

"Now               what               professional               driver               do               you               see               hobbling               around               on               a               cane?"               McClease               says.
               Suspicious               Behavior               #2:               Dr.

Byrd's               gross               negligence               could               have               cost               McClease               her               life.
               "I'm               only               allergic               to               one               medicine,               Naproxen,"               says               McClease.

"This               was               written               in               my               file               but,               Dr.

Byrd               writes               me               a               prescription               for               it               anyway,               proving               he               never               even               read               my               file."
               Suspicious               Behavior               #3:               McClease               had               another               appointment               with               orthopedic               surgeon,               Dr.

Byrd               she               was               unable               to               attend.

She               informed               the               workers'               compensation               nurse,               Janet               Gallagher,               who               never               told               Dr.

Byrd               she               had               canceled.

This               later               caused               McClease               a               great               deal               of               trouble.
               Suspicious               Behavior               #4:               After               Dr.

Byrd               tries               to               give               McClease               a               wrong               prescription,               she               requests               to               be               seen               by               another               doctor.

He               sends               her               to               a               pain               management               doctor,               Robert               M.

Spears,               DO.

Dr.

Spears               knew               exactly               where               to               examine               McClease.

However,               he               keeps               quiet               and               adheres               to               Dr.

Byrd's               order               of               returning               her               to               work               full               duty,               which               unknowingly               to               McClease,               was               his               decision               after               she               could               not               attend               the               previous               appointment.
               Suspicious               Behavior               #5:               As               a               medical               professional,Dr.

Byrd               had               a               great               deal               of               influence               in               McClease's               case.

One               would               think               Dr.

Byrd               would               have               done               all               he               could               to               provide               accurate               information.

"Even               though               he               received               my               X-rays               from               Patient               First,               he               never               examined               me,"               says               McClease.

"He               never               looked               at               my               back               or               my               neck.

He               just               told               me               to               squeeze               his               hand               and               he               touched               my               foot."               Dr.

Byrd's               silence               about               her               X-rays               was               an               unethical               and               potentially               harmful               action.

McClease               learned               of               her               injuries               from               Chesapeake               Free               Care               Clinic               and               chiropractor,               Dr.

John               Fenn               who               did               their               job               by               explaining               to               McClease               what               her               injuries               were.

"My               injury               is               to               my               lower               back.

My               L5               is               compressed.

My               T1,               the               top               part               of               my               neck,               is               pressed               against               my               skull.

I               have               slight               Scoliosis               from               my               SI               Joint               being               out               of               place.

The               SI               Joint               keeps               the               hip               in               place.

I               actually               walked               around               for               a               year               and               a               half               with               my               hip               out               of               place.

I               also               have               arthritis               in               my               hip,               back               and               neck               from               being               out               of               place."
               Quality               of               Life               Destroyed
               Workers'               Compensation               and               all               of               it's               puppets,               played               a               role               in               sabotaging               the               quality               of               McClease's               life.

"Life               as               I               knew               it               has               been               turned               upside               down"               says               McClease               with               a               quiver               in               her               voice.

"For               the               first               time               in               my               life,               I               was               forced               on               food               stamps.

I'm               in               constant               pain.

I               was               very               active               before               my               injury.

I               worked               full               time.

I               was               involved               in               the               ministry               at               my               church.

I               was               a               member               of               the               state               choir               traveling               around.

I               loved               running;               now,               I               can               barely               walk.

My               car               is               a               stick-shift               and               it               hurts               to               drive               it.

I               can't               complete               my               grocery               shopping               in               one               day.

I               was               forced               to               have               someone               live               with               me               because               I               couldn't               even               walk               to               my               own               kitchen               or               stand               long               to               fix               me               something               to               eat..

I               don't               have               my               own               money.

I               was               always               independent               and               now               to               have               life               snatched               away               from               me               like               this               is               not               something               easy               for               me               to               deal               with.

I'm               taking               antidepressants               which               helps               with               depression               but,               not               with               the               pain.

The               person               who               I               am               today,               I               have               no               idea               who               she               is.

I'm               forced               everyday               to               look               in               the               mirror               at               this               pathetic               person               I               have               become.

Now,               three               years               later,               after               I               hurt               my               back,               I               still               can't               attend               church               services               on               a               regular               basis               because               of               the               pain.

"
               Tidewater               Fibre               Corporation,               McClease's               previous               employer,               also               are               equally               to               blame.

"T.F.C.

fired               me.

And               before               they               did               that,               they               stopped               my               medical               insurance.

I               applied               for               unemployment               and               they               lied               to               the               V.E.C               by               telling               them               I               abandoned               my               position               so               I               couldn't               get               unemployment               benefits.

Virginia's               Workers'               Compensation               laws               needs               to               be               reformed               because               if               I               lived               anywhere               else               in               America,               I               could've               sued               T.F.C."
               Restoring               What               is               Owed
               All               McClease               wants               is               what               rightfully               belongs               to               her.

The               Virginia's               Workers'               Compensation               Commission               Employees'               Pamphlet               states:               "Medical               expenses               for               conditions               caused               by               the               accident               or               occupational               disease               are               payable               for               as               long               as               necessary...While               temporarily               unable               to               perform               any               work,               an               employee               is               entitled               to               2/3               of               his               or               her               gross               average               weekly               wage               up               to               a               set               maximum               weekly               limit."               McClease               says,               "I               need               my               money               benefits               owed               to               me.

I'm               unable               to               work               because               of               a               work-related               injury.

I               need               proper               medical               treatment.

Workers'               Comp.

refuses               to               pay               it.

I               want               to               get               better               and               the               chances               are               slim               because               I               had               to               wait               so               many               years               to               get               proper               medical               treatment               and               I'm               still               waiting.

I               still               believe               and               trust               God               that               I'll               get               better."
               Employees'               Pamphlet,               "The               Virginia               Workers'               Compensation               Commission"               VWC.




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