Re: Mysterious illness help for friend

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Sounds like some sort of autoimmune disorder. It often takes 5 years or more to

get diagnosed, if the person can survive that long. Could be lyme, or a tick

disease like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. I've heard of several people who

were that bad and turned their health around successfully, mostly using

alternative meds/nutrition. One is the author of the book " Never Be Sick Again "

- Francis

>

> My friend is experiencing serious health difficulties which have severely

impaired his

> quality of life. While he has been seen by specialists and many physicians,

the cause of his

> ailment remains unknown. His symptoms which include sever physical weakness

and

> intermittent vision, and auditory sensitivities, have left him unable to

function normally

> and he has to be tended to by a home care provider.

>

> He is probably around 30, from Cameroon, and has been traveling and studying

in the US

> for a few years. Other than this, as far as I know, he has been relatively

healthy. He is

> currently in Dallas, TX (I'm in Florida). I think his illness came on fairly

suddenly and he is

> now in near critical condition after only about 2 months of feeling really

sick. He does not

> have adequate health insurance I believe, so some of his friends have been

trying to help

> him raise money for his care and testing by pre-selling a book and a CD that

will be

> published in a few months. He is a musician who has traveled around the

country and

> touched 1000s of people with his loving and joyous spirit. It is devastating

and shocking

> to all of us who know him.

>

> He can only talk on the phone for a few minutes at a time before becoming too

weary, so I

> could ask his friends in that area for more info. It sure would be nice to

know what the

> doctors and tests have ruled out. Any other ideas on things I should ask to

understand

> more about what's going on?

>

> I feel like his friends there might think I am a fool for thinking I can help

find an answer

> when so many other " specialists " have failed, but I can't sit idly by when I

think I might

> have been able to help.

>

> I have considered sending him Green Pasture's Butter Oil and CLO (not sure if

my husband

> will go for it though, since we have not been willing to even spend the money

recently to

> buy it ourselves...). Any other suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance for your help.

>

> Peace,

> Talia

>