I interacted with a young woman who had this condition. From what she shared about her parents I suspect they had probable posioning of 2-butoxyethanol or similar chemical. She said her case was worse than this boy ... her breast bone was fused to her back bone.
Mine was 10 times worse than his, my center Sternum bone was fused to my back bone.
Some of the things that stand out to me ... in what you share are the following:
"My mother had many Nervous Breakdowns when I was young, some when I was only 1 years old, and the others when I was 3 or 4 years old and another in 1971 when I was 11 years old. My mother had Electroshock Therapy"
"I am supposed to write a Life Story or a Good-bye letter to my daddy as I Never got to say goodbye to him when he committed suicide February 26th, 2003 due to cancer and Lou Gering's disease."
I had not heard of that birth defect before, and I found the web page reference very informative
I'm sorry you have to deal with it; yet it sounds like you are an overcomer.
By any chance does either parent have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
I am particularly interested in the types of birth defects, as the chemical I've studied causes birth defects, and a wide variety, too. It is 2-butoxyethanol and it is a teratogen. It is more common (since the 1940s to the present) than people realize.
It seems to be the primary chemical of harm for the Vietnam vet, from the study I did on it. I couldn't believe the 'match' Also I suspect it for the WWII vets, in that it was in use then ... but I don't know what happened to them.
I was wondering if you heard you folks talking about a time when your mom was OK vs when this horrible depression came. What kind of work did she do? Did your dad do?
Now the chemical I've studied (as a lay person who has an interest in it, because it harmed someone in my family) ... is a teratogen. Meaning it does cause birth defects. However, whether or not it caused yours, I can not say. However, it is possible, because it affects so many parts of the body: joints, cartilage, blood, immune system, nervous system, could be any of the glands/organs, a lot of things.
Other things that would most likely show up with it, would be this for fatigue:
Chills Fatigue Pale color Shortness of breath Rapid heart rate * * Yellow skin color (jaundice) Dark urine Enlarged spleen Eyes burning & hurting (with initial exposure - flu symptoms, too) Red blood cells immature Blood in Urine (part of autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
The Central Nervous System damage gets the most attention, things like:
Difficulty Concentrating Short Term Memory Loss Difficulty Sleeping Constantly Irritable Depression Suicidal Tendencies
You say that your mother was severely depressed. Did she have the rest of 'the pattern?' If not, dismiss this info. If so, and you wanted to check more, there may be enough information in her medical file to say 'yes' or 'no'
In general, if someone has been harmed by a chemical, it can be counter productive to take more chemicals ... as your body is maxed out. At least I've heard comments on that by those who are experts in the field of chemical overexposure. So, ask your doctor if there is anything that isn't working for you, so you can take the most minimal medications.
You say you are tired. Would you be tired without the medications?
Lou Gehrig's disease? That is said to be one of the for sure things the govt recognizes for harm that the gulf war vets have come down with. I suspect this chemical has harmed many in our nation since its invention in the 1930s
... I would even suspect congenital heart defects ... with one of the chemicals of lesser harm: ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER CAS #: 109-86-4 MF: C3H8O2 ...
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