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My first experience with it was when I was visiting a friend at lunch, and
accidentally a newly poured cup of coffee was upset scalding my legs. I blister easily
and blisters were already forming when I peeled off my underclothes. My friend
happened to have some Ď.M.S.O. and advised me to let her try spreading it on the
burned area. Within seconds the pain began to subside and the redness faded a
little. Two more applications at about ten minute intervals, and a flush still showed
but the pain was gone. She gave me a little to take home, and I was able to escape
all injury from the burn. Since that time we have found that it alleviates pain from
arthritis, sprains, etc., and is invaluable. We do trust that it will become available
to the elderly especially, to help with problems of aging bodies.
Several times I have read articles in various publications with testimony of other
people who have received relief from pain and problems with this D.M.S.O. To my
knowledge it usually has no ill effects, and understand that on some people it causes
a rash, which is a minor problem, and goes away. Articles in the Oregonian, a
Portland publication newspaper, Oct. 11th and Oct. 14th, attest to the ability of
D.M.S.O. in reducing pressure on the brain and assisting accident victims to recover,
especially who told me she knows the mother of the young man who had the
motorcycle accident described in the article, and that his recovery was miraculous. I
do pray that you will give great consideration in your deliberations on this matter.
Yours very truly,
MR. JOHN JAEGER.
WENATCHEE, WASH., March 26, 1980.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER, Chairman, House Select Committee on Aging,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: I am writing to you because of my interest in the drug DMSO.
I have first hand knowledge of what this drug will do to help with mental
retardation.
Our daughter Melody is an eight year old Down's syndrome child. Our first
evaluation of Melody, when she was six months old, was that she would be so
severely retarded that in all likelihood she would never progress mentally beyond
the age of six years.
When Melody was 11 months old we were fortunate enough to learn about Dr.
Jacob and his work with DMSO. He placed her on DMSO at that age. At that time,
she couldn't stand because her legs were just like a rag dolls, she couldn't roll from
her back on to her stomach, and she couldn't see because her eyes couldn't focus.
After seven years of being on DMSO, Melody has progressed from a severely
retarded child to one who is only mildly retarded. She was born with an extremely
high roof in her mouth, and now it is within the normal range.
Melody runs, jumps rope, turns summersaults, and plays on a trampoline. She is
on a second grade level and excels in math. She has an excellent grasp of mathmati-
cal problems. She is a good reader and a good speller.
Also important is the fact that Melody is quite popular with her classmates-very
social minded.
Melody has worked her way up from a class for "trainables" to being in a special
education class for educable children. She attends Sunday school with normal
children and is planning to go to camp this summer. All of this progress is because
of DMSO, so I'm sure you realize why I would like to see this drug made available
for suffering people. It certainly offers parents like us a lot of hope.
I understand you're quite a fighter, so I hope you'll be impressed enough with this
report to use your influence in the matter of making DMSO available.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my letter.
Sincerely,
Mrs. DALE CLARK.
DAVID K. PRIEBE, D.D.S.,
EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL,
Wenatchee, Wash., July 10, 1979.
DEAR SIR: For the record I'd like to share some observations about Melody Clark's
oral development. Melody has been a regular patient under my care since 11 Aug.
1976.
I have been paying particular attention to tooth size, palate development, maxil-
lary and mandibular jaw arch size, tongue size and nature of dorsal tongue mucosa,
all of which have altered developmental patterns in Downs Syndrome children.
