People are always looking for cause and effect. There is a danger of being too eager to use anecdotal evidence to assign something as a cause when there are so many other things that may be to blame The problem with this kind of thing is that nobody knows if there is a correlation or not since this is 'merely' anecdotal evidence.
In such scenarios, the observer notices that they had event A, and shortly thereafter, event B happened. They then assume that event A caused event B. Now it could be that MS symptoms would have returned with a vengence regardless whether this person had received vaccinations. Nobody knows! However, this kind of thing is fraught with emotion and is extremely convincing. Other possible factors are ignored in favor of the person's perception of what the villain may be. There could be other environmental factors. Could be they drink diet Coke, or some other substance containing Aspartame. Could be they have a dietary deficiency. Could be many things, including coincidence. And of course, maybe they are exactly right... and the vaccination caused the resurgence of MS symptoms. I think that before anyone goes to exotic lengths to blame unusual things for MS symptoms they would be well advised to have an ultrasound to check the vessels going into and out of the brain for blockages. A number of long-term MS sufferers have been apparently cured merely by having surgery to restore normal blood flow to the brain. You can read about the events leading to this discover at this link if you like - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/researchers-labour-of-love-leads-to-breakthrough-in-treating-ms/article1372414/ Here is a couple paragraphs from this intriguing article - Fighting for his wife's health, Dr. Zamboni looked for answers in the medical literature. He found repeated references, dating back a century, to excess iron as a possible cause of MS. The heavy metal can cause inflammation and cell death, hallmarks of the disease. The vascular surgeon was intrigued – coincidentally, he had been researching how iron buildup damages blood vessels in the legs, and wondered if there could be a similar problem in the blood vessels of the brain. Using ultrasound to examine the vessels leading in and out of the brain, Dr. Zamboni made a startling find: In more than 90 per cent of people with multiple sclerosis, including his spouse, the veins draining blood from the brain were malformed or blocked. In people without MS, they were not. I wish the absolute best in anyone's fight against any degenerative disease, especially something as pernicious as MS. It would be a shame if people miss out on serious possible therapies or treatment due to an unsubstantiated assumption that vaccinations were the blame. Not that they might not be involved, but that this may close the mind from being open to other possibilities. Steve G. --- On Thu, 12/31/09, kmartjo...@aol.com <kmartjo...@aol.com> wrote: From: kmartjo...@aol.com <kmartjo...@aol.com> Subject: Re: CS>..How many watched the video and passed on..these videos are about Autism To: silver-list@eskimo.com Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 7:48 AM After receiving 3 HepB >> shots, my MS symptoms returned with a vengeance...what an eye opener
