Jueddie

Yes, your pictures are graphic. I do not undertand how this can be ignored? I'll never understand it. I

I agree with you Danseer and I listened to a Dr. form Mayo doing a report on this so called research. He claims all they did was go to the file room and take charts off the shelf of people who have been diagnosed with DOP and this was how they chose their participants. I'm not sure how many participants there were but I find it difficult to understand why some of them haven't spoken out in anger and mistrust; if indeed these were people who claim to have Morgellons. Something is wrong. Something stinks. This is a real valid disease. I have seen it also. Your picture of the baby is disheartening. I think if the true nature of this illness does come out of the closet, the people who have it are not going to be surprised just where it came from. I have my own thoughts but that's exactly what they are; just thoughts. But nothing about this illness makes any sense what-so-ever. I have never seen it on the cable world news channels. Sure I've seen the old videos at Youtube but that's it. When SARS, Chronic WAsting Disease, H!N!, or other diseases appeared, you'd hear about them almost everyday. It's almost like this is some kept secret, hoping all the sufferers will just go away.

In my mind, with the high numbers of people worldwide who claim they have this, it is absolutely ludicrous to say that so may thousands of people have DOP. As well, the high numbers speak for themselves when we hear that people have read about Morgellons on the Internet and then claim they have it. Many people see the signs and have the symptoms and then go on line to do a search which then leads them to Morgellons sites. What happened? Was there a rally and thousands of people got together and said let us drive the dermatologists crazy? Plus, how can all these people be diagnosed with DOP when they have not had a single test done. As well, can a dermatologist diagnose DOP? Wouldn't it stand to reason that a Psychiatrist would indeed be the clinician to qualify for such a severe diagnosis as DOP? I mean this diagnosis is nothing to play around with and can have many serious implications on one's life in so many ways now days. These people need help and the Medical Society whom they had once trusted has turned them away and I'm sure some are literally laughing at them, when even if this was DOP it is certainly not a laughing matter. These people cry for help and no one answers, or if they do hear an answer it is pure ridicule.

Has the subject of Morgellons died down now or is it somewhere else. I am new and this is my first post. I have an interest in this illness because I see it also and wondered if there is any awareness happening that is actually helping those suffering. I can sometimes tell when a person has it and they are not even aware of it yet, and those who are aware of it I have empathy for due to the way they are so mistreated in mainstream medicine. It is so sad. This is most definitely a new and emerging disease. In fact. I believe it has been here for some time and is more prevalent now. How, when there are so many people claiming to have this can it be so overlooked and toossed aside as a mental health issue. There may be some who go on the internet, see the disease and its symptoms and then claim to have it. But THOUSANDS? No way. Joni Mitchell the singer has it, and what about that Oklahoma baseball player. These people all need help but from who? Who is going to help them? Thanks for listening. Jueddie