Paulette...My first thought when you mentioned Legionnaire's Disease was you
living in the hurricane area. I 'doubt' that it would come from the golf course.
AND you know...they could be wrong. Doctors are famous for being wrong. It may not
be Legionnaire's at all.

The good news is...he seems to be improving. I will definitely say a prayer for
him and for you, also. NOTHING scrambles my brain more than a serious illness of
a family member. So I can imagine how you feel.

It would seem to me to be something related to the 'flu' he had...or was that the
flu....that he had?

YOU know your husband like the back of your hand...so try to think through this as
best you can...what led up to the 'flu'...etc. You can probably put your finger
on this even before the doctors do.

keep us posted. kathryn

Dear Paulette,

My good friend, Kathryn, just sent me an
email, and told me about your husband's illness.

What terrible news! And just when you were starting to get over all the destruction
caused by the hurricane. I had hoped and prayed that 2006 would be a much better
year for you and your family.

I have two suggestions, Paulette: The first
is that you give Andreas a call, and seek his
advice. Andreas is one of the best intuitive
healers alive. If anyone can help your husband, it's Andreas. I sent you his phone
number by private email.

I also suggest that you somehow arrange
for your husband to get some intravenous doses
of vitamin C. Between 1948 and 1953, Doctor
Frederick klenner, the "father"of vitamin C
in mega-doses, cured 42 out of 42 cases of
viral pneumonia. via intravenous injections.
Most of his patients responded positively within hours of the first injection.

The hospital-doctors will likely dismiss this
idea as quackery. It's up to you and your husband to decide, Paulette. I worry about
both of you, living in that toxic hospital
atmosphere. When you get home, take lots of
vitamin C to help protect you from all the
germs floating through that hospital air.

Be brave, be strong, and be confident! All of
your many friends will be sending prayers
your way through the ether, as well as healing
energy.

Love & Blessings,

Owen

Hello Paulette,

I am sorry to hear that your husband had to fight Legionella pneumophila.
It is a "common" infection here in Norway, where there are many water heaters, and many cooling towers. Almost every year, there is an outbreak, usually linked to one specific tower and one specific strain. People infected were people walking not far away from that tower.

The bacteria develops in any standing hot water, like cooling towers and water heaters where water temperature is hot and more or less constant.
Other places where bacteria grows best: hot tubs, hot water tanks, large plumbing systems, or parts of the air-conditioning systems of large buildings. The bacteria are NOT spread from one person to another person. Most people exposed to the bacteria do not become ill. There are many genetic strains of this bacteria, and most people are immune to accidental contact with bacteria. Bacteria is present in almost every environment, and it is hot water that enables bacteria to reproduce into large number, large enough to overcome human immunity.

People who contract the Legionnaire's Disease are those who inhaled huge number of bacteria and in the same time their immunity is very low. Like older people (usually 65 years of age or older), smokers, or those who have a chronic lung disease (like emphysema). Also people who have weak immune systems from diseases like cancer, diabetes, or kidney failure are also more likely to get sick from Legionella bacteria. People who take drugs to suppress (weaken) the immune system (like after a transplant operation or chemotherapy) are also at higher risk.

After an incubation period of 2-10 days, patients typically develop symptoms like: Weakness, Fatigue, Malaise ,Myalgia ,Fever ,Chills. Respiratory symptoms may not be present initially but develop as the disease progresses. Almost all patients develop a cough, which is initially dry and nonproductive, but may become productive. Patients may experience chest pain. Neurologic and GI tract symptoms are usually prominent. Neurologic complaints may include: Headache,
Lethargy, Confusion, Cerebellar ataxia, Agitation, Stupor. Common GI tract symptoms include diarrhea (watery and nonbloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

The best known treatment are Antibiotics capable of achieving high intracellular concentrations. I know of no alternative therapy that would be recommended. If untreated, people can die. Often used Antibiotics are: clarithromycin, azithromycin, tetracyclines, .....

Legionella pneumophila can be very dangerous, when it takes hold inside human body. The main problem is that people are often diagnosed too late, when infection overtakes lungs. There are so many different illness with similar symptoms. Legionella can cause death in up to 5% to 30% of cases. Most cases can be treated successfully with Antibiotics , and over 95% of infected people survives infection if treatment is started early enough.

Don't even think about an alternative therapy, before his life is out of danger and he is out of the hospital. What doctors can offer is the best known treatment. Playing games with anything else can cost life. Most herbs and most other natural antibiotics are unable to achieve high intracellular concentrations, making them totally useless against legionella. The best natural Antibiotic that I know of is Grapefruit Seed Extract (Citrosept Brand). I have tried many other brands and they are 100 times weaker then Citrosept. But, if you compare Citrosept to clarithromycin, azithromycin, it is most likely 10 - 50 times less effective against bacteria, while it can be extremely effective against yeast.
Olive leaf extract is too weak for this bacteria. Common food antibiotics like coconut, garlic, onion, cayenne, ginger ... I believe are too weak.

Keep us informed.

best of health
Spirit

i do pray that he makes it through. he is such a handsome fella and with a beautiful family. i truly am saddened by this news.

i am currently working with a new friend as his personal health advisor. he is 45 and no outward signs of disease. but one look and i could tell what he was headed for. to my surprise he was willing to listen to me due to the overall malaise he had been feeling, Depression over the loss of family members in recent years, and an infection on his legs that the doctors shuffled him around with and finally gave him a poisonous cream to put on them and said it may go away but it will probably come back. the infection was staph according to the medicos.

well, after a couple of weeks his infection is almost gone now. he has thrown away the cream and the antidepressant they had him on. he is on a trip with his wife to north carolina right now. the biggest problem he has had so far on the trip is a speeding ticket in kentucky!

when he gets back, we are going to take it to the next level and prepare for a fast with herbs. then we are going to fast together. i need to fast some more and it will help support him to have someone to do it with.

my whole point here is that medicos will kill eventually. there is only one cure and it cures everything. everything i have learned that is of any real benefit i have learned from the barefoot herbalist. but his program is a prevention program more than a treatment for disease. one must be drug and metal free to really make gains with it.

you are in my prayers, paulette.

husband in the light and as whole and complete- we can support him in the energetics of "prayer"....or whtever your brand calls it...Envision for health

Dear Paulette,
this has been a really trying season for you. The first thing I thought of as soon as aI read Legionnairess desease, was the area you're in. Molds, bacteria, all sorts of things floating around for hundreds of miles from the huge mess, I would imagine it has to do something with it.

Although I can't offer any advice on this to you, obviously you have already been filled in as to what man can do. My prayers are with you and Dill.
Oh, and please, please take good care of yourself. You know how we women are, we have to struggle to care for ourselves, while we put ourselves out for others in a blink.

You are much loved here Paulette, you're a wonderful person, and I'm sure your hubby will pull out of this one in due time.