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More importantly, DMSO should be a Mandatory Supply in all emergency vehi-
cles and para-medics trained to use it in accident cases. I've no doubt it would save
many people from life as a cripple.
Trusting you will do all you can to legalize DMSO for the benefit of mankind.
BENETTA M. BAKER.
HILLSBORO, OREG., March 27, 1980.
DEAR CONGRESSMAN PEPPER: I have used DMSO since about 1965, for arthritis of
the back. The type I have is chronic inflamation of the disc. I've had 4 disc removed,
2 in lower lumbar and 2 in neck. Anyway, in 1965 I was in a car accident and in a
wheelchair when I met Stan and was put on DMSO.
I am also an insulin diabetic and when a diabetic has pain, the blood sugar goes
up and DMSO stops the pain and the blood sugar stays normal.
I am 46 now and I can get around, drive to the store. I can't lift or do much, but
at least I am without pain most of the time, which makes it easier for my family to
live with me.
I have not had any side effects, except I do know without pain I can live without
being depressed. DMSO doesn't cure my problem but without pain helps me to get
along. I am also on Clinoril 200 mg twice a day. I've got 15 thousand dollars in back
surgery to date, each year another disc goes, without DMSO I wouldn't want to live.
Please help others to be without pain, and let DMSO get on the market for others to
use. . .
Thank you,
MRS. SYLVIA WEST.
MOLALLA, OREG., March 27, 1980.
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER: I am in favor of DMSO. I have arthritis in my back and I
truly believe without the use of DMSO I wouldn't be able to do very much as it does
relieve my pain. I also use it on my feet when they ache and it helps ease the pain
so I can sleep.
I have to tell a fib to buy it and my poor horse gets blamed for more than I use on
him. I've been using it for about 6 years.
Sincerely,
Mrs. A. TAGGART.
BEAVERTON, OREG., March 27, 1980.
DEAR MR. PEPPER: Our family urges the committee on aging to recommend to the
FDA that they release DMSO to the public.
We have used DMSO for burns, sprained ankles, sore and/or stiff joints, etc. for
years. It is a shame to have to ration and, yes, hoard DMSO like we have. We are
down to one inch left in the bottle and dislike going to the vet to get our “lame
horse" some DMSO.
We know that it can relieve the pain for thousands of elderly-and young people.
Let's not let them suffer any longer!
Sincerely yours,
Mr. and Mrs. FRED PRICE.
LAKE OSWEGO, OREG., March 27, 1980.
DEAR SIR: DMSO has helped me a great deal. I have bursitis in both shoulders
and the pain is relieved in a matter of minutes when I apply this solution.
I hope that your committee will make it available, there are so many people who
would benefit from it.
Yours truly,
KATHLEEN CRANSHAW.
TACOMA, WASH., March 27, 1980.
DEAR MR. PEPPER: This substance, commonly referred to as DMSO, was discussed
last Sunday evening on the TV program "60 Minutes." It is a substance which has
been used by a friend of mine, Mr. T., a quadraplegic, for the last several years. It
was used by Mr. T. under the direction of Dr. Stanley Jacob of the University of
Oregon. During the TV program, it showed many of the different ways it could be
