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her collar bone "slip out." She could do no lifting, no pulling, and if she moved her
arm forward and up, she would almost scream with agony. Our daughter who lives
in Portland, Oregon, was visiting one time when this happened and said, "I have
something at home that will fix that up."
This was our introduction to DMSO. Just two applications and my wife had no
more pain. After six applications, she has never had to use DMSO for that any
more. Right now, she is helping to lift furniture into the van which will take our
possessions to Ekalaka, where living is cheaper!
In the last two years plus, we have continued to use DMSO for-well, practically
every ache and ailment. I am so "full" of arthritis that local M.D.s wonder how I
can move. DMSO keeps me moving-pain-free-without any trouble.
I have a friend, Don Falk, who works 6 months a year for the Bozeman District
Forest Service, U.S.F.S. But from October to April, he is in Arizona because arthri-
tis keeps him in terrible pain during the winter months. Last fall, I gave him a
bottle of DMSO. Now he runs around the forests like a young Billy Goat-without
any pain!
I've used it on serious cuts and they have always healed in less than half the time
it use to take! I've used DMSO on a sprained ankle and saved a doctor bill, and
being off my feet for a week. I've used it on burns. For our physical well-being, the
worst blow that could come to us would be to find out we could no longer get
DMSO and we even keep our horses healthy ("healthy as a horse!") and heal their
wire cuts in 3 to 4 days with DMSO.
Because of DMSO we have almost eliminated our medical bills and we are so
thankful for that. . . . Yes, I am trying not to ask the government what it can do
for me-but, most of all, I hope it won't take our DMSO away! Rather, make it more
easily available.
Very sincerely,
A. O. WENDELBURG.
ROCK ISLAND, WASH., March 26, 1980.
DEAR MR. PEPPER: My daughter Bronwyn has been on DMSO for 8 months, since
she was 10 months old. She is 18 months. She is Trisimy 21 Down Syndrome which
is the one that has the most severe problems in Downs.
Enclosed are height and weight charts. (Retained in committee files.) Bronwyn
has been very slow to gain weight. The Doctor did several tests to see if there was a
medical reason but none was discovered. She was a frail tiny girl. You will notice
that her weight started to go up right after she was put on DMSO. She seemed to
have more interest in food and ate a little more but was basically nursing until she
was a year old so we're convinced the DMSO helped her.
We and other people around us noticed an increased awareness of people and
objects around Bronwyn. She started taking a real interest in reaching out and
touching things.
Bronwyn at 18 months crawls, sits up and pulls to a standing position, gets into
my cupboards, is starting to feed herself and holds her glass well. She is an alert,
cheerful little girl that we really enjoy and love. We are so pleased to have Bronwyn
on DMSO and hope it will be available to others soon.
Sincerely,
DOROTHY NASH.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
LAKE OSWEGO, OREG., March 27, 1980.
Chairman, House Select Committee on Aging,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR CONGRESSMAN PEPPER: After viewing the Mike Wallace "Sixty Minutes
Show" on CBS last week in which the subject of DMSO was covered, I cannot
refrain from writing directly to you as an influential member of our representatives
who are considering the question of releasing this miracle drug to the public.
I am a senior citizen, semi-retired, but active. I play golf and travel extensively,
and am currently traveling between Portland, Oregon and Uruguay as a Volunteer
Executive for the International Service Corps.
If it had not been possible for me to procure and use DMSO, I would find it
impossible to maintain an active productive schedule of activities that would ordi-
narily be taxing to my physical capabilities even during the years of my prime.
The responsibilities of The Federal Drug Administration are great, and the conse-
quences of their actions must be considered with thorough research. Yet there are
