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used and one of those ways was to remove pain from someone suffering from
arthritis. For several years my shoulders have ached, especially at night and thus it
has deprived me of many hours of sleep. After watching the TV program, I decided
to ask my friend for a small quantity of DMSO which I then applied topically to the
area that aches. To my joy, I slept better the first night so of course I repeated it
the next couple nights and found that it continued to improve. Whereas I had
usually tossed and turned all night long trying to find a comfortable position, last
night, I turned over only once. Waking up this morning was a real pleasure because
I was well rested. Being well rested hasn't been something I have been able to enjoy
for a long time.
When I think of all the people who might be able to rest better and be more
active physically if this were a drug that was approved by the FDA, I must
encourage you to consider making this possible. It may be something that you could
enjoy using if it were readily available.
It is now available in Oregon and Florida but I would hope it would soon be
available throughout the nation. This can come about with your help.
Thank you for giving this your consideration.
Sincerely,
Pastor EUGENE ANDERSON.
DEER PARK, WASH., March 28, 1980.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
Chairman,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. PEPPER: I am writing to you in regards of the DMSO coverage. I was
very pleased with the way the hearing was announced.
I have been following the research of Dr. Stanley Jacob since September 15, 1979,
when my brother was severely injured in a jeep accident and suffered a broken
neck.
This drug known as DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) has helped my brother tremen-
dously. He went to the hospital being told he would never be able to do anything or
move any part of his body for the rest of his life. Because of the positioning of the
break, he would never have any feeling below the neck.
I feel that this drug would be of great value to the United States if it was
legalized in every state and allowed in emergency vehicles instead of ONLY in
Florida and Oregon.
Because of DMSO being administered to my brother, he now has movement in his
arms and upper part of his body. He is now feeding himself, brushing his teeth,
combing his hair, shaving himself, partially dressing himself, bathing' himself and
learning how to maneuver his manual wheelchair. I honestly feel that if Bill (my
brother) had not had the opportunity to experiment with DMSO he would still be
confined to his hospital bed. At the very beginning they told him to expect to be in
the hospital at least a year if not longer. It is now six (6) months later and my
brother is back home with our family in Toutle.
At the time of Bill's accident there were two other people in the hospital also
using the drug, DMSO. Jenny, also breaking her neck, was told she would never
walk again. Today Jenny is walking with a walker and is home with her husband.
Terry Dean, a little boy with a massive blood clot in his head was not expected to
live through the night. Terry was administered DMSO and was operated on that
night. He is now home with his family. Lynn, another example of the drug. Lynn
was raped and beaten very badly and was considered a vegetable if she lived.
Because of the DMSO treatments she is also home with her family today.
Dr. Jacob has worked very hard with the drug DMSO to try and get it approved. I
know Dr. Jacob personally and I honestly believe he would not be pushing for the
drug to be legalized so dramatically if he did not feel it really was an asset to our
country.
I hope and pray you will take this letter into consideration before making your
final decision. If I can be of any more help or understanding in this matter, please
feel free to call me any time during the week at my office in Spokane, Washington.
My phone number at work is 1-509-328-5233. My working hours are 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM, our time. My home phone number is 1-509-276-5163.
Thank you very much for your time and co-operation in this very important
matter.
Very truly yours,
TINA L. SHAAL.
