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Feds Eye Loosening Rules To Allow Some To Return To Work

https://apnews.com/fab319a90ead9aae057f7fab059c2ccb

Feds eye loosening rules to allow some to return to work

By ZEKE MILLER, DEB RIECHMANN and MIKE STOBBE 4/8/20
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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**Comment**
The Centers for Disease Creation also known as the Centers for Disease Confusion are thinking of loosening rules IF:
  • Exposed people (which would be all of us) can go back to work if they are asymptomatic
  • Take their temperatures twice a day
  • Wear a face mask
  • You put your left foot in, you put your left foot out, you put your left foot in and you shake it all about

The article then goes on to state that Wuhan just ended their 76-day lockdown but people must use:

“a smartphone app powered by a mix of data-tracking and government surveillance showing they are healthy and have not been in recent contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus.”

Let’s pray our government doesn’t get its ideas from Communist China, but don’t hold your breath because it appears following China’s lead is exactly what is being considered. They want to do “Contact Tracing” says former CDC head Tom Frieden (remember the guy arrested of forcibly touching a woman?  https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/health/frieden-cdc-arrest-forcibly-touching/index.html)

https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2020/04/09/mit-develops-privacy-preserving-covid-19-contact-tracing-inspired-by-apples-find-my-feature/amp/

What Frieden proposes is a complete encroachment upon civil liberties, and YES, includes going door to door to check up on people:
Approx. 8 Min.
Frieden states ‘contact tracing’ is an art and a science. This is code for it is subjective, which means what seems right to authorities may not seem right to Americans – i.e. freedom vs authoritative health mandates. Starting at about 4:30 he talks about “old fashioned, shoe leather epidemiology’ or going door to door (social workers, returning peace corp workers, basically anyone who doesn’t mind encroaching on other peoples’ liberties).  He talks about trust.  Ironic considering what he was arrested for.
Here, the WHO states authorities may have to enter homes and remove family members:  https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/who-official-may-have-enter-homes-and-remove-family-members?
Here’s a list of infractions against civil liberties already taking place:
  1. https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/24/doj-appeals-to-congress-for-new-emergency-powers-amid-pandemic-what-we-should-be-concerned-about/
  2. https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/report-on-your-neighbor-app/
  3. https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/gates-on-record-people-will-need-certificates-to-travel/
  4. https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/30/the-national-plan-to-vaccinate-every-american/
  5. https://kdvr.com/news/man-arrested-in-front-of-daughter-at-brighton-park-for-allegedly-violating-social-distancing/
  6. https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/03/man-jailed-visiting-hospital-no-good-reason-facebook-boasts-12503535/
  7. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/us/kentucky-coronavirus-residents-ankle-monitors-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0GO4fqRrrr3ixPhDiyOm6DfdRB6d9CMoz8vOrghCsAAw4OZZsBn_rkXIg
  8. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/11/police-risk-triggering-flurry-civil-cases-due-draconian-enforcement/
  9. https://www.govtech.com/policy/Washington-Passes-Government-Facial-Recognition-Rules.html  Important quote:
A landmark federal study released in December found that facial-recognition programs were misidentifying people of color more often than white people; women more often than men; and children and elderly people more often than people in other age ranges.
I was happy to see the ALCU write on the frightening SB 6280 which deals with facial recognition programs (notice it is supported by Microsoft, i.e. Bill Gates):  https://www.aclu-wa.org/story/we-need-face-surveillance-moratorium-not-weak-regulations-concerns-about-sb-6280
Excerpt:
This is why we strongly opposed SB 6280, which purports to put safeguards around the use of facial recognition technology but does just the opposite. The first iteration of this bill, strongly supported by Microsoft, wasn’t just weak—it actually undermined existing state constitutional privacy protections.
Other iterations of the bill incorporated improvements advocated by lawmakers in the House, but many key issues remained unaddressed. For example, all versions of SB 6280 have included language allowing agencies to use face surveillance technology to deny people essential services and basic necessities such as housing, health care, food, and water. 
Then there’s the ever present vaccine lurking in the background as we are continually being told this will solve all the world’s problems. Human testing has begun despite the COVID-19 vaccine being fast-tracked, thereby bypassing essential safety protocols. To read more about this RNA vaccine: https://www.nvic.org/nvic-vaccine-news/march-2020/the-national-plan-to-vaccinate-every-american.aspx  that even vaccine proponents are wary of: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/29/dr-fauci-pushes-for-covid-19-vaccine-despite-research-showing-vaccinated-may-get-sicker-and-even-die-lab-animals-got-sicker-too/

Excerpt:

Various groups have uncovered that numerous COVID-19 vaccines have aborted fetal cell lines (PER C6 Ad5 technology) which not only has moral implications for many but safety concerns according to the FDA:

“Residual DNA in vaccines derived from tumorigenic cells, including those transformed by Ad5, can pose potential risks to the vaccine recipient in two respects: oncogenicity and infectivity. Each of these biological properties must be considered and evaluated for each cell substrate.”  https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/covid19-vaccine-makers-using-aborted-fetal-cells/ and http://Moderna mRNA-1273 Covid-19 Vaccine Uses Aborted Fetal Cells – Sanofi Pasteur’s Version Does Not

There’s a number of issues about loosing of rules that need addressing:
  1. COVID-19 is a Corona virus and Corona viruses are an ever present part of the seasonal flu. The idea we are going to ‘flatten the curve’ is short-sighted because humans, if left alone and allowed to move about freely and naturally, will develop immunity to viruses. By sequestering people we only postpone the inevitable. Please see:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/09/epidemiologist-coronavirus-could-be-exterminated-if-lockdowns-lifted/  Even Fauci’s states he would be “willing to bet anything that people who recover are really protected against reinfection.”  https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-fauci-those-who-recover-will-be-immune-2020-3?
  2. While the CDC keeps pushing face-masks, research is showing they are pretty worthless: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison “In conclusion, both surgical and cotton masks seem to be ineffective in preventing the dissemination of SARS–CoV-2 from the coughs of patients with COVID-19 to the environment and external mask surface.”  (Essentially due to viral particle size)
  3. Again, nothing about COVID-19 warrants the Draconian measures being taken and when you read about the events leading up to the ‘plannedemic’ it becomes clearer what this is really about:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/06/wheres-the-evidence-supporting-the-drastic-measures-against-covid-19/
  4. Hardly anyone is saying a peep about what effects this fear-mongering is doing to people but I have seen it up close and personal with my own eyes. The mental health of so many is dangling by a thread. Nobody is talking about all the people waiting in the side-lines for things like hip replacements, torn ACL’s, and other things deemed less essential than COVID-19.  If you’ve ever had a bum hip you can understand it seems pretty essential! We’ve been told repeatedly ad nauseum that COVID-19 is the worst thing to hit the human race.  I disagree.  It’s another virus. There are many scary things on planet earth. If you allow those fears to paralyze you, you will crumble. I’ve lived through Lyme/MSIDS, and trust me it’s pretty scary considering that to this day mainstream medicine is still in complete denial about it.
  5. It is high time people call a spade a spade and refuse to be led by power hungry people with hidden agendas and severe conflicts of interest.  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/cdc-centers-for-damaged-credibility/
  6. Even Robert F. Kennedy has said what we are all thinking:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/07/robert-f-kennedy-jr-bill-gates-couldnt-even-save-windows-from-viruses-he-needs-to-sit-down/
  7. The very people giving the orders are not to be trusted. This just out: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/10/dod-leak-birx-cdc-director-investigated-for-scientific-fraud-misconduct/Again, the CDC is a complete and utter farce. They are not credible in the least: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/cdc-centers-for-damaged-credibility/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-if-they-lied-then-why-wouldnt-they-lie-now/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/02/11/how-the-cdc-combats-health-freedom-through-front-groups/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/11/29/spider-attacks-cdc/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/06/13/blast-from-the-past-cdc-vaccine-authors-destroy-evidence-of-vaccine-harm/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/04/06/cdcs-troubling-lack-of-research-ethics/https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/27/cdcs-deadly-testing-fiasco-centralization-of-public-health-authority-a-threat-to-national-security/
  8. Lastly, a reminder that our bodies were designed to obtain immunity when exposed to viruses:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/09/epidemiologist-coronavirus-could-be-exterminated-if-lockdowns-lifted/  As always, take extra precautions if you are immunocompromised.

 

 

 

Category:

Activism, Uncategorized

U.S. Supreme Court – Absentee Ballots Must Be Postmarked By April 7, 2020

The Wisconsin Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary is on Tuesday, April 7. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that absentee ballots for this election must be postmarked by Election Day, April 7. To make sure your vote is counted, put your absentee ballot in the mail as early as possible on April 7, or drop it off with your local municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on April 7.

Because of this latest Supreme Court ruling, if you requested an absentee ballot and have not yet received it, you’ll need to vote in person on Election Day, April 7 for your vote to be counted.

Here’s what else you need to know to cast your ballot and make sure it’s counted.

If you have any problems voting:

Find your polling place:

Return your absentee ballot:
  • The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that absentee ballots for this election must be postmarked by Election Day, April 7. To make sure your vote is counted, put your absentee ballot in the mail as early as possible on April 7, or drop it off with your local municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on April 7.
  • You can look up your municipal clerk here.
  • The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot has passed.

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**Comment**

I also write about Marsy’s Law in light of Lyme Disease – a referendum on the ballot:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/marsys-law-in-light-of-lyme-disease/

 

 

Category:

Activism, Uncategorized

Breast Cancer & Lyme Disease: One Woman’s Message

https://danielcameronmd.com/breast-cancer-lyme-disease-patient/

BREAST CANCER AND LYME DISEASE: ONE WOMAN’S MESSAGE

cancer in lyme disease patient

Rarely, do we read about patients with cancer also suffering from Lyme disease. But many do. A courageous 46-year-old woman shares her heartbreaking story of battling terminal breast cancer. In the article, published by Glamour magazine, she describes her frustration with medicine and how her experiences as a Lyme disease patient affected her decisions in seeking medical help.

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The woman, a mother to three boys, initially assumed a lump in her breast was due to Lyme disease. “Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I thought a lump I had found was part of my Lyme disease. I thought, ‘Okay, let me just watch this and see if it goes away over the next month’,” she tells Glamour reporter Jillian Kramer.

She explains that having cancer had never occurred to her and as a Lyme disease patient she had become accustomed to being judged and was worried about how medical professionals would view her complaints.

“I’d gone through a long bout with Lyme disease and had a lot of experience being blown off by doctors,” she says. “I had even gotten into the habit of blowing things off. I’d say, It’s probably nothing.

“I’d put it [breast lump] off for such a long time, thinking that people would think I was being silly.”

After her diagnosis of Stage IIIC breast cancer, the woman underwent chemotherapy, radiation, and a double mastectomy. Unfortunately, she relapsed a month after completing treatment and was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.

She cautions others. “Even if you’re worried about being wrong, see a doctor.”

Editor’s Note: This courageous woman passed away in December of 2019 but her story is an important reminder to readers, particularly Lyme disease patients, to always follow-up with your doctor when a new symptom emerges. Do not assume a new symptom is Lyme-related, even when you’ve had a history of Lyme disease.

References:
  1. Kramer, Jillian.This Mom Has Terminal Breast Cancer, But She’s Still Fighting for Her Kids. Glamour magazine, October 31, 2019.

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**Comment**

Such a disheartening story, although not surprising.  I know many Lyme/MSIDS patients who have actually developed a fear of white lab coats due to being abused by medical professionals who say the most damaging things to them.  Patients are still being told they are “making up” their illness or just wanting attention:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/27/have-you-been-told-its-all-in-your-head-the-new-biology-of-mental-illness/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/27/uk-woman-isolated-pumped-full-of-anti-psychotics-told-its-all-in-her-head-until-finally-diagnosed-with-lyme/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/09/21/its-all-in-your-head-until-finally-a-lyme-diagnosis/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/02/16/lyme-is-all-in-your-head-a-wake-up-call-to-mental-health-professionals/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/11/29/its-all-in-your-head-medicines-silent-epidemic/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/11/22/differentiating-psychosomatic-somatopsychic-multisystem-illnesses-and-medical-uncertainty/

Category:

Lyme, Uncategorized

How To Stay Sane in Uncertain Times

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-stay-sane-uncertain-times-lori-dennis-ma-rp/?

How to stay sane in uncertain times

Lori Dennis, MA,RP

Lori Dennis, MA,RP

Registered Psychotherapist, Speaker, Author of Lyme Madness

These are times of great uncertainty. Uncharted, unprecedented times that require a sense of calm, creativity and connection.

I wish it weren’t so but the truth is that my family, along with tens of millions worldwide, have been living a similar medical nightmare for years. While chronic Lyme disease and the Coronavirus have many distinctions, the experience is parallel in many ways.

For both, there is an inability to get properly tested, a lack of access to proper care for far too many, frustration with the CDC for their lack of transparency, not enough support or resources to manage this pandemic, no viable treatment or cure, the fear of how this will impact all of us financially.

The Coronavirus, like chronic Lyme, is an experience unlike the world has ever seen and, for the most part, we are being asked to navigate this in the dark.

Here are a few simple suggestions to help you find some light in the dark:

Turn anxiety into action – High anxiety can be paralyzing. While we are certainly entitled to feel a sense of angst, unease, and even gloom and doom, it’s not productive to stay stuck in these feelings. The best way to combat these strong, often destructive emotions is to turn your angst into action.

When I was feeling paralyzed about our chronic Lyme crisis, I resolved my ‘stuckness’ by researching daily, writing a book on the subject, giving talks, blogging and creating an online platform where I could connect with and help others.

How you take action is entirely up to you and your own strengths, needs and preferences. But taking action, without a doubt, is the best way I know to take back your power in a very powerless situation.

Practice self care – When we’re experiencing tough times, we tend to forget about our own personal needs, often putting them on the back burner. This is the time to take walks, go for a run, meditate, journal, eat well, sleep well, create daily rituals that feed your body, mind and soul.

Stay connected – Whether introverted or extraverted, we are all social beings. This time of social distancing requires us to discover more creative ways to stay connected. Staying in touch with family, friends, and colleagues is critical to our health and well-being. Make more time to nurture relationships — even from a distance. Help others when possible. We are all in this collective experience together.

Reframe crisis into opportunity – The Chinese character for crisis is opportunity. Get creative. Think of ways to reframe your struggles – emotional, physical, spiritual, financial — by creating healthy new habits, developing new family rituals, designing new business practices that can benefit you and others.

I’ll be writing more about how to navigate these dark waters in the weeks to come.

Until then, stay well and stay safe. ❤️

LORI DENNIS, MA, Registered Psychotherapist. Author LYME MADNESS, Speaker, Activist, For more information, feel free to message me on LinkedIn, or email me at loridennis@talktherapy.ca

 

 

 

 

Category:

Lyme, Psychological Aspects, Uncategorized, Viruses

Second-Degree AV Block Caused By Lyme

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32186826

2020 Jan 24;164. pii: D4214.

Second-degree atrioventricular block caused by Lyme disease

[Article in Dutch]
van der Zande JMJ1, Baarsma ME2, Grundeken MJ1, Verhaar N3, Kok WEM1, Hovius JW2,4.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, are becoming increasingly common in Europe. Lyme disease has a wide variety of clinical manifestations, as a result of which physicians of diverse disciplines are coming into contact with such patients.

CASE DESCRIPTION:

A 58-year-old man was seen at the emergency room with a symptomatic Wenckebach-type second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block and periods of 2:1 AV block. Four weeks previously the patient had noticed a red skin lesion on his left lower leg. Under the working diagnosis of early disseminated Lyme disease with cardiac involvement, treatment with ceftriaxone was started. This diagnosis was supported by a positive Borrelia PCR and culture of a skin biopsy and positive Borreliaserology. The AV conduction disorders resolved completely after 2 weeks of treatment with antibiotics and it was not necessary to implant a pacemaker.

CONCLUSION:

A Borrelia infection is a reversible but rare cause of AV conduction disorders. In the event of sudden onset of symptoms or a severe or progressive AV conduction disorder, Lyme carditis should be considered, especially if the medical history or physical examination provides clues for Lyme disease.

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**Comment**

Due to the fact Lyme testing is so abysmal, stating that AV conduction disorders caused by Lyme is “rare,” is premature.  It may be true that reports in the literature are rare but nobody has a clue on prevalence due to underreporting & misdiagnosis. 

This patient needs extensive follow-up.  Two weeks of antibiotics is rarely sufficient.

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/03/10/when-lyme-hurts-your-heart-warning-signs-solutions/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/06/03/heart-problems-tick-borne-disease/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/02/22/new-lyme-cme-course-available-lyme-carditis-more-than-blocked-beats/  Course for doctors to become educated.

Category:

Heart Issues, Lyme, research, Uncategorized