[Capchapohio] FW: Thanks For Your Support

[David Andrews]

Shelley:

I understand your frustration at being eliminated from the study. I 
was eliminated for the same reason. However, I urge you to hink about 
what you are saying.

First, I don't know for a fact that more blind persons are sedentary, 
we may be, but we don't have to be.

Secondly, I nor you are scientists, so saying the BMI requirement is 
"outlandish" is not reasonable.

The study is scientific and designed to research very specific 
things.  While I do not know this, I would guess that more overweight 
persons tend to have sleep apnea.  That is my anecdotal evidence at 
least.  It is only logical then for them to want to eliminate this as 
a factor or variable when doing the study.  They are trying to figure 
out certain things, and need to eliminate as many variables as 
possible, while doing that, so they don't end up studying those other 
variables.

Dave

\At 12:53 AM 12/7/2011, you wrote:
>OK, I just wrote to the email in that message.
>
>To whom it may concern:
>
>Last week, I attempted to be part of the non 24 hour sleep 
>study.  After spending two hours listening to and reading the 
>braille consent form, I then had my weight and hight measured.  I 
>was disqualified because I am 5 ft 5 in tall, and weigh 215 
>lbs.  Thus making my body mass index 33, or so I was told.
>
>Would you please consider that your standards are highly outrageous 
>for this study.  I'm sure this sleep disorder is very real.  But you 
>need to consider that most blind people lead a sedentary life 
>style.  Therefore, I think it is unreasonable for you to think you 
>can find 100 totally blind people who fit the outlandish 
>requirements for the study.
>
>IF you could revise the standard a bit, I would love to participate.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Shelley Corcoran
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