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Still another testimony to the wonders of DMSO is the case of Lynn. Lynn was a
nineteen year old college coed when she was brought into the surgical intensive care
unit just two days after Bill. She had been beaten sadistically with a three inch pipe
and raped; with much further damage being done following that foul deed. She also
was given intravenous DMSO upon her arrival, even though she was considered all
but dead. Lynn remained in a coma for eleven days thereafter, but suddenly began
to show definite signs of waking up. The next day, she was brought up to Bill's floor
to a room just next door. Day after day she continued to improve, and she too is now
home with her parents and has been for several months. She will undoubtedly be
forever mentally scarred by her experience, but physically, she shows every sign of
being a normal nineteen year old. Marge and George, her parents, and her family
give thanks to God every day for DMSO, for they know that without it, she probably
would never have found her way back from the living dead.
Now Terry; he was brought in a few weeks after Bill and had broken his back in a
fall from a third story window, paralyzing him from the waist down. He also was
given DMSO intrevenously upon his admission, and soon after began therapy. They
continued to give him the drug a while longer and suddenly one day, Terry's leg and
toes began to move. Shortly after that, Terry was released but is continuing physical
therapy on an out-patient basis, and though a bit shakey yet, he is learning to walk
again. And he knows though, with great conviction, that through the DMSŎ the day
will soon come when he can walk away from there straight and tall, with a smile on
his face that will tell it all.
During the last six months, I have spent many hours in Dr. Jacob's clinic with his
beautiful and caring staff, watching miracle after miracle happen right in front of
my eyes. I have seen people who have been totally paralyzed for twenty years or
more being treated and starting to move. The wonder in their eyes is indeed a sight
to behold. I have witnessed the awe in the eyes and actions of a young couple whose
young child is being treated for Downes Syndrome, and listen with rapt attention as
they relate how far that child has come from Death's door to today. I have sent or
personally brought people with various illnesses or pains to Dr. Jacob's clinic and
seen them smile with utmost satisfaction at having been cured or helped after years
of discomfort and pain. And then I have sat back and watch Dr. Jacob absolutely
ecstatic after another successful case or treatment. How very proud and happy he is
to be able to help this human race of ours.
. I have also done a lot of reading and research into the full and real story of this
remarkable drug, and I can only summarize with all my hopes and prayers, along
with millions of others, that this humble man can see all his work and dreams
materialize into that final success of having DMSO returned to the market by the
Federal Drug Administration, so that all Americans might have the chance to be
helped or saved through all those efforts. I urge everyone connected with this
possibility, to please check carefully all the facts, and help to answer these prayers.
CLARA M. Fox,
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
Chairman, House Select Committee on Aging,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Mother of William J. Shaal.
LEVITTOWN, N.Y., March 19, 1980.
DEAR SIR: I strongly urge that approval be granted of the drug DMSO.
Having had severe pain due to a knee operation, this drug has helped relieve
stress and pain. If it has helped me so much, why can't it be available to others who
are suffering?
Your effort in getting action and availability will indeed be deeply appreciated by
many people.
Yours respectfully,
MARIE CHAMPNEY.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
Chairman, House Select Committee on Aging,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DIX HILLS, N.Y., March 20, 1980.
YOUR HONOR: I wish to congratulate you on the congressional hearings on DMSO.
I have been using DMSO for scleroderma for the past five years, during which
time it has proven most effective in arresting my condition, giving me greater
mobility of the affected areas and most of all relieving pain.
