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Post by itchin4answers on Jul 31, 2015 17:37:43 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
This is the Morgellons Article from Australia. We have waited a very long time for this story. I was first contacted around the middle of February this year by a Journalist from the Good Weekend Magazine of the Age Newspaper. The Journalist contacted me since her friend had published my story back in 2009. The Journalist said that them wanting to do a story on Morgellons had been inspired by Joni Mitchell's recent hospitalisation, and they were wanting to interview me and if I could find other sufferers. She did stress that this story was not to belittle sufferers......
I will let you the reader decide on that.....
Under their skin: the Morgellons mystery Freakish fibres looming from the skin, a crawling sensation, itching ... officially, Morgellons disease doesn't exist, but thousands of people say it's horribly real.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/under-their-skin-the-morgellons-mystery-20150731-gidqmd.html#ixzz3hVjyjHxE
Professor Rodney Sinclair, Dermatologist, is quoted in this story. I first saw this Professor in 2006 and have a letter in my medical file. He wrote to my doctor saying he could not offer me much other than Menthol in Aqueous base cream for the itch. He said in his letter to my doctor that I did not appear bizarre or delusional in any way. He did however take a number of photos of me. He also wrote down on a piece of paper a woman's name at the Skin and Cancer Foundation and said to let her know about this condition.
One thing I did NOT say to the Journalist is "You can understand why the medical profession says it is a delusion." I SAID "If I didn't have Morgellons I wouldn't believe it".
I don't like the story, it's trash.
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Post by toni on Aug 1, 2015 11:17:32 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
This is the Morgellons Article from Australia. We have waited a very long time for this story. I was first contacted around the middle of February this year by a Journalist from the Good Weekend Magazine of the Age Newspaper. The Journalist contacted me since her friend had published my story back in 2009. The Journalist said that them wanting to do a story on Morgellons had been inspired by Joni Mitchell's recent hospitalisation, and they were wanting to interview me and if I could find other sufferers. She did stress that this story was not to belittle sufferers......
I will let you the reader decide on that.....
Under their skin: the Morgellons mystery Freakish fibres looming from the skin, a crawling sensation, itching ... officially, Morgellons disease doesn't exist, but thousands of people say it's horribly real.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/under-their-skin-the-morgellons-mystery-20150731-gidqmd.html#ixzz3hVjyjHxE
Professor Rodney Sinclair, Dermatologist, is quoted in this story. I first saw this Professor in 2006 and have a letter in my medical file. He wrote to my doctor saying he could not offer me much other than Menthol in Aqueous base cream for the itch. He said in his letter to my doctor that I did not appear bizarre or delusional in any way. He did however take a number of photos of me. He also wrote down on a piece of paper a woman's name at the Skin and Cancer Foundation and said to let her know about this condition.
One thing I did NOT say to the Journalist is "You can understand why the medical profession says it is a delusion." I SAID "If I didn't have Morgellons I wouldn't believe it".
I don't like the story, it's trash.
Hi Itchin, I for one am very proud of you! Anyone who puts themselves "out there"....is a BRAVE BRAVE soul. And of course you can't tell them what to write, and I know you did your best, you are an ever persistent take no baloney person. You're a fighter! You may fall like we all do at times, and you pull yourself right back up! And that is to be commended. And thank you for doing this. (PS personally, if an article is good or bad, meaning in our favor or not) one thing that is a fact of life, (the name Morgellons and what it's doing) IS what sticks in the populations minds. So it's ALL positive, no matter how negative at any time, any writer "tries" to swing the pendulum.
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Post by Baraka Obam on Aug 1, 2015 12:51:49 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
This is the Morgellons Article from Australia. We have waited a very long time for this story. I was first contacted around the middle of February this year by a Journalist from the Good Weekend Magazine of the Age Newspaper. The Journalist contacted me since her friend had published my story back in 2009. The Journalist said that them wanting to do a story on Morgellons had been inspired by Joni Mitchell's recent hospitalisation, and they were wanting to interview me and if I could find other sufferers. She did stress that this story was not to belittle sufferers......
I will let you the reader decide on that.....
Under their skin: the Morgellons mystery Freakish fibres looming from the skin, a crawling sensation, itching ... officially, Morgellons disease doesn't exist, but thousands of people say it's horribly real.
Read more: www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/under-their-skin-the-morgellons-mystery-20150731-gidqmd.html#ixzz3hVjyjHxE
Professor Rodney Sinclair, Dermatologist, is quoted in this story. I first saw this Professor in 2006 and have a letter in my medical file. He wrote to my doctor saying he could not offer me much other than Menthol in Aqueous base cream for the itch. He said in his letter to my doctor that I did not appear bizarre or delusional in any way. He did however take a number of photos of me. He also wrote down on a piece of paper a woman's name at the Skin and Cancer Foundation and said to let her know about this condition.
One thing I did NOT say to the Journalist is "You can understand why the medical profession says it is a delusion." I SAID "If I didn't have Morgellons I wouldn't believe it".
I don't like the story, it's trash.
You are a HERO, your doing something and put yourself out to do it, a rare personality trait these days. You are very brave! You have to understand, there is more positive than negative here, your pictures help, except the woman in her radiation suit, she bolsters the idea that we are nutso. The one last thing Mr Buss driver had more than likely knocked off a piece of street trollop while sleeping away from home, maybe the woman had bio bugs. Sex and birth is the main transmission route for this disease, the rise in disease rates in America today are a result of this stealthy disease Gillian, you are portrayed as the most relevant in this article, other than the super star, Joni Mitchel, imagine, if your a personality your much easier to be believed. Your pictures portray a normal woman, one that takes care of home and the way she presents herself, good show, no space suit for our hero. I am going to have to start singing again, LOL, or not. THIS DISEASE IS NOT A FRINGE DISEASE, its stealthy ways hides it from detection as the center of the rise in birth defects of all kinds, it is mainstream! Big hugs to you, you are one woman that works for us to keep us credible. Thank you again!.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 2, 2015 18:10:33 GMT -5
Hi Toni and Baraka,
Thank you for your words of encouragement very much appreciated.
I have heard that the Morgellons story is in the top 5 most read articles.
Struggling for words right now, which is unlike me lol, but unfortunately a side effect of trying to treat this condition. My son is very sick, though I don't like to say that, he can laugh and play, but he is so struggling. We've been treating with herbs and oh boy I have to back off. My sons asthma has been bad, missed a whole week of school and this morning the poor kid is walking like an old man. He is extremely pale. He has so much going on with his health and we are hoping to hurry a Paediatrician appointment along.
I have no problems with putting myself out there, I don't want my child to go through the horror symptoms of Morgellons, I don't one anyone too, so the sooner this disease is acknowledged the better for our children, that's what keeps me steaming along!
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Post by toni on Aug 3, 2015 10:15:22 GMT -5
Hi Toni and Baraka, Thank you for your words of encouragement very much appreciated. I have heard that the Morgellons story is in the top 5 most read articles. Struggling for words right now, which is unlike me lol, but unfortunately a side effect of trying to treat this condition. My son is very sick, though I don't like to say that, he can laugh and play, but he is so struggling. We've been treating with herbs and oh boy I have to back off. My sons asthma has been bad, missed a whole week of school and this morning the poor kid is walking like an old man. He is extremely pale. He has so much going on with his health and we are hoping to hurry a Paediatrician appointment along. I have no problems with putting myself out there, I don't want my child to go through the horror symptoms of Morgellons, I don't one anyone too, so the sooner this disease is acknowledged the better for our children, that's what keeps me steaming along! I hope everything goes in your favor and William can be seen right away. And I certainly understand, when we have children, there are no boundaries. I'm sorry things have not gotten better. May God keep you both strong.
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Post by Baraka Obam on Aug 3, 2015 13:49:10 GMT -5
One thing to remember when forcing the doctors that know nothing about a condition to treat, they would rather KILL you than admit they do not know how to cure you. they will try every drug known to mankind to further your healing.
This form of doctor help is dangerous beyond most peoples understanding.
If you can not get a clear cut and concise diagnosis from TESTING your health care becomes a guessing game.
There is no such thing as eyeball diagnosis, or guess diagnosis with blanket treatment of a drug LIST.
If your child is being subjected to this form of treatment, do not expect him to get better. The fact of the matter, many people that were dying did better when they stopped going to doctors.
My mother was doing this, they gave her 30 days to live, when I got there she lived for three years, the fact, she got better when I was there, her voice became clear and strong, as soon as I left they brought her to the same doctor, he gave her new pills, A BLACK BOX DRUG.
By the time I got back she was damaged again, a few moments after getting off a plane I sent her by ambulance to the hospital, STEROIDS this time, so now I cooked, juiced and made sure she drank WATER and guess what, she looked like new again.
She stopped with the doctors visits and fountain of youth drug idea and lived 3 years instead of 30 days.
At the end she did take ever more increasing shots of Procrit, a drug that increased red blood cell count, I believe this is what finally did her in, the drug is known for stopping the production of any red blood cells when you overdid the amount.
She was still grasping at life but wanting to die.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 3, 2015 20:24:48 GMT -5
Hi Toni and Baraka, Thank you for your words of encouragement very much appreciated. I have heard that the Morgellons story is in the top 5 most read articles. Struggling for words right now, which is unlike me lol, but unfortunately a side effect of trying to treat this condition. My son is very sick, though I don't like to say that, he can laugh and play, but he is so struggling. We've been treating with herbs and oh boy I have to back off. My sons asthma has been bad, missed a whole week of school and this morning the poor kid is walking like an old man. He is extremely pale. He has so much going on with his health and we are hoping to hurry a Paediatrician appointment along. I have no problems with putting myself out there, I don't want my child to go through the horror symptoms of Morgellons, I don't one anyone too, so the sooner this disease is acknowledged the better for our children, that's what keeps me steaming along! I hope everything goes in your favor and William can be seen right away. And I certainly understand, when we have children, there are no boundaries. I'm sorry things have not gotten better. May God keep you both strong. I'm annoyed Toni because I handed the referral to the Paediatrician room's last Monday. The receptionist said the doctor would look at the referral and Will would be seen early this week. I hadn't heard anything last week so I rang. They said the doctor would look at the referral this week! then I will be contacted for an appointment. I feel they are stalling, because to read the referral it is obvious my son is sick. He has a low IgA, low CD8 and CD3, CD57 is 88. My son is looking down the barrel of auto immune disease and these scum bags are not even trying prevention. Will's condition is extremely complex, Borrelliosis, which is not recognised or treated in Australia. Pyroluria which is a blood disorder and a double gene mutation MTHFR C677T (2 copies). Will only went back to school today, and I know he is not right. His friends made a fuss when we walked into the play ground, but Will is somewhat quiet and reserved. He says to me that he has trouble explaining how he feels, but I tell you he has the doctors wrapped up. He says they are useless and diagnose him from across the desk!! yes all his own words. Early April I contacted the Dyslexia Association with my concerns about Will's learning. I got an email reply and they asked for money up front so I never bothered with that. I am having issues with the school because they just don't "get it". Will is 18 months behind in reading and writing, he writes so much he has a lot to say but his letters are back to front. He is not enjoying learning and I am wild (inside) with the school because those people should be able to recognise Dyslexia but no they go around the issue and make me feel responsible. Well I'm starting to lose that feeling of being responsible for this because it is all out of my control. The reason for the Paediatrician appointment is to rule out anything else. By the way, I got a call yesterday afternoon from the Journalist, I wasn't able to get to my phone. The Journalist left a message wanting to know how I was after the Morgellons article and said she would call me back or I can call her. I'm not up to calling her, but it was nice of her to phone me.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 3, 2015 21:52:20 GMT -5
I must tell you also the results of William's hair analysis.
High levels of Aluminium, Barium, Mercury, Zinc, Cobalt and Copper. Both of us have high Copper in our blood and high levels of Molybdenum.
William has never had a Barium swallow and we only use stainless steel pans for cooking.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 4, 2015 19:36:56 GMT -5
Rather than phone the Journalist I dropped her an email yesterday. I said that when I looked at the article Saturday I wasn't feeling good in mind and body and said "ahh it's trash!". Then when I got feed back from my parents and they thought it was "good" as they have witnessed all I started to come to terms with it. Also with you guys saying there was more positive than negative I also told her that. I thanked her for making me sound normal lol which I am! and said she did well with such a hot topic. I got a reply and she said "well done for being brave" and was pleased to hear I was doing ok.
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Post by toni on Aug 5, 2015 10:54:35 GMT -5
Hi Itchin,
I can only imagine what all you're going through on a daily basis, as having Morgs, and a little one with it too, it ALL has to be unbelievable.
And, it would make anyone "wild" about how the school doesn't "get it". That would be a nightmare in itself, just as the doctors that are unaware and view this whole thing. I wonder if you can just talk "their language" and let them know about the heavy metal toxicity, (IF) they'd understand those words. It seems "unless we speak their lingo"....no one "gets it". I know, and totally hear you.
As for the heavy metals, yes, I can see how the copper is creating some of the other symptoms too.
Does the doctor have you on some kind of a "de'tox" of metals program?
It's sure puzzling how the blood is so full of this too. Are there any reasons the doc gave you? And do you know if this is typical of Lyme? Thank you Itchin.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 5, 2015 23:39:50 GMT -5
Hi Itchin, I can only imagine what all you're going through on a daily basis, as having Morgs, and a little one with it too, it ALL has to be unbelievable. And, it would make anyone "wild" about how the school doesn't "get it". That would be a nightmare in itself, just as the doctors that are unaware and view this whole thing. I wonder if you can just talk "their language" and let them know about the heavy metal toxicity, (IF) they'd understand those words. It seems "unless we speak their lingo"....no one "gets it". I know, and totally hear you. As for the heavy metals, yes, I can see how the copper is creating some of the other symptoms too. Does the doctor have you on some kind of a "de'tox" of metals program? It's sure puzzling how the blood is so full of this too. Are there any reasons the doc gave you? And do you know if this is typical of Lyme? Thank you Itchin. Hi Toni, I never know what each day is going to bring, and that is my biggest challenge, as a Mother, and for myself it's scary. I am sure I can explain to the school and has luck had it the letter for the school arrived in the post this morning. I handed the letter in this morning after I got another call from the school to pick up William. His chest again and he was complaining of gland and ear pain. Zipped him to the doctors, all is normal despite Will feeling pain in glands. The doctor said the croupy cough was the worry, so I suggested do I give Will some Predmix I had left over. What else can I do? I have to bring down the lung inflammation and this boy hates pharmaceutical medication. No we are not on any heavy metal detox. Though we did have Bioresonance Therapy and we're literally allergic to everything, I'm not kidding. We were given homeopathic drops to try to desensitize us. The lady that did the procedure was realistic about it all and said if you try to exclude what food you are both allergic to there would be nothing for you to eat. I am talking about things like Phenolic compounds, I am allergic to that group of food. The doctor gave no reason, just asked if they'd been a barium swallow ever and do we cook with Aluminium pans. No reason for the source of heavy metal poisoning has been given. What is the link between heavy metal toxicity and Lyme disease? Mercury is the leading heavy metal responsible for hindering a person's complete healing from Lyme disease. Borrelia Burgdorferi -which is thought to be the main cause of "Lyme arthritis", as well as the most prevalent strain of Lyme disease in the U.S.- and bacteria from co-infections are believed to be insulated with metals. The metals are released into the body when the bacteria dies off. A person with Lyme tends to have a more difficult time detoxing than a healthy person, allowing heavy metals more time to build up in their body. Severely weakening the immune system, heavy metals act as a catalyst to disease, basically meaning they work to accelerate infection. So, heavy metals are basically double edged swords. Since they weaken the immune system, it is logical to consider that a person with heavy metal poisoning may contract a more severe form of Lyme disease than an individual without mercury poisoning. On the other hand, since Lyme disease weakens a person's ability to detox poisons from their bodies, it is logical to consider that a person with Lyme is more susceptible to heavy metal poisoning.
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Post by toni on Aug 6, 2015 10:36:32 GMT -5
Hi Itchin, I can only imagine what all you're going through on a daily basis, as having Morgs, and a little one with it too, it ALL has to be unbelievable. And, it would make anyone "wild" about how the school doesn't "get it". That would be a nightmare in itself, just as the doctors that are unaware and view this whole thing. I wonder if you can just talk "their language" and let them know about the heavy metal toxicity, (IF) they'd understand those words. It seems "unless we speak their lingo"....no one "gets it". I know, and totally hear you. As for the heavy metals, yes, I can see how the copper is creating some of the other symptoms too. Does the doctor have you on some kind of a "de'tox" of metals program? It's sure puzzling how the blood is so full of this too. Are there any reasons the doc gave you? And do you know if this is typical of Lyme? Thank you Itchin. Hi Toni, I never know what each day is going to bring, and that is my biggest challenge, as a Mother, and for myself it's scary. I am sure I can explain to the school and has luck had it the letter for the school arrived in the post this morning. I handed the letter in this morning after I got another call from the school to pick up William. His chest again and he was complaining of gland and ear pain. Zipped him to the doctors, all is normal despite Will feeling pain in glands. The doctor said the croupy cough was the worry, so I suggested do I give Will some Predmix I had left over. What else can I do? I have to bring down the lung inflammation and this boy hates pharmaceutical medication. No we are not on any heavy metal detox. Though we did have Bioresonance Therapy and we're literally allergic to everything, I'm not kidding. We were given homeopathic drops to try to desensitize us. The lady that did the procedure was realistic about it all and said if you try to exclude what food you are both allergic to there would be nothing for you to eat. I am talking about things like Phenolic compounds, I am allergic to that group of food. The doctor gave no reason, just asked if they'd been a barium swallow ever and do we cook with Aluminium pans. No reason for the source of heavy metal poisoning has been given. What is the link between heavy metal toxicity and Lyme disease? Mercury is the leading heavy metal responsible for hindering a person's complete healing from Lyme disease. Borrelia Burgdorferi -which is thought to be the main cause of "Lyme arthritis", as well as the most prevalent strain of Lyme disease in the U.S.- and bacteria from co-infections are believed to be insulated with metals. The metals are released into the body when the bacteria dies off. A person with Lyme tends to have a more difficult time detoxing than a healthy person, allowing heavy metals more time to build up in their body. Severely weakening the immune system, heavy metals act as a catalyst to disease, basically meaning they work to accelerate infection. So, heavy metals are basically double edged swords. Since they weaken the immune system, it is logical to consider that a person with heavy metal poisoning may contract a more severe form of Lyme disease than an individual without mercury poisoning. On the other hand, since Lyme disease weakens a person's ability to detox poisons from their bodies, it is logical to consider that a person with Lyme is more susceptible to heavy metal poisoning. Hi Itchin, I sure understand the seriousness of this entire criminal against mankind mess you're in, as many I've talked with say exactly the same thing, and that's in how "no one knows what tomorrow is going to bring" and for many it can be worse than the day before, and or a new problem somewhere in the body that now is only another addition to their existing pains. It is scary, and nothing is like "it was". And omg, allergic to phenols, that sure takes away lots of powerful antioxidants, as well as the properties of the enzymes (as I know you know). Geeze, what a catch 22. I remember back a few years ago, a movie which mocked Morgs, but....one positive learned thing that I actually did get from it was about how even antibiotics (which I'd never given it a thought) until that movie, and I later read about it because I didn't know if it were true or not, or just something in the movie, but... (it was true medically) that "when there's heavy metals in the body" that antibiotics were even difficult to be effective, and how the body needed "cleared of that" even before the meds were administered to be effective. I sure don't know what even would be an alternative (to the phenol group) in some cases to produce those enzymes or catalysts to help rid the toxins. I sure pray for you both and that the doctors can figure this out.
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Post by Baraka Obam on Aug 6, 2015 13:23:00 GMT -5
You want to know something, UNTILL they do a heavy metals test on EVERYONE in a geographic area there is no way to know is it is ONE or all that are experiencing heavy metal contamination.
If you test only the extreamly sick because you run out of options testing for other things, or the doctor is a idiot and he GRASPS at anything that he actually by now knows it will come up positive and then uses his slight mentality to assume that by god this is the problem all along.
WHEN he has only tested a few people to see how many in this area are contaminated.
Could everyone from a certain geographic area have been exposed through the ground water source, YES THEY COULD.
There is a place in our country that has so much mineral content in the ground that the city around this area have metal names, like Leadsville and Silvertown.
The fact of the matter the ground is full of so many other metals in these areas also, it is like a geological metal wonderland.
If the powers that be check all the people they will more accurately know how many people are being poisoned by agricultural and mining runoff.
The other fact of the matter, you do not really know what sort of horrors treatment with EDTA can do while it does the work of removing heavy metals, and does it really work, the only way one could really tell is to harvest urine to test and they do not do this.
They just imagine the process works for the most part. You see, they love to sell, but not always do they like to be held to a higher standard of proff.
How do I know all this, well, you must wonder, because I have had no less than 30 EDTA treatments, I do not speak from inexperience.
The other fact of the matter, the rush to treat is also a sickness, not only of the doctor, because he does not really care what happens to you, he see's your plight as your problem and he is HELPING YOU, no matter what the outcome he see's what he did as right and helpful, HE TRIED, even if his incompetence kills you.
When it comes to children they are quite resilient, the care and love we have for them can bring us to a awful state of mind that allows ANY MORON DOCTOR to guess at their ailments and treat them with very powerful drugs that literally can kill the child.
Over 43 years I have gotten to know doctors, doctors have gotten to know me, they have suggested so many treatments, drugs and disease that you KNOW they are just guessing.
They all have some idea that, all pathogenic disease has a antibiotic or some sort of pill to cure or maintain your malady.
The problem, they are controlled by insurance from using testing, if the doctor can not cure you by guessing the insurance company see's the doctors continued testing as a waste of THEIR money, which is really your money.
The insurance company is not interested in excellent health care they are interested in profit, after all, insurance is GAMBLING, you are putting up your money saying, 10 to 1 sooner or later I will have a injury or sickness, the insurance company is saying, 100 to 1 you never going to get sick because they control what will be done for you they hold the cards, all the cards, in their hands, your actually playing without a cards.
What government needs to do is stop insurance company's from controlling doctors from exploring the reason your sick.
I do understand the insurance company idea, but if a doctor can not eyeball fix a disease then either the insurance company has to do more study on simple cheap and ACCURATE testing methods or they had better sink their profits into drug company long term symptom drug development.
SIMPLE FACT if you can not diagnose the disease that causes 1000 symptoms, you will be treating the symptoms instead of the disease FOREVER.
That's exactly what the drug companys are doing, they are treating symptoms and not the disease and THEY KNOW IT, its making them rich.
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Post by itchin4answers on Aug 7, 2015 1:13:45 GMT -5
They've already got it figured, the doctors that don't get it, don't want to AND the doctors that want to keep their job, don't dare repeat it. IS THAT RIGHT? NO it isn't. It's like a tic tac toe join the dots. If I can understand, anyone can. What is spina bifida? Spina bifida is a condition in which the neural tube, a layer of cells that ultimately develops into the brain and spinal cord, fails to close completely during the first few weeks of embryonic development. As a result, when the spine forms, the bones of the spinal column do not close completely around the developing nerves of the spinal cord. Part of the spinal cord may stick out through an opening in the spine, leading to permanent nerve damage. Because spina bifida is caused by abnormalities of the neural tube, it is classified as a neural tube defect. Children born with spina bifida often have a fluid-filled sac on their back that is covered by skin, called a meningocele. If the sac contains part of the spinal cord and its protective covering, it is known as a myelomeningocele. The signs and symptoms of these abnormalities range from mild to severe, depending on where the opening in the spinal column is located and how much of the spinal cord is affected. Related problems can include a loss of feeling below the level of the opening, weakness or paralysis of the feet or legs, and problems with bladder and bowel control. Some affected individuals have additional complications, including a buildup of excess fluid around the brain (hydrocephalus) and learning problems. With surgery and other forms of treatment, many people with spina bifida live into adulthood. In a milder form of the condition, called spina bifida occulta, the bones of the spinal column are abnormally formed, but the nerves of the spinal cord usually develop normally. Unlike in the more severe form of spina bifida, the nerves do not stick out through an opening in the spine. Spina bifida occulta most often causes no health problems, although rarely it can cause back pain or changes in bladder function. How common is spina bifida? Spina bifida is one of the most common types of neural tube defect, affecting an estimated 1 in 2,500 newborns worldwide. For unknown reasons, the prevalence of spina bifida varies among different geographic regions and ethnic groups. In the United States, this condition occurs more frequently in Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites than in African Americans. What genes are related to spina bifida? Spina bifida is a complex condition that is likely caused by the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors. Some of these factors have been identified, but many remain unknown. Changes in dozens of genes in individuals with spina bifida and in their mothers may influence the risk of developing this type of neural tube defect. The best-studied of these genes is MTHFR, which provides instructions for making a protein that is involved in processing the vitamin folate (also called vitamin B9). A shortage (deficiency) of this vitamin is an established risk factor for neural tube defects. Changes in other genes related to folate processing and genes involved in the development of the neural tube have also been studied as potential risk factors for spina bifida. However, none of these genes appears to play a major role in causing the condition. Researchers have also examined environmental factors that could contribute to the risk of spina bifida. As mentioned above, folate deficiency appears to play a significant role. Studies have shown that women who take supplements containing folic acid (the synthetic form of folate) before they get pregnant and very early in their pregnancy are significantly less likely to have a baby with spina bifida or a related neural tube defect. Other possible maternal risk factors for spina bifida include diabetes mellitus, obesity, exposure to high heat (such as a fever or use of a hot tub or sauna) in early pregnancy, and the use of certain anti-seizure medications during pregnancy. However, it is unclear how these factors may influence the risk of spina bifida. Read more about the MTHFR gene. How do people inherit spina bifida? Most cases of spina bifida are sporadic, which means they occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family. A small percentage of cases have been reported to run in families; however, the condition does not have a clear pattern of inheritance. First-degree relatives (such as siblings and children) of people with spina bifida have an increased risk of the condition compared with people in the general population. ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/spina-bifida
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Post by Baraka Obam on Aug 7, 2015 15:19:26 GMT -5
Related to poison in our waters that is caused by man, it seems like I talk about the way man kills himself and the next day it happens in a big way. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3187787/River-turned-yellow-blown-plug-causes-1-million-gallons-toxic-waste-leak-disused-mine.htmlANYWAY, you have connected several ideas of mine, one is the incidence of spina bifada in Vietnam Veterans Children and the hidden growth on the top of my spine shown in a scan and uncovered by me with hydrogen peroxide 35%. You bring a very interesting situation to consider. I have posted many times about having a MRI or a Cat scan, I forget which it was, but it was on my neck a connection of spina bifada and this pestilence. Because I am such a friendly sort to people that are likewise the technician at the end of this scan asked would you like to see how well you did, by not moving your scan is perfect. I said, of course I would, now I was chomping at the bit, I did not know you could see instantly the results, wow! Right at the base of my neck, sitting on top of my spine was a growth, it was so easy to see, no mystery, it was like a brick sitting there. The growth was equal in distance both ways from the center of the spine, equal in length from the center. I was agast, but also relieved in a way, here is a part of what happens when this disease is allowed to grow inside the body for so many years. What the hell is that I asked the technician, I could tell at that very moment the man feared for his job, he was not supposed to show clients their scan. He was upset that I had seen something that upset me. NOW, because there was no mark on the skin where this mass was I decided to go home get out my HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 35% and just run it over the area, as it looked more like a hotdog in shape I went all over the back of the neck like a kid with a paint brush. What happened next was beautiful, there on the top of my spine was a huge bloom of bubbling white in a PERFECT CIRCLE, as I have said, I went all over the back of the neck up and down across the shoulder but NOTHING reacted but the three inch wide perfect circle, PERFECT, all of a sudden in the center a big red dot, this of course was the spot where the blood comes into the growth. What I think you may have stumbled upon here itchin is a symptom of what this disease is capable of producing. Because I have herpes and this red material formation showed up pretty quickly I have a funny idea that these growths are related to the unbridled growth of Herpes. IS HERPES THEN OUR DISEASE, maybe, but I think maybe there is more at play here than just herpes, I think the herpes though is defiantly responsible for the growth of lesion/ TUMORS hidden under the skin until at some point the immune system is forced to deal with it. That is when the skin eruptions happen.. If you really want to investigate, you will find, HERPES lives in the spine, that huge 3 inch across circle proves something living there perforates the skin enough to allow the 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE to expose it. There is no way in hell that the peroxide just decided to burn just some skin, and burn it in a perfect circle, then pop up a bleeding perfect center, even the center was quite large, about 1/2 inch, but even though it also was perfectly central of the 3 inch wide bubbling white circle and perfectly round, the red spot directly over the spine. Now remember, there was no visible mark on my neck at all there, but a growth was certainly under the skin. What did the technician say, ITS PROBABLY JUST FAT, lots of people have it, what I say is why does fat need to perforate the skin and have a blood food source directly in the center to feed it. The rest of the story, this turned out to be the largest perfectly shaped lesion on my body, soon after two symmetrical in location smaller spots opened as I treated the huge spot, they were half way up the neck and off center of the neck by 2 1/2 inch. These showed up both at the same time. What you have posted correlates with the fact that this one malady that has many different symptoms, its not just a coincidence nor is it a separate disease but a aspect of ONE disease growing inside our body. What do I think, there is something at work inside the body that allows other disease to propagate by diminishing immune response, possibly by controlling the killer T-CELLS in some way. Just think of how many people here complain about neck pain and headaches.
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Post by threader on Aug 8, 2015 8:54:59 GMT -5
I found the last 2 posts ironic. I returned home following 2 weeks of travel to find our local river has been closed and is colored a hideously yellow from the EPA spill that BO linked above.
I timed my return for my first MRI in 14 years, which I got last night. I was supposed to get it done a couple of months after a unique adult-onset grand mal seizure I had in '01, but since the seizures never returned I never got another scan. Morgellons symptoms made me curious to see what a new one would look like. The tech wouldn't tell me his ob's - ("only the docs that make the big bucks can tell you that") - but he repeated questions about headaches or neurological symptoms after the scan was done. It seemed that based on what he saw, that he didn't believe my lie about not having any headaches/neuro symtpoms in recent years. I did him a disservice by not telling him that he was looking at the scan of a Morgie, but my docs who ordered the scan and will be reading the results know and use the word "Morgellons". I'll post results next week.
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Post by threader on Aug 8, 2015 9:11:36 GMT -5
There is a place in our country that has so much mineral content in the ground that the city around this area have metal names, like Leadsville and Silvertown. The fact of the matter the ground is full of so many other metals in these areas also, it is like a geological metal wonderland. If the powers that be check all the people they will more accurately know how many people are being poisoned by agricultural and mining runoff. Not sure if your spelling errors were intentional, but it is Leadville and Silverton. Both towns I have lived in and spent years drinking both the tap water and massive amounts of local creek water (treated with iodine, never filtered) while climbing and working in the hills. I have wondered a lot about these same issues presented in your post. I am fearful of the remediation organisms the EPA might use to deal with the latest million-gallon spill into the the Animas R. this week.
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Post by Baraka Obam on Aug 8, 2015 15:30:52 GMT -5
Beautiful area, not so many crazy people, LOL.
I guess your gonna have to help me spell, I am no literary giant and never claimed to be, will not do that, would be lying, please stop telling me as I am quite aware.
I do appreciate that the spelling was corrected, it adds believability to the quip about the water condition there.
I have been in that area, one of my friends lived in Leadville owned a store there actually.
Anyway, for people with heavy metal in their bodys they need to check what kind of mining is going on in that area, water is the most probable way to be poisoned.
Iodine will protect the thyroid from contamination damage actually. Its a certain kind of iodine that works best I believe.
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