CHELATION DEATH

  i know many parent are doing chelation therapy and all parents are trying to fdo what the think is right but please please be careful; i know we wish there was a magic "cure" there isnt right now so therapies while they may help in most cases dont always work for all kids and we have to make the right choices for our families in any case i wanted to post this   Dear AutismLink subscribers:

I hate to report sad news, but this story needs to be told.  Today, a story will come out in the news about a family whose five year old child with autism died while undergoing chelation therapy.  The family, from the Pittsburgh area, was seeing a "doctor" who claimed to follow the DAN! protocol.  (Details are sketchy at this time -- we are unsure of the doctor's qualifications.  We will keep you posted.)

The child died in the doctor's office, while undergoing therapy.

Please, before you try any new therapies, we urge you to research the physician, the methods, and the safety.  Some of these therapies are quite dangerous.  We're not telling you what to do, we're just urging you to use caution.

We all do what we think is best for our children, and sometimes we are desperate.  While we've heard stories of chelation success, it is definitely a dangerous process.

Our children are so very fragile, and we fight for them as best we can with whatever we think will work.  Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.

Sadly,

Cindy Waeltermann
AutismLink Director

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