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Hearing 1 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 2 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 3 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 4 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 5 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 6 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Hearing 7 synopsis by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW Final Hearing, December 18, 2007 To all,
We all need to
realize that Dr. Jones' struggle is our struggle, regardless of where we live
or whether we have children with Lyme. At the last hearing, it was very
clear to everyone listening to Shapiro's testimony that he has an agenda far
beyond any individual doctor, and the agenda involves the complete destruction
of the credibility of the ILADS guidelines, and the doctors who practice using
these guidelines. His assertion that those who have only neurological
symptoms don't have Lyme, regardless of whether they have a positive blood
test, his discrediting any possibility of cross-placental transmission, and on
and on.
Our right to
have Lyme-literate doctors is at risk here. Our right to have guidelines
that address chronic Lyme is at risk, as well. Our right to have
laboratories that will aid the diagnosis with reasonable and accurate testing
is also under attack.
This past week,
I was discussing these issues with family members who were visiting from South
America. Although it's several months til my birthday, they were looking
for the perfect present to give me. Discussing it with my children, they
decided to give me a donation for Dr. Jones' legal defense fund, and declared
that they saw this as the best present they could give. It brought tears
to my eyes, not only in gratitude for the donation, but in appreciation for
the fact that these wonderful family members truly did understand what we are
facing in our struggles to protect our doctors, and our rights to treatment.
Please consider
asking for donations, in lieu of birthday presents, early Christmas and
Chanukah presents. It not only provides Dr. Jones with a much-needed
boost to his legal defense fund, but shows your family and friends how urgent
the issues are that we are all addressing in our collective endeavors.
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