Posted on 03/01/2005 6:25:43 AM PST by sweet_diane
I understand your concern for "hot spots" and possible environmental cancers. My brother told me that folks in his western Kentucky hometown were dropping like flies from cancer. A bit later the EPA came in and closed down the city's water system until corrective actions were taken. I presume the city complied. I still take bottled water when I visit him.
Any info you can share about your sisters research would be appreciated.
Don't let ALS scare you.. Whatever God's plan, it is perfect, we just may not see it for the perfection it is.
You know, I've mostly ignored her rantings, but have given her data more than lip service. She's in Cali now, but I'll see what I can come up with and let y'all know. Her ex-hubby is an environmental lawyer and she was trying to get him to file a class action suit. Maybe they can send me what they've got for analysis.
That would be great. There's more local info on the wkrg.com website including a case of a young man who has lived with ALS for 21 years.
Lyme disease is very difficult to detect because there are so few bacteria present in the body. PCR techniques have made it easier to detect but, it is still frequently missed.
"(Reading medical journals will drive one crazy) "
LOL, I have all the books on Lyme disease and one says that when the MD's tells you to go see a shrink, that's when you know for sure that you have Lyme disease.
On the advise of one MD (she is in Dallas and is known as 'The Lyme Queen'), I went to Mexico and bought Rulid, which at the time, was not FDA approved for sale in the USA. Like all antibotics, it helped with my symptoms.
When you're sick and can't get well, reading symptoms will drive you nuts.
For example, in '61 I went to submarine school in New London, Connecicut. New London is in Lyme County, Connecicut. I was stationed in New London for two years. See what I mean. (The mind does funny things)
I drove through Mobile, and I wanted to look around and maybe spend the night. However the stinky air pollution was so bad, I couldn't wait to get through there and on my way. Maybe these health concerns will prompt clean up.
I remember seeing a television special a long time ago about a Foster Grant sunglasses factory that was abandoned and a bunch of kids used to play there. None of the kids ever became sick, but their kids and grandkids did.
I forget the details as this was some ten years ago at least.
Ya shoulda smelled it 30 years ago...it's way better!
Mobile and the surrounding area is rich in history and I'm so sorry the 'stink' kept you from enjoying the area. Paper mills are part of that history, those that didn't farm or fish made paper.
Haven't all the papermills in the area shut down now?
Seems everyone was laid off or retired, so I suppose they are.
Again, I'm no good at posting links. I did find this article on the alsa.org site.
Here is your link.
Thank you sweet_diane and blam for this article.
Diane, you have Freep mail.
Just curious: Do you have benign fasciculations?
No, not really. It's a long story...LOL
We just have too much (medical) information at our fingertips with the internet. I scared the beejesus outta myself a few years back.
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