01-24-20, 12:36 PM | |
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I agree. I don't intend to disparage Jackie, but only to encourage people to look beyond lawsuits that can rely on fear mongering and more into researching on legitimate sites and reliance on trusted medical providers. Jackie, I apologize if I've offended you. I know you mean well for the community.
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01-24-20, 01:01 PM | ||
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I see that Jackie has deleted her posts, so I can't comment on them. I have been incredibly impressed at the respectful tone of this whole thread. We have to do research and follow our instincts. Fear-mongering is such a huge part of our culture, especially since 9/11. When it comes to health decisions, it seems like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. A friend of mine got shingles on his face. That can lead to blindness as well as permanent facial nerve damage. Tony Horton had a similar case. Luckily, my friend got it taken care of in time. The potential "loss of vision" aspect scares the crap out of me. A friend of my cousin got genital shingles. Yup, you can get it there. DH and I love to listen to history audiobooks. We've listened to a few about medical breakthroughs that have changed the world. One in particular, More Deadly Than War: The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War, by Kenneth C. Davis was very interesting. More people were killed by the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic than were killed in WWI. Whole families, villages and military units were wiped out by the flu. When a vaccine was developed, folks felt like it was a miracle. Just get a shot and not die! This book and others have given us a new respect for medical pioneers who risk their own lives to save others. Granted, some medical "miracles" were/are the worst kind of charlatanism. That's where healthy skepticism and research come in. I support folks' rights to disagree. I don't support them telling me what to do or not do.
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