Re: A VERY SAD DAY IN THE MOLD COMMUNITY

[Guest guest]

KC and Sharon, though I had not met Dr. Marinkovich in person, I will also here

Dr. Marinkovich's voice, he had passed his knowledge on to many of us at the

same time, a warm and compassionate man to all. He will be missed tremendously.

My sympathy goes out to his family, and to his patients that will miss him a

great deal, along with the rest of the mold victim's. We have lost a great man

like Kc had said, and he will not be forgotten. Darlene

[Guest guest]

To all

I am sad and joy-full at the same time. It is a great loss for our community

but when I think of all people he was able to help in his lifetime. Brings an

overwhelming feeling of gratitude and inner peace. If you had ever been in a

room with him you knew you were with greatness. It's inspiring to think that

wonderful person like Dr Marinkovich was able do to so much in his medical field

and I hope his influence on others lasts for generations.

I truly believe God has a very special place for him in heaven and angels are

rejoicing for all his good works.

My prayers go out not only to his family but to his loyal and loving Staff,

Debbie, , and Mildred.

Sincerely,

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My prayers go out to Dr. Marinkovich's family. His wisdom will always remain

and his sole will be missed by millions. A personal thank for all of his hard

work, he will never be forgotten. Sincerely, Marcie McGovern

Darlene <darlenesb2000@...> wrote: KC and

Sharon, though I had not met Dr. Marinkovich in person, I will also here Dr.

Marinkovich's voice, he had passed his knowledge on to many of us at the same

time, a warm and compassionate man to all. He will be missed tremendously. My

sympathy goes out to his family, and to his patients that will miss him a great

deal, along with the rest of the mold victim's. We have lost a great man like

Kc had said, and he will not be forgotten. Darlene

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[Guest guest]

Well that is very sad. There are so few that care about us. So very

sorry for his family and patients.

[Guest guest]

so sorry to hear this

my thoughts go out to the family and may they take comfort in knowing

he helped so many and stood brave on their behalf, a rare breed is

this, in God's light he will forever shine as the great peace in heaven

guards his soul.

[Guest guest]

ALL:

What can one say when a true friend of man has died? Dr. Marinkovich and I go

back in our friendship to 2000, when I took my first research patient to him.

Out of all the medical professionals that I have ever met, and there have been

many in my career, Dr. Marinkovich was the first I have observed devote direct

attention to his patient calmly and thoroughly answering questions, providing

details about the effects of a particular drug or treatment process, and

listening intently to his patient's concerns. He wasn't afraid of telling his

patients were they could obtain medicine at the very lowest prices and how to

properly use his diet plan.

Dr. Marinkovich was the first healthcare professional I have observed who wasn't

afraid to diagnose respiratory or airway fungal diseases, and stand up in court

and testify directly to the same without wavering. He explained medical

conditions and terminology in a way that even the most inexperienced defense

attorney or judge could comprehend. When it came to his friends, he was true to

his word, his integrity was unapproachable. When one of his medical colleagues

was brought before the California Medical Board on charges of improperly

treating with antifungal drugs against " Standard Medical Practice, " Dr.

Marinkovich vigorously fought to help him win in court, regain his license to

practice medicine in CA, and eventually regain full CA Medical Board

exoneration. This process took several years, but Dr. Marinkovich staunchly

supported this particular doctor, who in his own right was a " New Frontier "

medical man.

When several insurance companies lodged complaints against Dr. Marinkovich for

his medical practices in 2002, it took literally only a couple of hours for the

CA Medical Board to fully exonerate him. Why? Because Dr. Marinkovich had this

uncanny way of demonstrating clearly that he was an outstanding and highly

ethical medical doctor; that had worldwide credentials in Medical Mycology with

the proper certifications; and there was highly capable as a medical doctor. He

was courageous in testifying before Congress as to how the medical field has for

years totally neglected/discounted fungal diseases, and questioned the reasoning

as to why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would require

reporting for bacterial and viral infectious diseases, but forgo fungal

infectious disease reporting.

Dr. Marinkovich was a born leader in the world of medicine and research by

virtue with his work as serving as a Professor of Medicine at Stanford

University in perfecting MAST cell Immunoluminescent Laboratory Analysis on

immunoglobulin (immune antibody) cells. In court, his methods most often

withstood scientific challenges. For years he was the founder and operator of

Allos Reference Laboratory, which helped literally thousands of doctors around

the world challenge fungal diseases, and his lab results and work were

well-respected worldwide. Because of Dr. Marinkovich, literally thousands of his

former patients are living more productive and healthier lives, and are much

more knowledgeable about diet and prevention as a result. He has appeared on

talk show without question, often at his own expense participate in workshops

and medical conventions.

Dr. Marinkovich was not afraid to argue medical points as well. If he thought

you were, " out in left field " on a particular medical view, he lived as he

breathed, accuracy. When he referred to me in a letter regarding my

qualifications as an expert witness as " exceptionally well qualified to offer

expert opinion directly related, but not limited to the ecological functions and

protective chemical properties of micro fungi and other microbes in both

external and indoor environments. " It was because he had observed it. It wasn't

guesswork with him. If you were going to explain or argue something with him

medically or biologically, you had better be presenting your best game, and if

he thought something about you, he was also willing to exhibit it accurately in

his written words and actions. I did not merit his friendship to this degree,

but I really valued it, and respected it, tremendously.

Friends and doctors like Dr. Marinkovich are never born to into medical

proficiency, they are born to work extremely hard to become the best medical

doctors. It is an extremely complex and difficult venture. Great doctors are

gifted, and when they are genus-level humans, they are sometimes very difficult

to work with and as a patient, communicate with. Dr. Marinkovich was one of

those rare thoroughbreds that lands on planet Earth and becomes a reflection of

what is beautiful about humanity. When this sort of person leaves the Earth, we

are all wealthier as a more cultured civilization, and much poorer in personal

loss. My only wish is that one day, many more medical practitioners might want

to investigate the written knowledge this great doctor has bestowed upon us, and

use it to build upon in the fight against serious diseases caused by micro fungi

and other microbes. Will Dr. Marinkovich be missed? By those of us who know

him, yes. However, he won't be forgotten, because somewhere out there is a child

incubating in his/her mother's womb, who now has an angel waiting to serve as a

divine mentor... just waiting to assist God in creating another great healthcare

professional who wants to take science to the next level.

Thank you Dr. Marinkovich for being our doctor. May your new wings take you to

greater discovery and creation.

Doug Haney

Maridea EnviroHealth Research

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To all;

My wife Gerri is here today because of Dr. Marinkovich's help in

2001. He was there when very few understood. We just found out about

his passing last night from his office a very sad day for all.

Also have to say many thanks to Doug Haney for his help in finding

this great man Dr. Marinkovich.

Ken & Gerri S in Wisconsin

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> ALL:

>

> What can one say when a true friend of man has died? Dr.

Marinkovich and I go back in our friendship to 2000, when I took my

first research patient to him. Out of all the medical professionals

that I have ever met, and there have been many in my career, Dr.

Marinkovich was the first I have observed devote direct attention to

his patient calmly and thoroughly answering questions, providing

details about the effects of a particular drug or treatment process,

and listening intently to his patient's concerns. He wasn't afraid of

telling his patients were they could obtain medicine at the very

lowest prices and how to properly use his diet plan.

>

> Dr. Marinkovich was the first healthcare professional I have

observed who wasn't afraid to diagnose respiratory or airway fungal

diseases, and stand up in court and testify directly to the same

without wavering. He explained medical conditions and terminology in

a way that even the most inexperienced defense attorney or judge

could comprehend. When it came to his friends, he was true to his

word, his integrity was unapproachable. When one of his medical

colleagues was brought before the California Medical Board on charges

of improperly treating with antifungal drugs against " Standard

Medical Practice, " Dr. Marinkovich vigorously fought to help him win

in court, regain his license to practice medicine in CA, and

eventually regain full CA Medical Board exoneration. This process

took several years, but Dr. Marinkovich staunchly supported this

particular doctor, who in his own right was a " New Frontier " medical

man.

>

> When several insurance companies lodged complaints against Dr.

Marinkovich for his medical practices in 2002, it took literally only

a couple of hours for the CA Medical Board to fully exonerate him.

Why? Because Dr. Marinkovich had this uncanny way of demonstrating

clearly that he was an outstanding and highly ethical medical doctor;

that had worldwide credentials in Medical Mycology with the proper

certifications; and there was highly capable as a medical doctor. He

was courageous in testifying before Congress as to how the medical

field has for years totally neglected/discounted fungal diseases, and

questioned the reasoning as to why the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC) would require reporting for bacterial and viral

infectious diseases, but forgo fungal infectious disease reporting.

>

> Dr. Marinkovich was a born leader in the world of medicine and

research by virtue with his work as serving as a Professor of

Medicine at Stanford University in perfecting MAST cell

Immunoluminescent Laboratory Analysis on immunoglobulin (immune

antibody) cells. In court, his methods most often withstood

scientific challenges. For years he was the founder and operator of

Allos Reference Laboratory, which helped literally thousands of

doctors around the world challenge fungal diseases, and his lab

results and work were well-respected worldwide. Because of Dr.

Marinkovich, literally thousands of his former patients are living

more productive and healthier lives, and are much more knowledgeable

about diet and prevention as a result. He has appeared on talk show

without question, often at his own expense participate in workshops

and medical conventions.

>

> Dr. Marinkovich was not afraid to argue medical points as well. If

he thought you were, " out in left field " on a particular medical

view, he lived as he breathed, accuracy. When he referred to me in a

letter regarding my qualifications as an expert witness

as " exceptionally well qualified to offer expert opinion directly

related, but not limited to the ecological functions and protective

chemical properties of micro fungi and other microbes in both

external and indoor environments. " It was because he had observed it.

It wasn't guesswork with him. If you were going to explain or argue

something with him medically or biologically, you had better be

presenting your best game, and if he thought something about you, he

was also willing to exhibit it accurately in his written words and

actions. I did not merit his friendship to this degree, but I really

valued it, and respected it, tremendously.

>

> Friends and doctors like Dr. Marinkovich are never born to into

medical proficiency, they are born to work extremely hard to become

the best medical doctors. It is an extremely complex and difficult

venture. Great doctors are gifted, and when they are genus-level

humans, they are sometimes very difficult to work with and as a

patient, communicate with. Dr. Marinkovich was one of those rare

thoroughbreds that lands on planet Earth and becomes a reflection of

what is beautiful about humanity. When this sort of person leaves the

Earth, we are all wealthier as a more cultured civilization, and much

poorer in personal loss. My only wish is that one day, many more

medical practitioners might want to investigate the written knowledge

this great doctor has bestowed upon us, and use it to build upon in

the fight against serious diseases caused by micro fungi and other

microbes. Will Dr. Marinkovich be missed? By those of us who know

him, yes. However, he won't be forgotten, because somewhere out there

is a child incubating in his/her mother's womb, who now has an angel

waiting to serve as a divine mentor... just waiting to assist God in

creating another great healthcare professional who wants to take

science to the next level.

>

> Thank you Dr. Marinkovich for being our doctor. May your new wings

take you to greater discovery and creation.

>

> Doug Haney

> Maridea EnviroHealth Research

> Email: _Haney52@...

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[Guest guest]

This is a wonderful testimony to Dr. Marinkovich and it speaks highly for its

author, Haney as well. I'm going to keep this in my files as a reminder

that sometimes, not often, we are blessed with a true humanitarian and gifted

medical professional in our lives. They stand beside us and fight for our

well-being with their hearts and souls and not for personal gain or

self-aggrandizement. Thank you for this, Haney.

Betsy

Haney <_Haney52@...> wrote:

ALL:

What can one say when a true friend of man has died? Dr. Marinkovich and I go

back in our friendship to 2000, when I took my first research patient to him.

Out of all the medical professionals that I have ever met, and there have been

many in my career, Dr. Marinkovich was the first I have observed devote direct

attention to his patient calmly and thoroughly answering questions, providing

details about the effects of a particular drug or treatment process, and

listening intently to his patient's concerns. He wasn't afraid of telling his

patients were they could obtain medicine at the very lowest prices and how to

properly use his diet plan.

<SNIP>

[Guest guest]

This is both sad and a little frightening to me as there are so few

good doctors to go to. Now Dr Rae in Dallas is in trouble with

Medical Board, trying to take his license away, apparently based on

treatment of some patients they are debating, even though the

particular patients they are using in debate don't have a complaint

themselves against Dr Rae, but their insurance company does. I got

letter about it a couple days ago.

--- In , Sinkey <westoo@...>

wrote:

>

> This is a wonderful testimony to Dr. Marinkovich and it speaks

highly for its author,

[Guest guest]

I have been in doctor's offices, involved in advocacy radio programs,

and have met mold victims in other various settings, and have heard

repeated over and over from his patients, " Dr. Marinkovich saved my

life! " I was amazed at the same comment over and over again by people

who never met one another. They didn't say he helped me a bit, or I

got some good treatment... " He saved my life " , were the exact words I

heard.

Can you imagine the GOLD crown he now wears? To save so many lives! I

can only imagine God saying to him now, " WELL DONE, faithful servant! "

He was a servant to all of us who are in involved in the good fight of

finding healing for ourselves and family, of fighting the injustice of

greedy insurance companies, of fighting judges and courts who try to

deny our worker's comp. claims, of CPS agendas of taking away our

children because we are " delusional " about mold exposures.... He was

always there for us...writing the loads and loads of paperwork that

had to once again EXPLAIN why we were ill, in the courthouses

defending us against a political agenda, and on the phone encouraging

us to be brave and calm (late after his office hours were long over)as

authorities threaten to divide our family because of bogus psychiatric

diagnoses!

Dr. Marinkovich was there...thinking of us and making our needs his

priority! What a selfless servant to humankind. He was intelligent,

warm, a great listener, a thoughtful responder, a wonderful advocate,

and someone who never gave up the fight to educate others of the

harmful effects of mold. When I had my last appointment he said in

disbelief, " I tell researchers, doctors, politicians about what mold

does to the human body and they just won't accept the truth! " Well, we

know the truth, don't we? We are evidence of the harmful effects.

Thank you Dr. Marinkovich for your perserverance! We will carry on the

work you began and continue to educate others.

I was asked recently by a local doctor... " How did you get hooked up

with Dr. Marinkovich? " He said, " Don't you know those Mayo Clinic

findings have been disproved? His fungal sprays don't work. " I said

" Oh really? The intense facial pain I endured for years didn't

disappear until I used his spray. Guess the proof is in the pudding. "

What could he say in response? Handed me the latest pharmaceutical

financial pursuit sample and sent me on my way.

All of us lucky enough to know Dr. Marinkovich will reflect on a

conversation or two we had with him which will always comfort, make us

smile, and be encouraged to help others understand what we've learned

about the ' environmental contaminates which have forever

changed our beings.

[Guest guest]

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. I saddens

me to know that I will never meet this great man personally. I know

from this group just how great he was.

Dana

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

[Guest guest]

Just to let you know I thought it would be appropriate to start a

photo album in tribute of Dr.Marinkovich. I've added one picture

that we had when we visited him in 02. If any of you have any other

pictures please add them to the album.

Thank you kindly,

KC

>

>

> Dear All,

> I put this post on ToxLaw a couple of days ago. Decided to repost

it here

> because I thought that some of you may not be aware how long and

in what great

> detail Dr. Marinkovich's studies of hypsersensitivity pneumonitis

brought on

> by mold exposure are. I wanted you all to know that whether you

were a

> patient of Dr. Marinkovich or not, his work has made a positive

impact on your

> life. He has helped tremendously to change the perception of the

seriousness of

> mold induced illness. He has educated many physicians around the

world. I am

> sad he is no longer with us. But am grateful to be able to say

he was my

> friend. I learned so much from him, not only about the science

but about the

> political obsticles he fought so hard to overcome so that the

sick could obtain

> medical treatment.

> The world has lost a great scholar and a true gentleman. Many of

us were

> fortunate enough to have our lives touched and our health improved

by Dr.

> Marinkovich. In the face of great adversity brought on by those

more

> concerned with money than the well being of their fellowman, he

stood strong

> in his support of the sick and his desire to ethically move the

scientific

> understanding of mold induced illnesses forward. Dr. Marinkovich

was a model in

> character of what a man of medicine should strive to be. He was

dearly loved

> and greatly respected by many. His personal presence and his

presence in

> medicine will be sorely missed. But no doubt, many will benefit

from his work

> for generations to come.

> Below is taken from Dr. Marinkovich's Biographical Sketch, when he

was a

> presenter at a US Senate Staff Briefing in regard to mold and

mold toxin induced

> illnesses, Washington DC, January 2006. The information that the

Senate was

> able to learn from this briefing was the catalyst that caused a

Federal GAO

> audit into the mold issue. The results of the investigation

should be coming

> soon. I only wish Dr. Marinkovich was here to see it. Along with

Dr.

> Marinkovich; Dr. Shoemaker, Dr. Yang and Dr. Sherris presented

about the illnesses

> we are experiencing from indoor microbial contamination. The four

men together

> were able to make our nation's decision makers better understand

we are sick

> beyond simple allergy.

> Biographical Sketch: A. Marinkovich

> " Dr. Marinkovich received his Bachelor of Science degree in

physics from the

> California Institute of Technology in 1955 and his Doctor of

Medicine degree

> from Harvard Medical School in 1959. He completed his internship

and

> residency in pediatrics at s Hopkins Hospital in 1961. For

the 1961-62 academic

> year he received a Jane Coffin Childs award to study population

genetics with

> Professor Alan son at Oxford University, Oxford, England (6

months) and

> biochemical genetics with professor Harry at King’s

> College, London (6 months). He returned to Caltech in 1962 on an

NIH

> Fellowship to study immunology with Professor Ray Owen. He was

appointed an

> instructor in immunology at Caltech in 1964. In 1965, he was

appointed assistant

> professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford Medical

School. He received

> clinical allergy training at Stanford and was appointed director

of Allergy

> and Immunology in the Pediatric Department at Stanford.

> In 1968, he received a five-year Research Career Development Award

from the

> National Institutes of Health and received research funding from

the NIH to

> establish an immunology research laboratory at the Stanford

Children’s

> Hospital. In the academic year 1971-72, he took sabbatical leave

to study

> hypersensitivity lung diseases with Professor Jack Pepys at the

Brompton Cardiothoracic

> Institute in London. He left his full time position at Stanford

in 1973, but

> continued to teach as a clinical assistant professor, later

clinical

> associate professor in Pediatrics. From 1973 to 1980, he split

his time half-and-half

> between the private practice of allergy and research leading to

the

> development of a new technology for the simultaneous detection of

IgE to a multitude

> of allergens from a single serum sample.

> This technology is now used worldwide in diagnosing allergy and

marketed by

> Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc. In the subsequent years (1980

to 1999), his

> research centered on food and mold hypersensitivity. In 1999 he

and his

> co-workers developed a new, very accurate technology for multiple

allergenic

> antibody (IgE) identification, using only 5 microliters of serum.

This small

> volume makes it possible for the first time, to use a fingerstick

to obtain

> sufficient blood to diagnose allergy. In 2002, the Food and Drug

Administration

> (FDA) cleared the test as an accurate measure of specific IgE

antibody. In

> 2003, the FDA cleared the test for sale direct to consumers

(OTC). "

> Sharon Kramer

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