Re: fear of criticism

[Guest guest]

Hi Jody,

You said,

>To everybody on this list, particularly those that Beth W says are

>afraid to express themselves on this list 'for fear of criticism by

>others who happen to be more in line with conventional medicine'.

>I was addressed personally in Beth W's last message, which seemed to

>suggest that I may be one of the list members causing this fear. For

>this I apologize.

I am sorry for upsetting you. My comment you referred to was not

directed at you. The parents who contacted me privately did mention

several names but you were not one of them.

Beth

>

> To everybody on this list, particularly those that Beth W says are

> afraid to express themselves on this list 'for fear of criticism

by

> others who happen to be more in line with conventional medicine'.

> I was addressed personally in Beth W's last message, which seemed

to

> suggest that I may be one of the list members causing this fear.

For

> this I apologise.

> I have not meant to criticise anybody personally, just put across

a

> point of view on the information provided.

> People that know me personally would laugh at the suggestion that

I

> am aligned with conventional medicine. Yes I have worked in

> hospitals all over the world, from the streets of Calcutta, to

elite

> private hospitals in London. I have seen the best and the worst of

> what some people call conventional medicine, however the

suggestion

> that I am in some way blinkered by this is hard to take. In fact

> there are various alternative therapaies I have studied, and have

> used alternative treatments often.

> My husband and I looked carefully and seriously at the information

> and links that Beth W provided. We also researched the background

> and credentials of some of the experts that were quoted. Sadly it

> appeared that, just like the drug companies and food suppliers,

> these experts all appeared to have their own agenda, either to

sell

> a book, or promote their own ideas/diets, all of which results in

> dollars in the bank for them.

> We felt we had to respond negatively to the information, because

and

> have decided that it would not be in Liam's best interests. Liam

is

> 100% tube fed, and if we were to use the diet recommended Liam

would

> become dangerously ill. This has been backed up by both

conventional

> and alternative therapists that have been involved with Liam for

> some time and are familiar with his problems.

> I understand the difficulty in deciding what is best for our

> children. I applaud Beth W for finding something that works for

> and her family. In making these decisions we must always

> consider both the short term gains against the possible long term

> consequences. These were the things we had to consider when

recently

> deciding to start Liam on growth hormone.

>

> Lets continue to discuss anything that may benefit our children in

> an open and friendly way.

>

> Jody(mum to Liam RSS and cameron)