The holocaust is alive and well in our nation and nursing homes. No guns.
No gas. Only Crohns Disease produced by the use of
anti-depressants and the mind connection. Deadly combination for the
innocent resident not on any anti-deprssant.
Gail Michael
Do you have any evidence to support the link? What is the "mind
connection?" How can anti-depressants do anything to a person not taking
them?
Rachel Remen, a top psychiatrist, suffers from Crohn's disease.
Doug.
Sorry, Gail, but I can't buy the mind link. Crohn's disease is an
inflammation of any part of the gastro-intestinal tract. If other parts of
your body are affected, the diagnosis is wrong. It seems to be incurable
at the moment. If so, you have to accept that fact, not pretend that
space-age ideas are causing it. I have depression. There is strong
evidence that I have a genetic predisposition to it. I haven't gone into
make-believe. Rather, I try to look upon it like a missing arm or leg.
There are some things that I can't do, but they aren't many. It is a
disability, and disabled people are living victoriously every day. Rachel
Remen is only one. She is a top U.S. hospital psychiatrist, not a
specialist in ordinary practice. Read about her at
http://www.rachelremen.com/ She is the embodiment of my ideal of not
letting a disability stop her. The paralympic sportspeople are other
examples.
Your problem is certainly in the mind, but it isn't telepathy. Either your
perception is wrong, or you need treatment for mental illness.
Take care,
Doug.
I have a great admiration for you and your writings. I take no offense at
anything you say, as it is the typical response to my unusual theory. Yes,
it sounds like outer space rantings, but I have observed and experienced
this too thoroughly to doubt that it is not 100% correct. Most of the
time, I just let things go, and accept whatever the person believes. I do
accept what you believe also, but in this instance, I would feel that what
you believe should not be the basis to refuse Rachel the opportunity to
decide for herself if this has any merit. It could be as simple as her
husband, son, patient, or whoever she relates to, be the person unknowingly
affecting her. Of course I am happy she is living well, in spite of the
disease, but she deserves to have the opportunity to be free of crohns also.
I cannot force you to do anything you would be adverse to, but I have loads
of papers I would gladly send to Rachel if I knew where to send them. I
know you have written you have possibly a genetic depression. I cannot
comment on that, but I cannot just say, let this theory go, because crohns
disease attacks the body and does untold damage at times. And if you have
read other posts, you will know that it attacks ANYWHERE in the body as
opthomologists put up a question and answer column for eye problems with
crohns, etc. etc.
I would dearly love Rachel to be well. I even contacted a lawyer at one
time when I read in the newspaper he was defending a caretaker of a 6 mo old
child of T physician parents and she was accused of killing the child. The
newspaper screamed the mother was not ashamed to say she was on
anti-depressants. The lawyer said by their confidentiality he knew the
caretaker was innocent. and certainly the heartbroken parents did not kill
the child. So who did or what did? He said he was going to appeal the
50 year sentence, which he did and she is now free. I doubt he used my
theory, but he did not reject it outright.
Anyway, I will not convince you, so I will drop the subject if you so
desire. Rachel is not the first physician to have the illness, and it
could be a bonus for all other physicians if she were to be well.
Best Wishes to all
Gail Michael
There is a usenet group called Alt.Support.Crohns-Colitis you may
wish to read and perhaps get some tips for treatments. I am suggesting
this group in spite of the fact that I am referred to very harshly there,
which would make your comments about me seem admirable.
I'm a skeptic. I had a hard time believing the flowers "talked" to her
or guided her in some way. But there is apparently a whole movement on
the healing power of flowers and it's not really new at all but very
ancient Shammans across the world use flowers to help cure people. It's
used as alternative medicine and there are essences and also oils.
Essences tune your brain into more positive thoughts, oils help with the
more physical ailments. Besides Crohns disease flowers also help with
anxiety, depression, aches and pains, etc. etc. etc. Still it's hard to
believe in something when people talk about flowers having a
conscienceness? Although, we do all know that lavender is suppose to
calm you and citrus gives you a lift. It's aromotherapy taken to the next
level, I guess. There is also a person called Bach and the Bach center
that uses some of this stuff.
Makes me wish I had a boyfriend so he could send me flowers.
Grace
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