If your children attend public school, you are among those parents whose rights will end the moment your child enters the school. That’s because in 2005 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found in Fields v. Palmdale School District “that the Meyer-Pierce right [of parents to direct the upbringing of their children] does not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”

You read that right. Parental Rights “[do] not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.”

“We conclude that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on the subject [of sexuality] to their students in any forum or manner they select” (emphasis added).

Of course, most parents contend they don’t have a choice in where their children are schooled. Either economic constraints or personal circumstances leave them with no practical alternative to the local public school. And that leaves no parental rights at all.

Please act to reverse this assault by big government courts against parental rights. Sign the petition and get more information at ParentalRights.org.

My 7 year old still hasn’t gotten it yet, though.  Even after six months…yesterday as we left the gym Kailey asked “So mommy, how much weight did you loose this time?”

“I didn’t loose any, Kailey, it doesn’t happen that fast.”

“Oh, so I guess you didn’t weigh yourself, then?”

haha, oh sweet naive children.  If only the YMCA really WAS a miracle gym!!

May 6, 2010
Wyatt Lee Hayden
Jan. 12, 2010 – May 4, 2010

ANDERSON, Ind. — Wyatt Lee Hayden, 16 weeks, went to be with Jesus on May 4, 2010.

He was born Jan. 12, 2010, in Muncie.

He is survived by his parents, Collin and Nichole (Adams) Hayden; sisters, Autumn and Avery Hayden; grandparents, Gary Adams, Jama Martin, Jeff Hayden and Holly Hayden; great-grandmother, Betty Becker; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his infant brother, Arthur James Hayden, May 21, 2008.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Landmark Baptist Church, 1924 W. Cross St., Anderson. Services will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Gary Woodring officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name in care of Landmark Baptist Church, 1924 W. Cross St., Anderson, IN 46011 for a memorial.

Online condolences: www.loosefuneralhomes.com or www.theheraldbulletin.com.

I tell them to close their eyes. When their face looks calm and relaxed I tell
them to think of (an ice cream sunday, their favorite video game, whatever you
can think of that will bring a smile to their faces.) When I see that natural
smile I get ready to snap the picture and then I tell them to open their eyes.
Perfect picture almost every time!

When I spoke with Dr. Landon at the 2007 ICAN conference he freely admitted this connection and had even addressed it in a further study on VBAC after multiple cesareans, which was published in 2006.(12) In an e-mail communication, Dr. Bujold also agreed that induction of labor was found to increase the uterine rupture rate.(13) My conclusion: Avoid induction and you remove a major part of the risk.”

Which is what I have found in my rupture support group. Nearly all of them were induced and almost all of them, of course, were in hospitals when they ruptured.

” In women with lower transverse uterine incisions who are not induced, the chances of uterine rupture range from 0.2% to 0.5%… The Lieberman birth center study of VBAC (2004) showed that the combined uterine rupture and fetal/neonatal death rate among women with a single previous c-section and who were less than 42 weeks was 0.2%.(16) That study also found that “half the uterine ruptures and 57% of perinatal deaths involved the 10% of women who had had more than one previous cesarean delivery and no previous vaginal births, or who had reached a gestational age of 42 weeks+.”(17)”

This proves how extremely important it is that the VBAC studies specify wither the mother was induced and what induction methods were used. If nearly all of the ruptures are because of induction and the remainder from VBAMC, it’s a terrible shame that these facts affect the ability of a woman to have a vaginal delivery after one cesarean, particularly with a prior vaginal birth, who has not been induced. Her chances of rupture are almost nothing, perhaps even less then the chance of a non scarred uterus of rupturing during a typical induction. Yet, women are induced all the time and women who desire a VBAC are turned away by the very same doctors.

And in the end, a possible 1% rupture rate of a VBAMC with no induction is still the same stat as many other birth risks, such as placental abruption which almost always causes fetal demise.

http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/homebirthaftercesarean.asp

I had such a beautiful dream the other night. I was in a home I was
unfamiliar with and with people I don’t actually know. There was a very
pregnant mother and her little girl and her husband and father. Someone
was there with me though I can’t remember who she was. The family were
in a bedroom and I was preparing a snack for them. The woman with me
was concerned that the father was in the room and suggested I tell him
to leave. So I went into the bedroom and saw him kneeling next to the
beautiful laboring woman with perspiration on her forehead as she lay in
a bed with her husband by her side. I told her father that I left
something in the kitchen and asked him to get it for me. When he left I
asked her if she wanted her father to stay out of the bedroom and tears
filled her eyes.

She said that it so blessed her that he remained knelt at her bedside
praying for her and the baby while she labored and that she definitely
wanted him to stay! When he returned I told them I would be in the
living room, holler if they need me. I explained to my (assistant?)
that he was offering emotional and spiritual support to his daughter
which was worth all the hympnobirthing and epidurals in the world and to
leave them alone.

Later it sounded like the baby was coming so I went and stood at the
door listening and waiting. The little girl made some exclamations. A
little while later I heard the baby! Still, I waited until I was
wanted. The baby’s father opened the door and put in my arms a precious
baby bundled up in a blanket, so fresh and new and wet. She looked at
me with wide, dark eyes. It was a wonderful moment, and I woke.

Passover takes place on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish calendar which is called Nissan, usually coming around the end of March or the beginning of April.

If you are new to the Jewish understanding of Christianity, you probably do not know that all Jewish Holy Days, like Passover, are also prophetic. This one in particular bears a prophesy that has been in effect for the entire history of mankind; a Savior will rescue us from the curse of death brought on by sin.

Passover is the story of the spotless (signifying sinless) lamb slain to save all those who place its blood on the doorposts and lintels of their houses. The whole meaning of the celebration is summed up in its name. Passover, literally means “pass over” and so it is “the celebration of the passing over”. The enslaved Israelites in Egypt were told to swipe the blood of a lamb over and to the side posts of their door way. That way, the angel of death would “pass over” that house. The prophesy given by Passover is this: The saving of man from the judgment of God via the blood of a perfect sacrifice.

The fulfillment of this prophecy begins as Jesus enters Jerusalem to the praise of the people. At this time, during the traditional celebration of Passover, a spotless lamb would be brought into the temple and would have been inspected for blemishes for the next four days. Similarly, for the next four days Jesus is tested by the Pharisees and still none can find him at fault. He is spotless.

On the eve of Passover Jesus and the disciples celebrate the Holy Day just like any other law abiding Jews. Near the end of the Seder meal Jesus institutes the Communion declaring of the matzo and wine, “Do this in Remembrance of Me.”

That night Jesus is taken by the Pharisees. He endures torture, beatings, illegal Jewish trials and a Roman sentence before being led to Calvary. It is the ninth hour of the morning when Jesus is nailed to the cross. At this exact time in the traditional Passover celebration the spotless lamb is sacrificed in the temple. Not a bone of the lamb was to be broken, and none were, in either Jesus or the lamb. The prophecy is complete.

It is no mystery that John the Baptist said of Jesus, “Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.” Jesus was and is forever the Spotless Passover Lamb of God. This year, even if you are not from a Jewish background, I encourage you to search out a Messianic Seder. Your relationship with the Lord will be deepened as you relive the Lord’s last supper and understand the long history and fulfilled prophecy behind the sacrifice of the Lamb.

http://sandrabyrd.com/blog/

Taken by angel mommy in Puerta Valarta

Thank you!!!

A friend of mine recently lost her little boy, Jacob, to a tumor on his brain stem.  Please join me in praying for his family, as it is those who are left behind who feel the pain and sting of death.  Those with Jesus are eternally glorified and I’m sure he’s excited to get to know his “big” sister.

TAYLOR, Jacob Matthew age 9 of Deer Park, Ohio passed peacefully Sunday morning, March 21, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born August 17, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jacob was the son of Ryan and Tiffany (Taylor) Hering and a 4th grade student at Amity Elementary School in Deer Park. Jacob was a loving son, brother and grandson who enjoyed playing football (an avid New England Patriots fan) and playing video games. In May of 2009, Jacob was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor called a brain stem glioma or a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. In the months to follow his diagnosis, Jacob made several exciting trips – his Make A Wish Trip to Disney World, a trip to Alaska, a trip to the Sugar Bowl and to a New England Patriots Play-Off Game where he sat 5 rows back from Tom Brady. Jacob was a member of the U.S. Skydiving Team and U.S. Parachute Association. Preceded in death by his baby sister Abigail; Jacob leaves behind his loving and caring parents – Ryan and Tiffany (Taylor) Hering, brothers – Nathan and Sam and sister Molly all of Deer Park, Ohio; maternal grandmother Kathy Taylor of Loveland, Ohio, maternal grandfather Russ (Joanne) Taylor; maternal great grandparents Bill and Cheri Jones; uncle Jeffrey Taylor and many other family members, classmates, friends and neighbors. Friends may call on the family Tuesday evening, March 23, 2010 from 4:30pm until 6:30pm at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Maineville, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 7:00pm at the church with Pastors Ron Corbin and Barbara Schnecker officiating. The family has requested memorial donations be directed to The Cure Starts Now, 10280 Chester Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215. www.thecurestartsnow.org The family also wishes to thank the doctors and staff of Childrens Medical Center, Cincinnati for their compassionate care and the Fast Trax Skydiving Team for their special friendship with Jacob. Arrangements have been entrusted to STINE Kilburn Funeral Home, 801 Monroe Road, Lebanon, Ohio 45036. More information about Jacob`s story may be found by visiting jacobmatthewtaylor.com.

Old McDonld had a farm E I E I O.  And on his farm he had a Daddy.  E I E I O.  With a fart fart here and a fart fart there, here a fart, there a fart, everywhere a fart fart.  Old McDonald had a farm E I E I O.

I completely agree that this is a problem that needs to be addressed and a solution found. However, AS/ASD is more likely to be under-diagnosed, and typically unmediated. Here is the reply I sent to her.

AS and ASD have no common medications prescribed because there is nothing recommended specifically for AS/ASD. Children and adults on the autism spectrum may be given something for anxiety, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, ect but those are independent of the autism diagnosis, considered to be comorbid syndromes. Medical insurance does not typically pay for anything related to AS/ASD such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, or behavioral therapy because it’s not considered a curable disorder. However, with a diagnosis, children and adults may qualify for special services through the schools and colleges (such as speech and OT, ABA or other therapies) and accommodations (like a quiet place to test with extra time, a special aid, ect.) They may also qualify for Medicaid and SSI, which helps the parents as well as the children with therapies and medical bills. Most on the spectrum are unable to support themselves, so SSI is very helpful for that. ASDs come with all kinds of health issues as it is strongly linked to auto immune disorders. The body begins to attack itself. Candida, food sensitivities ect can be very costly. As it is a neurological disorder, epilepsy and other disorders may also affect the person. A child or adult with autism who gets SSI will get also Medicaid. There’s also respite care for parents to get a babysitter to help care for their child with special needs while they get a much needed break.

There are DAN! doctors (Defeat Autism Now) who understand nutrition and all the ins and outs of ASDs and while there aren’t very many of them, there are a lot of people helped by them. Early intervention and nutritional help ect is out there for those who get a diagnosis. Also, without a diagnosis those on the autism spectrum are very badly treated because they are just ‘difficult’ or ‘morons’ or ‘lazy’ instead of people with a disability who may need extra help. Imagine if a child is never diagnosed as deaf. What would his parents think of him? How would others around him treat him? How would he feel? He would certainly never be taught sign language, so he would be unable to express himself. It also leaves parents helpless to know what to do with their child. In the course of ASDs, a diagnosis is definitely very helpful. In fact, if we didn’t know that Kailey and I have AS our lives would be much worse now. I wouldn’t even have them on a gluten free diet and it’s very possible that Bethany and Taryn wouldn’t be talking. I may have continued vaccinating Kaitlyn, and who knows what she would be like now. But with the new diagnostic criteria, I don’t think we’d be diagnosed. We don’t actually have the official diagnoses as although we could have received it easily enough I chose not to because I thought that could come later if need be. Now, with the new diagnostic criteria, that might not be possible.

An excellent blog on a child with AS that was not diagnosed until later is here (if you can view it through mamapedia, if not let me know and I can copy it.) http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/bright-child-with-asperger-tick-s I’m sure there are plenty of responses of similar stories there.

Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

WASHINGTON – Don’t say “mental retardation” — the new term is “intellectual disability.” No more diagnoses of Asperger’s syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while “behavioral addictions” will be new to doctors’ dictionaries, “Internet addiction” didn’t make the cut.

The American Psychiatric Association is proposing major changes Wednesday to its diagnostic bible, the manual that doctors, insurers and scientists use in deciding what’s officially a mental disorder and what symptoms to treat. In a new twist, it is seeking feedback via the Internet from both psychiatrists and the general public about whether the changes will be helpful before finalizing them.

The manual suggests some new diagnoses. Gambling so far is the lone identified behavioral addiction, but in the new category of learning disabilities are problems with both reading and math. Also new is binge eating, distinct from bulimia because the binge eaters don’t purge.

Sure to generate debate, the draft also proposes diagnosing people as being at high risk of developing some serious mental disorders — such as dementia or schizophrenia — based on early symptoms, even though there’s no way to know who will worsen into full-blown illness. It’s a category the psychiatrist group’s own leaders say must be used with caution, as scientists don’t yet have treatments to lower that risk but also don’t want to miss people on the cusp of needing care.

Another change: The draft sets scales to estimate both adults and teens most at risk of suicide, stressing that suicide occurs with numerous mental illnesses, not just depression.

But overall the manual’s biggest changes eliminate diagnoses that it contends are essentially subtypes of broader illnesses — and urge doctors to concentrate more on the severity of their patients’ symptoms. Thus the draft sets “autism spectrum disorders” as the diagnosis that encompasses a full range of autistic brain conditions — from mild social impairment to more severe autism’s lack of eye contact, repetitive behavior and poor communication — instead of differentiating between the terms autism, Asperger’s or “pervasive developmental disorder” as doctors do today.

The psychiatric group expects that overarching change could actually lower the numbers of people thought to suffer from mental disorders.

“Is someone really a patient, or just meets some criteria like trouble sleeping?” APA President Dr. Alan Schatzberg, a Stanford University psychiatry professor, told The Associated Press. “It’s really important for us as a field to try not to overdiagnose.”

Psychiatry has been accused of overdiagnosis in recent years as prescriptions for antidepressants, stimulants and other medications have soared. So the update of this manual called the DSM-5 — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition — has been anxiously awaited. It’s the first update since 1994, and brain research during that time period has soared. That work is key to give scientists new insight into mental disorders with underlying causes that often are a mystery and that cannot be diagnosed with, say, a blood test or X-ray.

“The field is still trying to organize valid diagnostic categories. It’s honest to re-look at what the science says and doesn’t say periodically,” said Ken Duckworth, medical director for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, which was gearing up to evaluate the draft.

The draft manual, posted at http://www.DSM5.org, is up for public debate through April, and it’s expected to be lively. Among the autism community especially, terminology is considered key to describing a set of poorly understood conditions. People with Asperger’s syndrome, for instance, tend to function poorly socially but be high-achieving academically and verbally, while verbal problems are often a feature of other forms of autism.

“It’s really important to recognize that diagnostic labels very much can be a part of one’s identity,” said Geri Dawson of the advocacy group Autism Speaks, which plans to take no stand on the autism revisions. “People will have an emotional reaction to this.”

Liane Holliday Willey, an author of books about Asperger’s who also has the condition, said in an e-mail that school autism services often are geared to help lower-functioning children.

“I cannot fathom how anyone could even imagine they are one and the same,” she wrote. “If I had put my daughter who has a high IQ and solid verbal skills in the autism program, her self-esteem, intelligence and academic progress would have shut down.”

Terminology also reflects cultural sensitivities. Most patient-advocacy groups already have adopted the term “intellectual disability” in place of “mental retardation.” Just this month, the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, drew criticism from former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and others for using the word “retarded” to describe some activists whose tactics he questioned. He later apologized.

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AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner in Chicago contributed to this report.

They are definitely doing such, but I’m now afraid that the change is actually going to hurt those with AS and PDD and perhaps even those who have classic ASD tremendously. The reason is because the diagnostic criteria is possibly being narrowed so much that the number of those diagnosed in the future will be much fewer and those currently diagnosed may loose their diagnosis. Fewer diagnosed means fewer will receive help that they may desperately need in school, with health and psychiatric care, and other services provided through private and state programs.

In the DSM-IV the diagnostic criteria for AS currently says

Asperger’s Disorder

A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:

(1) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction

(2) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level

(3) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)

(4) lack of social or emotional reciprocity

B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:

(1) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus

(2) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals

(3) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)

(4) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects

C. The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

D. There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years).

E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior (other than in social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
F. Criteria are not met for another specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia.

The new proposed revision/criteria for DSM-V will say

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Must meet criteria 1, 2, and 3:

1. Clinically significant, persistent deficits in social communication and interactions, as manifest by all of the following:

a. Marked deficits in nonverbal and verbal communication used for social interaction: (and what determines that something IS a ‘marked deficit?” People can be very flexible and learn, even those on the autism spectrum.)

b. Lack of social reciprocity; (so, if you can take turns in a game or conversation, you aren’t autistic?)

c. Failure to develop and maintain peer relationships appropriate to developmental level (does that mean that if you have a friend you aren’t autistic?)

2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least TWO of the following:

a. Stereotyped motor or verbal behaviors, or unusual sensory behaviors

b. Excessive adherence to routines and ritualized patterns of behavior

c. Restricted, fixated interests
3. Symptoms must be present in early childhood (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities)

Condensing the criteria may make things simpler, but it certainly excludes many who are on the spectrum. This is horrible! Something should be done! And something can be done, they are asking for comments on the proposals. I know of no other time when health care professionals have actually asked for the public to give such input, so I’m hoping that people will do so in the droves.

If you have the time and inclination, please do say that while including AS and PDD under ASDs, limiting the diagnostic criteria so severely will seriously harm those on the spectrum who may be undiagnosed and possibly even those who have already been diagnosed and limit the amount of help they will receive. You will need to register but it was simple and then you can comment here

Of course, the fact that you are adding an additional 70 calories per 236 ml and the fact that they often are sweetened with HFCS (doubling the sugar content in the process) is something completely embraced as an acceptable risk due to the ‘health benefits’ of chocolate milk.

The ‘science’ behind it states that we should add sugar to nutrient rich foods such as milk and cereal to make them more palatable as well as other skewed facts and ideas. This is atrocious! It’s like putting on the Cocoa Krispies box that it improves immunity (they actually did that too!!) There are plenty of people out there uncomfortable with the health claims made in sly marketing techniques.

So why are they doing this? Perhaps it has something to do with milk sales going down if they ban chocolate milk in the schools. Some think that it’s a conspiracy to make Americans unhealthy so they can make more money in the healthcare system or for population control. I don’t know…maybe it’s because people are typically stupid, especially in large groups. The fact is that this campaign needs to be crushed! It gives the very wrong impression that chocolate milk is actually good for children, when there’s already serious doubts wither regularly processed nonorganic white milk is suitable for consumption! Surely adding chocolate (often artificial) and sugar (often high fructose corn syrup) is NOT a good thing. True, children who drink flavored milk will drink more of it, but is this beneficial? I don’t think so. Those nutrients can be consumed by eating fruits and vegetables and cheese and yogurt rather then encouraging children to guzzle chocolate milk because it is ‘good’ for them. Of course, children don’t want to eat things that are good for them, which is why chocolate milk is the ‘easy way’ for them to be ‘healthy.’ Really, if there was an easy way to be healthy, our nation would have a low BMI and good muscle tone.

My kids love fruits and veggies, but they were raised with them. Processed foods and…chocolate milk…are a special treat. I think that if children grow up with a good diet you don’t have to buy sugared up cereals and chocolate milk to get them to eat well, and at the risk of repeating myself yet again, sugar has been proven to be bad for you! How can adding something bad for you to mechanically processed ‘nutrients’ be considered good for you??!!

STILL
music & lyrics: Gerrit Hofsink

I’ve been waiting for you
For such a long time
You’re always on my mind

And I’m lying awake
Most of the night
Waiting to hold you tight

Now that I do
And look at you
My heart is breaking
This can’t be true

Chorus:
Lost you before I found you
Gone before you came
But I love you just the same
Missed you before I met you
On earth we never can
But in heaven we’ll meet again

Close to my soul
Close to my heart
Right from the start

Lost in time
Lost in space
Can’t wait to see your face

Now that I do
And look at you
My heart is breaking
I know it’s true

Chorus:
Lost you . . .

Sometimes I find myself wondering what to do
With this pain that I’m going through
But I know one day, God will take me away
And I’m coming home to you

And when I do
And look at you
My heart is healing
I know it’s true

Chorus:
Lost you . . .

Perfect love drives out fear, and  if you seek His face He will give you peace about the path He wants you to take.  Sometimes, there is a God given healthy concern about an issue, but even in those times when there is a Godly urgency about something, there will be a level of peace there with you, you should never be overtaken with fear.

For instance, it’s only when I’m being selfish that I feel panic/fear over the idea of getting pregnant this month.  When I’m wanting to be on the computer or read or do something else that my children are taking me away from and requiring extra attention from me then I really want to give, that’s when I start thinking I’m crazy for wanting more children or the ‘burden’ of pregnancy woes and surgical delivery.  But when I have faith and trust in my Maker, I have joy in looking forward to another.

This is a good pattern to live your life by- notice why you feel fear and if it’s because you are not being Christ-like, then you need to look inward for a heartchange and reach further inward and ask our Helper to change it.  Jesus knew that fear and sinful selfish desires would rule the hearts of His followers, that’s why He told them before He left Earth that He would send a Helper, the Holy Spirit.  And as we change we find ourselves reaching outward towards others in Christ’s love.  When our hands are open to give and to receive we can’t make fists to fight or to hold onto our fear and selfishness.  This is something that I have really been learning a lot about these last couple of years of trials.

So as I am in the midst of the cancer pit and the chemo horrors and the pregnancy losses, do I have fear, or faith? I find that I have faith and peace. But it’s not easy, even with faith. I am not appreciating this time of my life. I don’t embrace it with the kind of joy that some say we should have while facing trials. I just want it to be over. But…there is still peace and faith.  Well, most of the time!  Admittedly there are times that I take my eyes off Jesus and begin to sink into the raging sea.

What about you? What has God taught you about faith, fear, peace and doubt? When have you felt the most peace and how has God used fear to bring about good things in your life? I’m willing to bet that true fear has never brought about good things.

Straight from the government, yes, the same one who declared the ‘swine flu’ a pandemic and declared a national state of emergency!  ” Most people with 2009 H1N1 have had mild illness and have not needed medical care or antiviral drugs and the same is true of seasonal flu.”

Yes, H1N1 has been problematic for those with other underlying conditions, but the same is true for the regular flu.

Another article of interest “It’s really not causing — and is not going to cause and nowhere has caused — significant levels of illness or death,” said Dr. Richard Schabas, Ontario’s former chief medical officer of health.  “But governments moved ahead regardless. They ramped up their response, spent a huge amount of money on vaccines and other things (Canada spent $1.5 billion on their vaccine campaign.)  The huge investment that’s been put into planning for what has ultimately turned out to be, from a pandemic perspective, a dud.”

ABC news said “A new analysis, using H1N1 deaths in the United States in the spring and projecting likely outcomes for this fall, shows that a typical — or possibly even milder then average flu season should have been expected.

The finding begs the question: Has swine flu been oversold?

The new study, done by researchers at Harvard University and the Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit in the U.K., says swine flu cases in the spring indicated a flu season that might be, at worst, slightly worse than normal.

“It would have been great to have that back in June,” said Philip Alcabes, an associate professor in the program in urban public health at Hunter College’s School of Health Sciences. “There would have been one more bit of evidence behind my assertion six months ago” that people were overreacting to H1N1.”

Mercola says “in Britain, health authorities’ original worst-case scenario — which said as many as 65,000 could die from H1N1 — has twice been revised down and the prediction is now for around 1,000 deaths, way below the average annual toll of 4,000 to 8,000 deaths from seasonal winter flu.”

And “Now it looks as though the H1N1 scare of 2009 will go down as one of the biggest government and pharmaceutical scams ever, renewing a healthy, and necessary, skepticism about government fear-mongering, the swine flu vaccine and the dubious dealings behind the implementation of worldwide mass-vaccination programs.”

From the most clinical health professional to the conspiracy theorists alike, all can agree that this most certainly was NOT the flu pandemic of 2009.

The Flu Pandemic

Copyright 1999 Topmast Productions and the Flying Fish Sailors

Chorus: It was the Flu pandemic
And it swept the whole world wide
It caught soldiers and civilians
And they died, died, died!
Whether they’re lying in the trenches
Or lying in their beds
Twenty million of them got it
And they’re dead, dead, dead!

There was a soldier on the battleground in 1917
He turned there to his buddy with his face a ghastly green
He said “We made it both through Passchendaele, the Somme, and Flanders too
But now my number’s up my lad for I’ve gone and caught the flu”

chorus

Well a nurse was in the hospital when Tommy was brought in
When he sneezed she caught a face full that was flying in the wind
She wrote a letter home to England to tell them of her plight
But the letter never got there ’cause the postman too had died

chorus

From the meadow-lands of Somerset and o’er the bounding main
To the shores of old Americay they sung the same refrain
Mothers, fathers, uncles and aunts as well as the odd nephew
Brothers and sisters and bosses and lovers were all got by the flu

chorus

Well a farmer out in China watched his family dropping down
And a businessman in Cairo hit the street without a sound
And an eager little Bolshevik in old Sevastopol couldn’t keep up his grinnin’ at Lenin as Comrade Virus took its toll