Wednesday, January 13, 2010

ME - Can shorten lifespan by 25 years

Annette Whittemore speaks about a small study of desceased CFS patients showing everyday causes such as heart disease and cancer but the 100 patiients in this study died on average 25 years younger than normal.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Kay's Trial - First newspaper reports, Monday 18 January 2010

This is opening day for the prosecution


'Devoted mother helped kill ME daughter with lethal drug cocktail and syringes of air' (Daily Mail, 18 January 2010)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244153/Devoted-mother-Kay-Gilderdale-killed-ME-daughter-Lynn-lethal-drug-cocktail-syringes-air.html?ITO=1490

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ME mother 'helped daughter die' with morphine syringes (BBC News Online, 18 January 2010)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8466112.stm

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Court hears case against mother accused of attempting to kill ME sufferer daughter (Sussex Argus, 18 January 2010)

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4856339.Court_hears_case_against_mother_accused_of_attempting_to_kill_ME_sufferer_daughter/


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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6992680.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

Mother, Kay Gilderdale, in court over death of ME sufferer daughter, Lynn (The Times, 18 January 2010)

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More as we get them

Suggest you do not discuss details or express emotions.
I will forward any messages of support for Kay.
With love & best wishes
John
drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org
ME Free For All. org "

Anonymous said...

Kay Trial - Day 2 newspapers, 19 January 2010 (continues from prosecution yesterday. Defence starts today)

... continues from prosecution yesterday. Defence starts today ... The Times, Sussex Argus, London Evening Standard, BBC Online News ... more as we have them


'Loving mother' helped daughter to kill herself (Daily Mirror, 19 January 2010)

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/19/loving-mother-helped-daughter-to-kill-herself-115875-21978082/

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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/809581-loving-mother-helped-daughter-to-kill-herself

‘Loving mother’ helped daughter to kill herself (Metro, 19 January 2010)

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Mother 'helped daughter to die with lethal drugs cocktail' (Independent, 19 January 2010)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mother-helped-daughter-to--die-with-lethal-drugs-cocktail-1871978.html

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'Devoted mother' on trial for helping daughter die (Guardian, 19 January 2010)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/18/kay-gilderdale-lynn-attempted-murder

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Start of Defence here (Some people may find details upsetting)

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Father of ME victim Lynn Gilderdale defends ex-wife as incapable of murder (The Times, 19 January 2010)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6993897.ece

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Father of ME sufferer daughter "killed" by mother says she was determined to end own life (Sussex Argus, 19 January 2010)

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4858927.Father_of_ME_sufferer_daughter__killed__by_mother_says_she_was_determined_to_end_own_life/

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Father: ME daughter was determined to end her life (London Evening Standard, 19 January 2010)

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23797125-father-me-daughter-was-determined-to-end-her-life-says-father.do

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ME daughter was 'determined to die' (BBC Online News, 19 January 2010)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8468537.stm

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(Australia is a day ahead, remember)

Devotion led to helping suicidal daughter (Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 2010)

http://www.smh.com.au/world/devotion-led-to-helping-suicidal-daughter-20100119-mj7e.html

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More as we have them,

Thanks for all your messages of support for Kay
Have forwarded them all immediately.
The messages waiting for her are piling up.
I'm sure that she will find some comfort and appreciate that you were thinking about her.

Love & best wishes
John

drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org
Dr John H Greensmith
ME Free For All. org

Anonymous said...

Kay Trial on BBC TV South East, tonight (19 January 2010):

Hope this works for you.

Click here http://www.bbc.co.uk/southeasttoday/

Click on orange text "Latest Programme" to open BBC Media Player

Click Launch this in stand alone player

Starts about counter 12.45

(slide blue bar, bottom left to just before this count to get a good start)

John
drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org
Dr John H Greensmith
ME Free For All. org

Anonymous said...

Kay trial - Day 3 newspapers - Suicide research on the Internet

This is the theme of today. No one has put "Dr Death" in a headline ------ yet!

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Accused-mother-39researched-suicide-methods39.5998857.jp

Accused mother 'researched suicide methods' (Yorkshire Evening Post, 20 January 2010)

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Mother researched suicide on Google before daughter's death (Daily Telegraph, 20 January 2010)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7037113/Mother-researched-suicide-on-Google-before-daughters-death.html

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Kay Gilderdale trawled net for euthanasia after daughter's morphine overdose (The Times, 20 January 2010)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6995366.ece

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Mum accused of trying to kill ME sufferer daughter "had researched suicide methods" (Sussex Argus, 20 January 2010)

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4861533.Mum_accused_of_trying_to_kill_ME_sufferer_daughter__had_researched_suicide_methods_/

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http://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/latest-south-east-news/Accused-mother-researched-suicide-methods.5999287.jp

Accused mother 'researched suicide methods' (Rye & Battle Observer, 20 January 2010)

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More as we get them.

I have forwarded all the messages of support, from all over the world, for Kay to her.
They are piling up (she is rather busy at the moment!!) and I'm sure will be a great comfort
to her.
Love & best wishes
John
drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org
Dr John H Greensmith
ME Free For All. org

Anonymous said...

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Kay Trial - Newspaper reports of proceedings for Friday 22 January 2010

in some newspapers dated Saturday 23 January 2010

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Court told how ME sufferer was sexually assaulted (Kent and Sussex Courier, 22 January 2010)

http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/news/Court-told-sufferer-sexually-assaulted/article-1746238-detail/article.html

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Mother 'tried to ease pain of ME daughter', court told (Daily Telegraph, 23 January 2010)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7054732/Mother-tried-to-ease-pain-of-ME-daughter-court-told.html

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Mention of Kay in other current stories:
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Mercy killing mum Frances Inglis tells of how she would have faced the death penalty to stop her son's suffering (Dail Mirror, 23 January 2010)

here http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/23/jail-s-nothing-i-would-ve-faced-death-penalty-to-put-my-boy-out-of-his-misery-frances-inglis-115875-21988879/

Final paragraph:

A jury was told yesterday [Friday 22 January 2010] mum Kay Gilderdale "crossed the line" between trying to help her desperately ill daughter commit suicide and trying to kill her. Gilderdale, 55, of Stonegate, East Sussex, denies attempted murder.

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More as we have them.

I have already forwarded a great many messages of support
for Kay to her and I will do for anyone who wants to her
to know that we are all thinking about her.
Love & best wishes
John xx

drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org
Dr John H Greensmith
ME Free For All. org

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