Once again, I'm making sure that "silver-list@eskimo.com" is in the "To" field. Please, if you see this, respond so I know it went through.
The following is a response I sent to Cyndiann. I appreciate the admonitions of fellow list members to just put her in my "spam" folder - and I'm headed that way. This is simply because she responded to a general comment I made, wondering "aloud" why she is in this group, since she is so clearly wedded to the pharmaceutical response of vaccines (only) to the Wuhan Virus.... Since you responded to my post, I will inform you that I began my journey being skeptical of the pharmaceutical solutions that were all I was offered when I was 25 years old. That was 45 years ago. I have been in this group for at least 15 years - could be longer, since I've been collecting alternative means to handle health issues for so long. I've been experimenting on myself with all kinds of alternatives that whole time. Max has asked you a valid question. You claim to be interested and involved in alternative medical treatments - where are your suggestions for good alternatives to the vaccines? Where are your ideas for therapeutics to treat this Wuhan Virus in its early stages, hopefully keeping people out of the ICU and off of ventilators? All I can remember is your unwarranted attacks on all efforts to discuss any alternative that isn't one of these vaccines. If you are all that interested in alternatives for standard medical care, why is it all you seem to "push" are those vaccines? That's sure not an alternative, and the evidence is piling up that they are more problematic than the pharma industry - and the health agencies that are beholden to them - are revealing. As I mentioned above, I'm more than willing to experiment on myself with all manner of alternatives, but I'm staying away from these vaccines because I'm not so willing to become a guinea pig for an industry that seems more focused on their profit margin, at the expense of the health and lives of real people. Yes, I'm taking Ivermectin, and following the entire prophylactic protocol recommended by the FLCCC. You call these guys "nutjobs." Okay, so go get your shots (it's looking more likely that two won't be enough), and don't follow their recommendations. I've made my choice based on my own research. These are doctors who are treating Wuhan Virus patients every day; who have been working for over a year, studying everything they could find to see what they could offer patients to relieve their suffering. They have rejected many things, but find Ivermectin is helping. Keep in mind that the WHO, CDC, NIH, FDA and other "respected" groups offered NOTHING in terms of therapeutics. In the early days, they were literally sending sick people home to take Tylenol, telling them to return when they got sicker! Sorry, that doesn't work for me. These other doctors are willing to try various therapeutics, off-label, rather than send sick people home with NOTHING. My reasoning for following their protocol is simple. Ivermectin has a 40-year history of safe usage, with very few adverse reactions. I think it has less than two dozen deaths "associated" with its usage in all that time. I found papers going back about ten years, indicating that doctors in the field had been observing that Ivermectin appeared to have anti-viral properties, and because it is cheap and easily manufactured, they've been using it "off-label" for various other conditions for quite some time. Those vaccines, last I checked the VAERS numbers, were 10,000 "associated" deaths since December. I like the Ivermectin odds better. I carefully checked our own health situations and risk factors, independently, and with our PCP, and determined that the risk associated with following the FLCCC prophylaxis protocol (started when we were informed we had been in contact with two people who tested positive and ultimately did become ill, along with three of their family members) is acceptable. The way I figure it, at the very least, we're boosting our immune systems, which can't hurt. I have a rudimentary understanding of why Ivermectin may be working to help us reject the Wuhan Virus, and that would be great if it does. At worst, should we contract the virus, our immune systems are in a lot better shape to address this, maybe keeping us in the more moderate range of the illness. I deal with the annual flu in pretty much the same manner. We haven't had the annual flu shot in about 30 years. Also haven't had the flu, despite the fact that our jobs involved daily interactions with a variety of ever-changing people. Haven't even had a cold. So, how about this as a compromise - you don't have to like or believe anything you disagree with in this group. Just let the rest of us hash out our various thoughts and discuss options you may not like without your constant invectives and putdowns. BTW, There has only been one person that I recall in all my time in this group who was as rude as you are, and she ended up being kicked off when the moderator was more involved. Your name is similar enough that I have to wonder if you have rejoined under a new name.