Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Hi everyone, I am sending this message to hopefully reach out to fellow Tennesseans out there with kids with autism. This is not a commercial of any kind. I am just a mom motivated about the possibilities and wanted to share my enthusiasm. Think back to when your child was born. Before autism. Did he/she receive all of the recommended vaccines back then during the first two years of his life? Most included the Hep B, Hib, Dpt, polio, etc. Most of the time it seemed like it was at least two shots per well visit that first year or two. Did you notice any regression during the first year or second year? Can you attribute the autism to any other thing? My husband,, and I, and several other families, met with an attorney from Miami last week (invited by our ASA chapter) to find out more about litigation against the vaccine manufacturers who put thimerosal into the vaccines and then, these were injected into our children...... This is a very serious legal battle that is just now being to brew hot and heavy. Even so, it is still just the beginning of it all. His name is o Villasante and he is part of the firm, Robles Law Center, one of the three main firms litigating against the vaccine manufacturers for this. The website is robleslawcenter.com The firm he is with is one of the big ones that litigated against the tobacco companies and asbestos companies. So, he is not one of the ambulance chasers that runs commercials on TV. He is respectful and very professional. To retain his services costs NOTHING. You do not pay a dime unless you win, and his fees come from the winnings. The whole entire process could take a while, maybe 1-3 years. and I are definitely pursuing this for our oldest son with autism and also our baby boy, as he has a speech delay and other " autistic like " behaviors. In our opinion, what on earth do we have to lose? These are not class actions suits like some of the other vaccine cases. Each individual child's case is separate. What he needs us to do as parents is to fill out some information, which includes a very detailed history on each child, obtain copies of ALL MEDICAL RECORDS FROM ALL DOCTORS THAT HAVE TREATED YOUR CHILD, obtain the vaccine records showing the vaccinations and the lot numbers (which most offices do not include in copies of the records, but by law must have on record, and you are entitled to that), etc. We just need to do a little leg work on the front end and give them the information. And, again, it costs us nothing to retain him. Fellow Tennesseans, please look into this if you are interested. Since the attorney is from out of state, he must have a Tennessee attorney to contact to facilitate the relationship. My husband (who is an attorney), and another local attorney with many years of experience with these type law suits are going to help him in assisting the Tennessee families. Go to the website if you want to pursue this litigation or email me and I can put you in contact with my husband or the other attorney that is assisting Mr. Villasante. We are feeling good about this. In talking to Mr. Villasante, he felt very confident that if a family has all of the medical records, the child showed signs of neurological damage, etc., that there is a good chance for his firm to take the case and move forward and hopefully win. He'll review all of the information on each child and let you know if he thinks it is a good case. He said this is going to be much bigger than the whole tobacco litigation ever thought about being. Wow. Give it some thought. This could be the answer for us families to help financially provide for our disabled kids for the rest of their lives. No more having to fight for crappy services from the schools, etc. We could finally afford good services. And, as we all worry about, it could secure safe and effective therapies for them as adults. I know I worry about " what if something happens to me- who will take care of my sons or watch out for them to make sure their needs are being met... " Just maybe this can give us some assurance that we can afford to pay good care workers or provide appropriate services and therapies for them for throughout their adulthood, without burdening the other family members financially or completely going bankrupt ourselves. There is no guarantee, but what do we have to lose? Trina, mom to four boys: Landon(8yr, autism), Chandler (7yr), Holden (3yr), Keller (1yr, expressive language delay) _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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