Lyme disease
Derek F | 02.09.2003 11:45 | Health
Stop Government Repression of those who speak out on Lyme disease!
Defend Kathleen Dickson, victimised by the Connecticut Dept of Children &
Families for speaking out on Lyme disease!
Defend Lisa Masterson, victimised by the London Borough of Harrow Social
Services for speaking out on Lyme disease!!
The US and British governments are using repressive methods to muzzle anyone
who speaks out on the political issues surrounding Lyme disease.
In the US, insurance corporations and vaccine/biotechnology lobbies have
influenced the medical establishment to lie to the public about the nature,
diagnosis and treatment of Lyme borreliosis .This influence also extends to
Britain, and has contributed to a near-total silence on the issue there..
Lyme is a bacterial tick-borne illness which is rivalling AIDS as the
fastest-growing infectious disease in the US. .If not treated early and
adequately with antibiotics, it can result in a severe incapacitating illness
with neurological, cardiac and other complications.
HOW TO COMPLAIN
Please follow this two-step process:
1) PHONE the Public Relations office of the Connecticut Department of Children
and Families, and make your views known on the repression of Kathleen Dickson
for her campaigning activities. (See letter below for further details.)
Telephone: (+1) 860-550 6305
2) Please EMAIL the following protest letter (or write your own) to the email
addresses at the end of the text.
Lift the ban on speaking the truth on Lyme disease!!
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Dear sir,
Re two related cases:
Kathleen Dickson, victimised by the CONNECTICUT DEPT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES for
speaking out on Lyme disease!
and Lisa Masterson, victimised by the LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW SOCIAL SERVICES
for speaking out on Lyme disease!!
Kathleen Dickson has been among those in the forefront of campaigning in the US
to expose fraudulent practice on Lyme and corporate domination of medical
science on this issue. Kathleen played an active role in the International Lyme
and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), a world-renowned body of professionals
in the field. She founded Actionlyme, an international advocacy group for
sufferers of the disease. A biochemist, she was one of the key witnesses whose
testimony brought down the fraudulent LymeRix vaccine, which caused enormous
suffering and morbidity when it was put on the market.
As a result, Kathleen became victim to a smear campaign by the authorities who
tried to use an ex-husband convicted of violence against her to testify against
her on a range of bizarre allegations. She has been falsely accused of
substance abuse and mental health problems, threatened with jail, and
threatened by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) with removal of her
kids. On Tuesday, 2 September she will again face court.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Lisa Masterson's story bears some
similarities with Kathleen's. Though Lisa is much newer to Lyme campaigning,
she spoke out publicly on the internet with practical suggestions for raising
public awareness on the issue of Lyme. The British government maintains that
Lyme is extremely rare in the UK, but the true incidence is unknown , as it is
not an officially notifiable disease.
A short time later, Lisa was visited by the social services department of the
London Borough of Harrow where she was staying with her four children, whom US
Lyme specialists believed to be suffering from Lyme encephalopahy. On 14
August, 2003 the social services took her children away from her, citing
"extensive medical tests" ruling out Lyme. In fact these were blood tests
performed in the UK, which the US Congress had acknowledged in 2002 to be
unreliable in ruling out the disease.
Lisa now stands accused of Munchausens-syndrome-by-proxy, and "inducing" Lyme
symptoms in her children. Her case, like Kathleen's, imvolves unsubstantiated
allegations about drugs, and like Kathleen's , was supported by "evidence" from
her ex-partner, who made serious false allegations against Lisa after he was
promised custody of the kids by social services.
The repression against the two women comes against a background of intimidation
and threats against doctors and scientists who have publicly taken a stand
against the corporate interests on Lyme. American doctors who have refused to
submit to the diktat of insurance companies have been hounded by the courts.
Two have even committed suicide as a result of the pressure they faced. In
Britain doctors and researchers also feel intimidated. A young student, Tracey
Mawby, died under suspicious circumstances while researching the public health
risk from Lyme disease in Norfolk, England.
> We demand an end to politically-motivated repression against those who speak
out on Lyme disease!
We demand that Lisa Masterson's children are returned to her, and that all
charges are dropped against Kathleen Dickson!
Sincerely,
Name....
Organisation/Profession..................
Town.....
country.............
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Please email this to the following addresses:
charris@london.newsquest.co.uk (Editor, Harrow Times, London)
life@guardian.co.uk (Science newsdesk, The Guardian newspaper, London)
With copies to :
kathleen.dickson@snet.net and
mastersonfamilycampaign@yahoo.com
Defend Kathleen Dickson, victimised by the Connecticut Dept of Children &
Families for speaking out on Lyme disease!
Defend Lisa Masterson, victimised by the London Borough of Harrow Social
Services for speaking out on Lyme disease!!
The US and British governments are using repressive methods to muzzle anyone
who speaks out on the political issues surrounding Lyme disease.
In the US, insurance corporations and vaccine/biotechnology lobbies have
influenced the medical establishment to lie to the public about the nature,
diagnosis and treatment of Lyme borreliosis .This influence also extends to
Britain, and has contributed to a near-total silence on the issue there..
Lyme is a bacterial tick-borne illness which is rivalling AIDS as the
fastest-growing infectious disease in the US. .If not treated early and
adequately with antibiotics, it can result in a severe incapacitating illness
with neurological, cardiac and other complications.
HOW TO COMPLAIN
Please follow this two-step process:
1) PHONE the Public Relations office of the Connecticut Department of Children
and Families, and make your views known on the repression of Kathleen Dickson
for her campaigning activities. (See letter below for further details.)
Telephone: (+1) 860-550 6305
2) Please EMAIL the following protest letter (or write your own) to the email
addresses at the end of the text.
Lift the ban on speaking the truth on Lyme disease!!
---------------------------------------
Dear sir,
Re two related cases:
Kathleen Dickson, victimised by the CONNECTICUT DEPT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES for
speaking out on Lyme disease!
and Lisa Masterson, victimised by the LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW SOCIAL SERVICES
for speaking out on Lyme disease!!
Kathleen Dickson has been among those in the forefront of campaigning in the US
to expose fraudulent practice on Lyme and corporate domination of medical
science on this issue. Kathleen played an active role in the International Lyme
and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), a world-renowned body of professionals
in the field. She founded Actionlyme, an international advocacy group for
sufferers of the disease. A biochemist, she was one of the key witnesses whose
testimony brought down the fraudulent LymeRix vaccine, which caused enormous
suffering and morbidity when it was put on the market.
As a result, Kathleen became victim to a smear campaign by the authorities who
tried to use an ex-husband convicted of violence against her to testify against
her on a range of bizarre allegations. She has been falsely accused of
substance abuse and mental health problems, threatened with jail, and
threatened by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) with removal of her
kids. On Tuesday, 2 September she will again face court.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Lisa Masterson's story bears some
similarities with Kathleen's. Though Lisa is much newer to Lyme campaigning,
she spoke out publicly on the internet with practical suggestions for raising
public awareness on the issue of Lyme. The British government maintains that
Lyme is extremely rare in the UK, but the true incidence is unknown , as it is
not an officially notifiable disease.
A short time later, Lisa was visited by the social services department of the
London Borough of Harrow where she was staying with her four children, whom US
Lyme specialists believed to be suffering from Lyme encephalopahy. On 14
August, 2003 the social services took her children away from her, citing
"extensive medical tests" ruling out Lyme. In fact these were blood tests
performed in the UK, which the US Congress had acknowledged in 2002 to be
unreliable in ruling out the disease.
Lisa now stands accused of Munchausens-syndrome-by-proxy, and "inducing" Lyme
symptoms in her children. Her case, like Kathleen's, imvolves unsubstantiated
allegations about drugs, and like Kathleen's , was supported by "evidence" from
her ex-partner, who made serious false allegations against Lisa after he was
promised custody of the kids by social services.
The repression against the two women comes against a background of intimidation
and threats against doctors and scientists who have publicly taken a stand
against the corporate interests on Lyme. American doctors who have refused to
submit to the diktat of insurance companies have been hounded by the courts.
Two have even committed suicide as a result of the pressure they faced. In
Britain doctors and researchers also feel intimidated. A young student, Tracey
Mawby, died under suspicious circumstances while researching the public health
risk from Lyme disease in Norfolk, England.
> We demand an end to politically-motivated repression against those who speak
out on Lyme disease!
We demand that Lisa Masterson's children are returned to her, and that all
charges are dropped against Kathleen Dickson!
Sincerely,
Name....
Organisation/Profession..................
Town.....
country.............
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Please email this to the following addresses:
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With copies to :
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Derek F
e-mail:
lordpilrig@btinternet.com
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Lyme Disease Cover-up, here and abroad
05.09.2003 07:23
The good news is that the American DCF (its like the social services here) did not manage to win their case against Kathleen Dickson. However the court thing drags on and there will be another trial.
The bad news for Lisa here in Britain is that the social services split up her kids on Sunday without even telling her. The twins were split up, one twin and his sister were sent to one foster carer, the other twin and the youngest girl sent somewhere else. Lisa is not allowed to know where they are.
Some American Lyme experts believe that most of the people that were diagnosed as ME really have got Lyme disease.They tested a lot of ME patients in america for Lyme and found it. Theres about 150,000 people with ME in the UK.Thats a lot of Lyme patients if theyre right.
The worst thing is that Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics, but if you have been told you have got ME, you wont get given any,because thats a virus.
Weve got only one lab in this country testing for Lyme disease. Its at Southampton. A lot of people who were told by that lab that theres no Lyme in their blood went to other labs outside the country and then got told that there is.
Lisa Masterson had her kids taken away because they had a negative blood test for Lyme from that lab and she still said they had Lyme. Thats because a doctor in America who is the top specialist in the world for Lyme in kids told her that they did . Also the american congress and even George Bush has admitted that the blood tests are not reliable.
The kids are in big danger now because if they relapse the foster carers wont be prepared for this. They could drown in the bath.
Kathleen's situation is also very bad, she has been refused benefit even though she is very ill with Lyme disease, and she has got one child ill with Lyme too. The government hates her because she is a scientist and she knows how to expose a lot of the fraud that is going on in america for the vaccine companies to make money.
If you would like updates on how to help Lisa and Kathleen, please email me at
Natasha Wilson
e-mail:
Natashawilson197@aol.com
Homepage:
http://uk.geocities.com/mastersonfamilycampaign
Correction to article
27.09.2006 09:35
You wrote "A young student, Tracey Mawby, died under suspicious circumstances while researching the public health risk from Lyme disease in Norfolk, England. "
I am Tracey's late partner, and there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her tragic death. She died from a heart attack while out running, which was caused by Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Disorder, a disease which the family has now discovered is inherited. She used to be head of the women's cross-country running team while she was studying at Cambridge, but nobody suspected she would suddenly drop dead at the age of 27. I think it has also been called Sudden Death Syndrome among athletes.
I wish you every success in your quest to raise the profile of Lyme Disease and to ensure that suffers get the treatment they need, but I have felt it necessary to correct your misunderstanding regarding the circumstances of Tracey's death.
Regards,
Tim
TD Holt-Wilson
Tim Holt-Wilson