Stop the Persecution of Lyme Literate Doctors!
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To All Honorary Members, Ladies, and Gentlemen;
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The Canadian medical community, including all levels of pertinent governments and educational institutions are in denial about the prevalence of Lyme in Canada. It is the fastest growing vector borne illness in the nation and thousands of lyme sufferers go undiagnosed and untreated for years before proper diagnosis is finally reached. Our medical practitioners on all levels lack the education to properly diagnose Lyme clinically. Present Canadian protocol tests are not sensitive enough to properly diagnose serologically. Treatment protocols do not benefit the cyclical nature of the bacterium, leading to devastating symptom return. Most doctors deny lyme exists, believe there is no cystic form of the bacterium, and doubt the long term therapy treatments.
Canadians are having to go to the US for treatments, at huge personal expenses.
Furthermore, doctors who ARE Lyme literate are being harrassed by their own Colleges and peers, defamed, ridiculed publicly, and having their licences to practice REVOKED.
This has got to stop.
We DEMAND that laws be put in place to stop the harrassment, defamation, illegal confiscation of patient files, and license revokings against Canadian Doctors.
Our letter will be mailed to the Chief Scientist of Health Canada as well as our Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Stephen Harper, heads of all other Federal Political Parties; The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the CDC of Canada and the US, as well as the Ministry of Health.
Canadians are having to go to the US for treatments, at huge personal expenses.
Furthermore, doctors who ARE Lyme literate are being harrassed by their own Colleges and peers, defamed, ridiculed publicly, and having their licences to practice REVOKED.
This has got to stop.
We DEMAND that laws be put in place to stop the harrassment, defamation, illegal confiscation of patient files, and license revokings against Canadian Doctors.
Our letter will be mailed to the Chief Scientist of Health Canada as well as our Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Stephen Harper, heads of all other Federal Political Parties; The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the CDC of Canada and the US, as well as the Ministry of Health.
The Canadian medical community, including all levels of pertinent governments and educational institutions are in denial about the prevalence of Lyme in Canada. It is the fastest growing vector borne illness in the nation and thousands of lyme sufferers go undiagnosed and untreated for years before proper diagnosis is finally reached. Our medical practitioners on all levels lack the education to properly diagnose Lyme clinically. Present Canadian protocol tests are not sensitive enough to properly diagnose serologically. Treatment protocols do not benefit the cyclical nature of the bacterium, leading to devastating symptom return. Most doctors deny lyme exists, believe there is no cystic form of the bacterium, and doubt the long term therapy treatments.
Canadians are having to go to the US for treatments, at huge personal expenses.
Furthermore, doctors who ARE Lyme literate are being harrassed by their own Colleges and peers, defamed, ridiculed publicly, and having their licences to practice REVOKED.
This has got to stop.
We DEMAND that laws be put in place to stop the harrassment, defamation, illegal confiscation of patient files, and license revokings against Canadian Doctors.
Our letter will be mailed to the Chief Scientist of Health Canada as well as our Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Stephen Harper, heads of all other Federal Political Parties; The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the CDC of Canada and the US, as well as the Ministry of Health.
Canadians are having to go to the US for treatments, at huge personal expenses.
Furthermore, doctors who ARE Lyme literate are being harrassed by their own Colleges and peers, defamed, ridiculed publicly, and having their licences to practice REVOKED.
This has got to stop.
We DEMAND that laws be put in place to stop the harrassment, defamation, illegal confiscation of patient files, and license revokings against Canadian Doctors.
Our letter will be mailed to the Chief Scientist of Health Canada as well as our Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Stephen Harper, heads of all other Federal Political Parties; The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the CDC of Canada and the US, as well as the Ministry of Health.
We the undersigned, duly express our concerns about the very real persecution, harrassment and defamation of Canadian doctors who rightfully choose to treat Lyme patients in a manner that has been proven to work. Doctors who have chosen a path in medicine and have sworn to the Hippocratic Oath, are being penalized harshly, and illegally have patient confidentiality violated simply for treating Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses outside of the recommended 30 day antibiotic treatment.
Lyme literate doctors have discovered that the one month of protocol antibiotic treatment simply is not sufficient to kill off the borrelia burgdorferi spirochaete, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease, due to the proven fact that the bacterium goes into a "cystic" stage (dormant egg stage) that is inpenetrable by the antibiotics. This stage then progresses after some time to produce a new generation of bacterium which quickly re-infect the host body.
By extending the treatment plan of antibiotic therapy to longer durations, the cystic "hatchlings" can be killed off as well. Without this, re-infection is imminent and happens in most cases. Long term Lyme leads to severe irreparable neurological damages.
The Canadian Center for Disease Control follows the IDSA guidelines coming from the US, which, earlier in the spring of 2008, were found to be heavily biased formed by anti-lyme believers and insurance company representatives. The Board in place at the time has been replaced with new un-biased individuals and the guidelines are currently being re-drawn.
Canada still abides to these guidelines, even though many Lyme literate doctors have offered their knowledge and discoveries about borrelia burgdorferi bacterium to try to make necessary changes. It has fallen on deaf ears.
Instead, these doctors become harrassed by their College of Physicians and Surgeons, who begin calling them incompetent and ridiculing them among peers and professors. They are forced to take re-training courses, have their offices raided illegally by College Board members ("investigators") and Lyme patient files are being illegally confiscated. The harrassment continues through ridiculous lengths, sometimes years, often with College-directed mediation (which in itself is futile and highly biased). In all cases, the harrassed doctors are forced to resign due to undue stress, or simply have their licences revoked if they don't.
This type of behaviour among the peer group that is supposed to be representative of our Medical practioners is appalling.
We demand there to be changes made to existing laws, and new laws put in place to protect Canadian physicians, whether rural or urban, from harrassment and licence revokes from the Medical community supposedly standing behind them. It is the Physicians right, and the right of suffering Canadians, to have a Health Care system that works for and by the people, and for the doctors to be able to treat disease to the best of their abilities.
Science evolves like everything else, and the time has come for changes to be made for the betterment of all Canadians.
Please hear our plea. Be informed about the unbiased facts surrounding Lyme and put these laws in place.
Lyme literate doctors have discovered that the one month of protocol antibiotic treatment simply is not sufficient to kill off the borrelia burgdorferi spirochaete, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease, due to the proven fact that the bacterium goes into a "cystic" stage (dormant egg stage) that is inpenetrable by the antibiotics. This stage then progresses after some time to produce a new generation of bacterium which quickly re-infect the host body.
By extending the treatment plan of antibiotic therapy to longer durations, the cystic "hatchlings" can be killed off as well. Without this, re-infection is imminent and happens in most cases. Long term Lyme leads to severe irreparable neurological damages.
The Canadian Center for Disease Control follows the IDSA guidelines coming from the US, which, earlier in the spring of 2008, were found to be heavily biased formed by anti-lyme believers and insurance company representatives. The Board in place at the time has been replaced with new un-biased individuals and the guidelines are currently being re-drawn.
Canada still abides to these guidelines, even though many Lyme literate doctors have offered their knowledge and discoveries about borrelia burgdorferi bacterium to try to make necessary changes. It has fallen on deaf ears.
Instead, these doctors become harrassed by their College of Physicians and Surgeons, who begin calling them incompetent and ridiculing them among peers and professors. They are forced to take re-training courses, have their offices raided illegally by College Board members ("investigators") and Lyme patient files are being illegally confiscated. The harrassment continues through ridiculous lengths, sometimes years, often with College-directed mediation (which in itself is futile and highly biased). In all cases, the harrassed doctors are forced to resign due to undue stress, or simply have their licences revoked if they don't.
This type of behaviour among the peer group that is supposed to be representative of our Medical practioners is appalling.
We demand there to be changes made to existing laws, and new laws put in place to protect Canadian physicians, whether rural or urban, from harrassment and licence revokes from the Medical community supposedly standing behind them. It is the Physicians right, and the right of suffering Canadians, to have a Health Care system that works for and by the people, and for the doctors to be able to treat disease to the best of their abilities.
Science evolves like everything else, and the time has come for changes to be made for the betterment of all Canadians.
Please hear our plea. Be informed about the unbiased facts surrounding Lyme and put these laws in place.
We signed the "Stop the Persecution of Lyme Literate Doctors!" petition!
# 829:
10:24 am PST, Jan 8,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 828:
7:49 pm PST, Jan 7,
LUKAS SIMPSON, Canada
# 827:
7:32 pm PST, Jan 7,
Spencer Leung, Canada
# 826:
5:56 am PST, Jan 7,
Deborah Nanney, Arkansas
I do have lyme disease and I have yet to find a doctor who will treat me. It is rare in arkansas and there is not one literate doctor in this area. I also am about to lose my job from being sick. I have had this illness for one year and sometimes I am fine and then I get so sick I can't walk. My employers do not understand why I am fine and then sick. They think I am not sick because I have not been diagnosed. I have had the bulls eye rash and have all of the symptoms of it. The medical professionals treat me horrible and they think I am crazy now I am about to lose my job and not have insurance. I am a single mom and live from paycheck to paycheck. I guess I will be a homeless sick person now. Please please if doctors can help us why do you want to stop them. What is going on in this country. Do ya make a profit off of our illness. What is going on??? PLEASE HELP US!!
I do have lyme disease and I have yet to find a doctor who will treat me. It is rare in arkansas and there is not one literate doctor in this area. I also am about to lose my job from being sick. I have had this illness for one year and sometimes I am fine and then I get so sick I can't walk. My employers do not understand why I am fine and then sick. They think I am not sick because I have not been diagnosed. I have had the bulls eye rash and have all of the symptoms of it. The medical professionals treat me horrible and they think I am crazy now I am about to lose my job and not have insurance. I am a single mom and live from paycheck to paycheck. I guess I will be a homeless sick person now. Please please if doctors can help us why do you want to stop them. What is going on in this country. Do ya make a profit off of our illness. What is going on??? PLEASE HELP US!!
# 825:
5:47 pm PST, Jan 6,
Travis Christopher Whalen, Canada
Dr. Murikami Has been persecuted and his career destroyed. A shame to Canada and its heath care system in the international community. Many countries are concerned for their citizens and take their heath seriously. This is why they recognize the need to treat Lyme Disease, a destroyer of Canadian families. When a life is lost, lives are ruined. Why is the Canadian health care system giving into the poison of HMO doctrine? When my wife acquired Lyme disease it was difficult to diagnose. We were told she had dermatitis and was under stress! This even after telling the doctor about irregular heart beat, facial paralysis, aching knee, dizziness, poor cognition, disorientation, poor balance, poor sleep, loss of appetite, fatigue etc! Only after much personal research did I discover the cause of my wifes decline. The symptomology was clear, unless she had aquired several other rare conditions simultaneously, she had Lyme disease. Anyone with basic knowledge of the laws of probability would discount other conclusions. However in the matter of Lyme disease, it would seem that the recognized authorities are severely challenged. Disinformation and outright criminal negligence are destroying lives. Real people, not numbers. Out of sight out of mind is the order of the day. I received opposition from the medical authorities I contacted when I sought treatment for my wife. Dr. Murakami advocated for my family. I was loosing my wife. Had I not found out for myself what was wrong and had Dr. Murakami not intervened on our behalf we would not have been able to recieve diagnosis and treatment for my wife. Proper testing for Lyme is not available in Canada despite the clear necessity for it. . Imagine that, one has to send blood to California and pay for the testing despite the fact that I am a Canadian citizen and am supposedly covered by my Canadian Health Care Plan. Who is looking out for the patients? Shame on you for persecuting men who act with reason and compassion. Humble yourself and save lives, or be stubborn and be murderers. It is your choice, but we aren't going away.
Dr. Murikami Has been persecuted and his career destroyed. A shame to Canada and its heath care system in the international community. Many countries are concerned for their citizens and take their heath seriously. This is why they recognize the need to treat Lyme Disease, a destroyer of Canadian families. When a life is lost, lives are ruined. Why is the Canadian health care system giving into the poison of HMO doctrine? When my wife acquired Lyme disease it was difficult to diagnose. We were told she had dermatitis and was under stress! This even after telling the doctor about irregular heart beat, facial paralysis, aching knee, dizziness, poor cognition, disorientation, poor balance, poor sleep, loss of appetite, fatigue etc! Only after much personal research did I discover the cause of my wifes decline. The symptomology was clear, unless she had aquired several other rare conditions simultaneously, she had Lyme disease. Anyone with basic knowledge of the laws of probability would discount other conclusions. However in the matter of Lyme disease, it would seem that the recognized authorities are severely challenged. Disinformation and outright criminal negligence are destroying lives. Real people, not numbers. Out of sight out of mind is the order of the day. I received opposition from the medical authorities I contacted when I sought treatment for my wife. Dr. Murakami advocated for my family. I was loosing my wife. Had I not found out for myself what was wrong and had Dr. Murakami not intervened on our behalf we would not have been able to recieve diagnosis and treatment for my wife. Proper testing for Lyme is not available in Canada despite the clear necessity for it. . Imagine that, one has to send blood to California and pay for the testing despite the fact that I am a Canadian citizen and am supposedly covered by my Canadian Health Care Plan. Who is looking out for the patients? Shame on you for persecuting men who act with reason and compassion. Humble yourself and save lives, or be stubborn and be murderers. It is your choice, but we aren't going away.
Dr. Murikami Has been persecuted and his career destroyed. A shame to Canada and its heath care system in the international community. Many countries are concerned for their citizens and take their heath seriously. This is why they recognize the need to treat Lyme Disease, a destroyer of Canadian families. When a life is lost, lives are ruined. Why is the Canadian health care system giving into the poison of HMO doctrine? When my wife acquired Lyme disease it was difficult to diagnose. We were told she had dermatitis and was under stress! This even after telling the doctor about irregular heart beat, facial paralysis, aching knee, dizziness, poor cognition, disorientation, poor balance, poor sleep, loss of appetite, fatigue etc! Only after much personal research did I discover the cause of my wifes decline. The symptomology was clear, unless she had aquired several other rare conditions simultaneously, she had Lyme disease. Anyone with basic knowledge of the laws of probability would discount other conclusions. However in the matter of Lyme disease, it would seem that the recognized authorities are severely challenged. Disinformation and outright criminal negligence are destroying lives. Real people, not numbers. Out of sight out of mind is the order of the day. I received opposition from the medical authorities I contacted when I sought treatment for my wife. Dr. Murakami advocated for my family. I was loosing my wife. Had I not found out for myself what was wrong and had Dr. Murakami not intervened on our behalf we would not have been able to recieve diagnosis and treatment for my wife. Proper testing for Lyme is not available in Canada despite the clear necessity for it. . Imagine that, one has to send blood to California and pay for the testing despite the fact that I am a Canadian citizen and am supposedly covered by my Canadian Health Care Plan. Who is looking out for the patients? Shame on you for persecuting men who act with reason and compassion. Humble yourself and save lives, or be stubborn and be murderers. It is your choice, but we aren't going away.
# 824:
2:59 pm PST, Jan 6,
Heather Scheidt, Canada
# 823:
2:27 pm PST, Jan 6,
Wendy Stofer, Canada
# 822:
12:34 pm PST, Jan 6,
Joy Smith, Canada
# 821:
7:35 pm PST, Jan 5,
Amie Pfeiffer, California
# 820:
11:17 pm PST, Jan 3,
Christine Heidt, Canada
I have been searching for a Lyme literate Dr and can not find one within several hundred miles. That is because the Canadian government does not believe that Lyme disease exists in Canada. So I wait, becoming more disabled as the days pass...while those with the power to decide my fate enjoy a nice lunch and maybe go to visit friends after a day of earning a decent wage at a job that they can perform because they are healthy... no matter what they are doing one thing I am sure of is that they are not thinking about the decision they have been allowed to make about me, my life and my well-being. They aren't worried about us even though their decisions can destroy many of our lives, taking away everything that we have worked so hard for, all our hopes and dreams and all with just a simple checkmark on a sheet of paper. And whatever happened to the Canadian "Universal Health Care System"? Why do we have to travel to a different country for testing and treatment...and pay out of our own pockets? What is to become of those of us that are too disabled to stay employed so can not afford to travel elsewhere for treatment and testing? Do we just wait while our health continues to deteriorate? In the United States approximately 20,000 people a year are diagnosed and treated for Lyme Disease. And no-one in Canada has this disease? Is there a no-fly zone that our fine feathered friends observe? Does Canadian wildlife take part in combat training so they can protect the border from invasion of those nasty American mice, ticks and other wildlife that may contain the borrelia bacteria? If the Canadian government can come up with a plausible explanation as to why (as they believe) Canadians don't contract Lyme disease, why we have to pay for and leave our country to be treated and why we are not allowed to continue treatment until we are well in this country then I would be willing to accept their decision to treat Lyme disease as if it were no worse then contracting the common cold.
I have been searching for a Lyme literate Dr and can not find one within several hundred miles. That is because the Canadian government does not believe that Lyme disease exists in Canada. So I wait, becoming more disabled as the days pass...while those with the power to decide my fate enjoy a nice lunch and maybe go to visit friends after a day of earning a decent wage at a job that they can perform because they are healthy... no matter what they are doing one thing I am sure of is that they are not thinking about the decision they have been allowed to make about me, my life and my well-being. They aren't worried about us even though their decisions can destroy many of our lives, taking away everything that we have worked so hard for, all our hopes and dreams and all with just a simple checkmark on a sheet of paper. And whatever happened to the Canadian "Universal Health Care System"? Why do we have to travel to a different country for testing and treatment...and pay out of our own pockets? What is to become of those of us that are too disabled to stay employed so can not afford to travel elsewhere for treatment and testing? Do we just wait while our health continues to deteriorate? In the United States approximately 20,000 people a year are diagnosed and treated for Lyme Disease. And no-one in Canada has this disease? Is there a no-fly zone that our fine feathered friends observe? Does Canadian wildlife take part in combat training so they can protect the border from invasion of those nasty American mice, ticks and other wildlife that may contain the borrelia bacteria? If the Canadian government can come up with a plausible explanation as to why (as they believe) Canadians don't contract Lyme disease, why we have to pay for and leave our country to be treated and why we are not allowed to continue treatment until we are well in this country then I would be willing to accept their decision to treat Lyme disease as if it were no worse then contracting the common cold.
Lyme is currently the most epidemic vector-borne illness in North America and is getting worse. Who will treat you when you or your loved ones suddenly show symptoms of Lyme?
# 819:
3:38 pm PST, Jan 3,
Kathryn Coatney, Illinois
# 818:
11:26 pm PST, Dec 31,
Suzanne Steffen, Canada
# 817:
10:21 am PST, Dec 31,
George Gardiner, Canada
# 816:
7:59 am PST, Dec 31,
Norman Hadland, United Kingdom
# 815:
7:58 am PST, Dec 31,
Joan Bass, United Kingdom
# 814:
7:59 am PST, Dec 30,
Connie Bartley, Canada
# 813:
5:12 am PST, Dec 30,
Phil Reeks, United Kingdom
# 812:
7:51 pm PST, Dec 29,
John Plough, Canada
# 811:
7:00 pm PST, Dec 29,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 810:
6:23 pm PST, Dec 29,
Jim Rogers, Canada
# 809:
12:50 pm PST, Dec 29,
Tony ross Ross, Canada
1 year into treatment after 2 years not diagnosed. many symptoms alleviated but still great pain and anguish, physical an MENTAL... lyme and other cell wall deficient bacteria caused diseases are widespread and undiagnosed. major studies and funding and doctor education must be initiated now!
1 year into treatment after 2 years not diagnosed. many symptoms alleviated but still great pain and anguish, physical an MENTAL... lyme and other cell wall deficient bacteria caused diseases are widespread and undiagnosed. major studies and funding and doctor education must be initiated now!
# 808:
12:44 pm PST, Dec 29,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 807:
10:26 am PST, Dec 29,
Lisa Waldegrave, Canada
# 806:
9:51 am PST, Dec 29,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 805:
5:56 am PST, Dec 29,
Alison Glass, Canada
# 804:
2:01 pm PST, Dec 28,
Patricia Crowell, Canada
# 803:
1:32 pm PST, Dec 28,
Lauren Alcorn, Canada
# 802:
5:53 pm PST, Dec 27,
Tammy Stankievech, Canada
# 801:
3:21 pm PST, Dec 27,
Lorraine Johnson, Canada
