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PORTLAND, OREG., March 27, 1980.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
Chairman, House Committee on Aging,
House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR CONGRESSMAN PEPPER: I urge that you use your influence to make it
possible for us, we the people, to make it possible to purchase this wonder drug,
DMSO, for our miseries.
I personally, have been relieved from the pain of bursitis in the shoulder, tendoni-
tis in a leg, the complete disappearance of some corns and a callus on my foot.
It seems we should be able to purchase this wonder drug without having to pay
boot-leg prices, as we do now when we are lucky.
Thanking you, I am
Mrs. RALPH SOWERS.
HON. CLAUDE PEPPER,
House Select Committee on Aging,
WILSONVILLE, OREG., March 27, 1980.
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR SIR: My husband was injured in a automobile accident, April 1976. He had
lamectomy on his cervical spine in Oct. 1976. Further surgery was to follow to
correct a compression fracture in his mid spine. However, he suffered a heart attack
immediately after the original surgery and the doctors felt he was too high a risk
for further surgery-he has been in constant pain and many complications have
arisen-i.e. gout, arthritis, hypertension, lung disorder & kidney problems-also a
semi paralysis of the r. arm.
We were fortunate enough to be able to meet with Dr. Jacob and my husband has
become a regular patient. D.M.S.O. has helped relieve pain & make it become
bearable to get thru each day—the paralysis in his right arm & fingers is much
less-his blood pressure is more stable-much because of the lessening of tension
from severe pain.
We cannot say enough about Dr. Jacob's work-his staff & the caring-please
help all you can to make the miracle available to all. We need your help so
D.M.S.O. can help.
Thank you, sincerely
PAT L. BROOKS
JOHN W. BROOKS.
SILVER LAKE, WASH., March 27, 1980.
Honorable CHAIRMAN: We are pleased with your handling the hearing on DMSO.
I would like to testify to my experience with DMSO.
Several years ago I got a terrible case of tendonitis.
For 32 years it has been with me interfering with all my work. Last year I got
some DMSO for my horse.
I wanted to use it on myself but was afraid to use it and I didn't know how either.
I finally heard of the program at Portland.
They gave me a shot of DMSO in the sore part of my arm also some to rub,
topically. The 1st day I could lift my arm 10 inches higher than usual. In 3 days Í
can lift it straight up—no pain. No bad side effects-just the odor of DMSO. I am
now able to drive, write, clinch a saddle, handle bales of hay to feed cattle, no
pain-no hot pad. This is real not mental.
One day I burned my hand so badly it instantly started to blister. I applied DMSO
on it. The hurt and blistering stopped instantly. I don't heal fast as a rule but when
I cut my finger badly again DMSO worked wonders.
In my line of work I get bruised a lot and have blue marks for weeks. I received
an extra bad bump one day and applied DMSO.
Again it was amazing. No sore area resulted, also no black and blue marks either.
I'm 52 years old and, like my mother, I've been getting mole like growths on my
neck (where a necklace would hang). While rubbing the area for my shoulder
problem, I rubbed DMSO on some of the growths, they have reduced over 3 in size
and a growth that had just emerged has completely disappeared.
This is my personal experience, most of which I've documented in my day book.
I got to meet a paralyzed boy about Christmas time.
I could hardly believe the change in him when I saw him 3 weeks ago. He's being
treated with DMSO.
I believe the DMSO should be in every household medicine chest.
