beaners Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I thought ammonia was a neurotoxin, but I could be wrong. Also, maybe some pathogenic neurotoxins weren't killed by the chloramines in the water. No idea really. I just happened to be reading about chloramines earlier in the evening and am now blaming everything on chloramine, especially my current state of being awake. G'night. I really dislike the stuff since that is what they use in our water and my gravity filter doesn't remove it. If that is what they use to treat the water in their community, I think you would see people of all ages, male and female, with problems. I do wish they didn't add it to our water though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Interesting Dr. Drew interview with Erin Brockovich: http://drdrew.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/27/erin-brockovich-investigating-teen-mystery-illness/?hpt=dr_mid :001_huh: She does make an interesting preliminary case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TracyR Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Well like Dr. Drew said there is probably a much higher concentration of deaths adult and infant wise in the area if they went and researched it. So those are probably the other 40 yrs worth of victims. Just maybe no one spoke up or connected the dots until now. I don't think this is conversion disorder. Something environmental is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I don't see how this has any relevance whatsoever to the situation with the girls. Where are the other forty years' worth of victims of all ages? She has no technical expertise except for getting people upset. She's a paralegal, presumably speaking as an agent of her PI lawyer boss, Masry. She's in the news here because she is trolling for victims. Her hyperbolic statements are designed to whip people up (e.g., 12 years - which by the way is not at all unusual - suddenly becomes "20", in the same paragraph). 1971 to 1990= 19 years, no? People can be experts in a field even if they do not have a degree to back it up. She may be "just a paralegal," but I do believe that she has become an expert in environmental pollution and what that does to people. Now, is this the cause of what's going on with the girls? Who knows, but I think it's worth investigating. I'm not sure why you would blow off the idea without wanting further information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) . Edited May 11, 2015 by wapiti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I don't see how this has any relevance whatsoever to the situation with the girls. Where are the other forty years' worth of victims of all ages? She has no technical expertise except for getting people upset. She's a paralegal, presumably speaking as an agent of her PI lawyer boss, Masry. She's in the news here because she is trolling for victims. Her hyperbolic statements are designed to whip people up (e.g., 12 years - which by the way is not at all unusual - suddenly becomes "20", in the same paragraph). Did you watch the video? I had the same thoughts as you until I watched it. Like I said, she makes an interesting preliminary case. I doubt that is what it will turn out to be, but what she says is shocking, if it is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Did you watch the video? I had the same thoughts as you until I watched it. Like I said, she makes an interesting preliminary case. I doubt that is what it will turn out to be, but what she says is shocking, if it is true. :iagree: That's why I posted it only as "an interesting interview". I am definitely curious to hear more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I don't have a clue what is going on with those girls. Could be hysterical, could be illness, could be toxic exposure. I don't know. I'm a liberal, I love nature, I mistrust. Blah blah blah. I'm even a Julia Roberts fan. :tongue_smilie: EB is an ambulance chaser. Her motives are suspect. I'm sorry, I was just skimming the article (to keep myself from gagging. I do apologize, but I have strong feelings - please don't misunderstand, not about your post!) and I was looking at the other paragraph below - my mistake (I thought she was speaking of the agencies' actions from 1999 until the present). I did not watch the video. I'm trying very hard to refrain from saying more on such a public forum, but I would not be quick to accept her conclusions. Having been an attorney in environmental litigation of similar nature, having written federal appellate briefs on such topics, and having reviewed gazillions of pages of technical reports on describing and remediating environmental insult, I can assure you that legal expertise and technical, scientific expertise in this area are very very very different things. That's why there are very specific rules about expert testimony in court. The world of journalism, of course, doesn't involve such rules. I'm not saying there shouldn't be any investigation into this site - I know nothing about this site - but there are roles and avenues. Sensationalism would not be one I'd choose. As for the girls, I haven't paid very close attention, but it does not make sense that environmental damage from decades ago would so suddenly cause tourettes symptoms only in this small group and not large numbers of others. ETA, it wouldn't surprise me if there were some other type of exposure, but not this. . Edited January 28, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 EB is an ambulance chaser. Her motives are suspect. This. Wish I could say more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I know you can't and I shouldn't. When I saw that she jumped into it, I wondered what took her so long. ;) Edited January 28, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 This. Wish I could say more. Yep. She is certainly an expert at some thing. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wondered if they ever found the source.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Is it possible to get tetany from eating meat or dairy from cows with grass tetany syndrome? Their symptoms suggest tetany. Maybe check the cafeteria food and find out if they all at the same thing at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Was it addressed at to why just girls seemed to have the tics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 They've now got one boy and one adult woman in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 From the same area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I was thinking about this as well. My DH said they hit you with several all at once regardless of what you have already had. This of course was many years ago, the policy may have changed. I tried looking it up, and it looks like there are at least a few that are given no matter if you have had them already. My son is in Navy boot camp right now. They said recruits could bring vaccination record. He chose not to bring his and just get re-vaccinated for everything. (He got all of his shots before 5yo, and has had no recent vaccinations except tetanus after a dog bite a couple years ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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