Mike Thank You, That is a wonderful Christmas message Tom thank You On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 2:41 PM, M. G. Devour <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm forwarding this for Tom, stripping HTML formatting that made it too > big for the message size limit of the list. It is an intriguing > message. > > Peace, > > Mike D. > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > Date sent: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:17:26 -0800 > From: "Tom Poast" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: A glimmer of hope > > > > Over the past six months I have been working with a group of terminally > ill people. I was asked to provide some help when a drug, currently in > Phase II clinical trials, provided not only a stop of the progression > of this disease, but some people were actually regaining function that > they had previously lost as a result of the disease. > > > The drug is NP001. It is made from a chemical that many may be > familiar with, sodium chlorite. > > > The problem with a drug trial is that they exclude people from the > trial. Efforts were made to broaden the acceptance criteria, some > progress was made, but still many were left out of the trial. While > the main reason was that they lived in an area that was outside the > trial locations, another reason was the progression of the disease in > their bodies. > > > NP001 is administered via IV injection. I explained that there is more > than one way to get chlorite into the body and that while it is not as > efficient as IV injection, drinking a solution of chlorite will result > in some chlorite getting into the blood stream. > > > A group of these people suffering from this disease decided to run an > experiment on themselves. Efforts have been made to get the medical > community involved and these have not been totally successful, so far. > They have provided support in the form of check ups and blood work > designed to monitor for any adverse effects of participating in the > experiment, but ethics and legal ramifications prevent them from > getting too involved with this. > > > A research neurologist was kind enough to explain to me that anecdotal > evidence over a period of days to weeks is usually thought of as being > the result of the placebo effect. However, anecdotal evidence that > continues to show positive results with the same people over a period > of months to years is much harder to dismiss as placebo. Testing done > that supports the positive effect also helps. I was also informed that > when the results are spectacular the general bias is to question the > original diagnosis. > > > This experiment is coming up on six months now. The positive benefits > seem to be holding on, so I think there is now a glimmer of hope. > > > Keep in mind that the group involved in this experiment is small. > There are about 35 people that are openly vocal about it, and about > that number again that are quietly participating. Also, not everyone > is showing improvement. > > > Not knowing a lot about this disease I asked the group this question. > > > Chlorite is a free radical oxidizer. It does nothing to rebuild the > body. What are you going to do to rebuild your bodies after the > progression of this disease is slowed down or stopped? > > > The answer I received was............. Well, the question was not > answered. > > > I asked again. > > > This time I was informed that nothing had ever been successful in > stopping the progression of this disease, so this question had never > come up. > > > During this holiday time it is very exciting to see this glimmer of > hope permeate the group, and to see some of their focus change to how > to rebuild the body. > > > The changes are not drastic, but incremental. No one has jumped out of > a wheel chair and started running down the street. However, to someone > who has lost function in their hands or arms or legs, suddenly having > some function restored and seeing this restored function continue over > time is remarkable. > > > On May 2 1939 Lou Gehrig benched himself after playing 2130 > consecutive baseball games with the NY Yankees. His health had > deteriorated to the point where he was no longer able to play well. > Addressing the crowd before a July 4 1939 game, Lou Gehrig told people > that he was the "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth." Two years > later on June 2 1941 Lou Gehrig died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. > > > ALS is the illness that the people involved with this experiment are > suffering from. > > > This glimmer of hope started with the drug trial that lead to the oral > experiment. The purpose of the experiment is to help people live long > enough to be able to use the drug. There appears to be a willingness > of the FDA to speed things along, but the process will most likely take > a few years and people who are diagnosed with ALS have an average > expected life span of three years. I don't think the FDA can speed > things along that fast. > > > In loose side to side comparisons it appears that the drug is far more > effective. The oral solution helps and seems to be able to halt or > radically slow down the progression of ALS, but the results from the > drug trial seem to be better. > > > Six months is not a year, but it is more than a day or a week. Making > assumptions on the outcome of a clinical trial in the middle of the > trial is not the best thing to do. Extrapolating from the observations > of a small group of people is also not the best thing to do. Still, I > think there is a glimmer of hope. > > > Chlorite is not a cure for ALS, but it does seem to provide something > that people suffering from ALS have in very limited supply - additional > time. > > > If you know of someone that is has ALS, I invite you to cautiously > share this glimmer of hope and have them watch the progress of the > NP001 trial. > > > Tom > > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > > >
