April 16, 2008

To the Members:

The Foundation has been deeply involved in assuring that no legitimate pain patient goes untreated; that doctors who are persecuted get adequate and effective assistance; that the public and legislatures are informed about legitimate pain care; that public policy and the laws and regulations are changed to allow and to protect both patients and their physicians.

We are also very close to providing pain practice doctors with a means of securing insurance to pay the cost of defending themselves against unjust prosecutions that have cast a deep chill over the treatment of pain.

We all know how important these activities are. But we can't do it without your support. NFTP is a not for profit organization. We have no income except what the members pay to support it, and what grants we are able to secure.

Mark Barletta will be contacting the members to encourage and assist them in renewing their membership in the Foundation. $25.00 a year {minimum – feel free to contribute more if you can, of course} this is an affordable amount for almost anyone. It allows us to continue the campaign to make a difference for all those who suffer from chronic intractable pain, and for those whose careers and lives are destroyed trying to help them.

If you cannot afford it, please renew your membership anyway.

Together we can make a huge difference.

Respectfully;

J.S. Hochman MD
Executive Director;

Mark Barletta
National Coordinator