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| JOHN |
 Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:45 pm |
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Jun 7 2007 - by Samantha Castle, North Wales Weekly News
A CONWY Valley mum is fighting a controversial decision which has stopped
funding her case against the makers of an MMR vaccine which she claims
caused her son's autism.
Donna, 33, whose son, now 13, wishes to remain anonymous, was denied funding
to seek compensation from the manufacturer of the vaccine, Glaxo SmithKline.
Donna, along with other affected families, were originally granted funding
to seek compensation, but it was suddenly withdrawn by the Legal Services
Commission.
"My son had the MMR jab a week after his first birthday and suffered the
normal side effects connected with the vaccine. However, his symptoms
persisted and got dangerously worse.
"Within a week he had a purple rash and his whole body had swollen up like
the Michelin Man. He wouldn't stop screaming, it was quite clear he wasn't
well.
"It did die down but all his normal functions, like eye contact and dialogue
he knew before, had gone since the jabs. While in Alder Hey Children's
Hospital with his older sister, I noticed a poster on the wall about autism
which listed the symptoms, and he had seven of the 10. It was then I made
the connection between the MMR jab and autism."
Donna was referred to Rhuddlan Children's Centre and a consultant
psychologist confirmed her son was autistic.
"He was diagnosed then and there. I thought I was doing the best for my son,
but it took his life away from him and the family," added Donna.
"Some years later I was put in touch with solicitors supporting over 1,500
other parents in a similar situation, and the support group Justice,
Awareness and Basic Support (JABS), and that's when we started legal
proceedings."
Sir Nigel Davis was the presiding judge who, three years ago, rejected an
appeal by MMR vaccine litigants against the decision not to award legal aid
for their fight for compensation. But he failed to declare his interests.
Campaigners have now discovered that Mr Justice Davis' brother, Sir Crispin
Davis, was appointed a non-executive director of drugs multinational Glaxo
SmithKline in 2003, a year before the appeal came to court.
Also, since 1999 Sir Crispin had been chief executive of Reed Elsevier,
publisher of The Lancet magazine which originally published research into
the links between autism and MMR in 1998. But by 2004 the magazine had
changed its mind, and announced its change of heart only the week before Sir
Nigel was due to make his decision on the MMR litigants' appeal.
Sir Crispin Davis was knighted by Blair's government in June 2004, four
months after the Lancet article was published.
Now, complaints against him are being filed to the Office for Judicial
Complaints, which investigates allegations of questionable conduct by
judges, coroners and magistrates. The inquiry continues.
mari.jones
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| Mark Probert |
| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:23 pm |
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On Jun 8, 2:45 pm, "JOHN" <j...@btinternet.com> wrote:
Quote: "He was diagnosed then and there. I thought I was doing the best for my son,
but it took his life away from him and the family," added Donna.
Listen, Mum, you child is not dead. He is still alive. He has Autism.
That is not fatal.
I know it is disappointing not to have that perfect child, but, tens
of thousands of parents who have autistic children are not looking to
fleece the government for money. They have accepted their child's
neurodiveristy and just go about their daily lives being the best
parents that they can be.
Remember, regardless of what the anti-vac liars tell you, Wakefield
was purchased for filthy lucre. |
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| Jan Drew |
| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:05 am |
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"Mark Probert" wrote:
Quote: On Jun 8, 2:45 pm, "JOHN" <j...@btinternet.com> wrote:
"He was diagnosed then and there. I thought I was doing the best for my
son,
but it took his life away from him and the family," added Donna.
What Mark the *organized believer* failed ro post....
A CONWY Valley mum is fighting a controversial decision which has stopped
funding her case against the makers of an MMR vaccine which she claims
caused her son's autism.
Donna, 33, whose son, now 13, wishes to remain anonymous, was denied funding
to seek compensation from the manufacturer of the vaccine, Glaxo SmithKline.
Donna, along with other affected families, were originally granted funding
to seek compensation, but it was suddenly withdrawn by the Legal Services
Commission.
"My son had the MMR jab a week after his first birthday and suffered the
normal side effects connected with the vaccine. However, his symptoms
persisted and got dangerously worse.
"Within a week he had a purple rash and his whole body had swollen up like
the Michelin Man. He wouldn't stop screaming, it was quite clear he wasn't
well.
"It did die down but all his normal functions, like eye contact and dialogue
he knew before, had gone since the jabs. While in Alder Hey Children's
Hospital with his older sister, I noticed a poster on the wall about autism
which listed the symptoms, and he had seven of the 10. It was then I made
the connection between the MMR jab and autism."
Donna was referred to Rhuddlan Children's Centre and a consultant
psychologist confirmed her son was autistic.
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anti-vac liars Wakefield
This pos is about neither.
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