Thank you for sharing.  I think all of these things are part of the CFIDS, CFS, FM group of harm that exposure to glycol ether would cause ... even the cancer.  Be sure to avoid anything that shows up as 'flu symptoms' (That is what too much exposure would look like.

Too many autoimmune issues start up at the same time and keep adding on, if we get more exposure.  "The numbers' don't tell the whole story.  The anemia is the worst ailment, and it is imperative that your doctors find it.  When the high white blood cell counts show up, it is an anemia sign, not an infection sign per se.

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/theanemia3.htm

I think Senator Robert Byrd and Justice Ruth Ginsburg have the same anemia.  So in or out of the military, the harm of glycol ether is rampant.

Different helps ideas here, also

I hope US Senator Robert Byrd's doctors would consider another cause of high white blood cell counts. *  *  Instead of being indicative of an infection, as is generally thought, it might also be a sign of the advanced anemia that leads to seizures (that being from lack of oxygen red blood cells can deliver). I suspect the anemia of CFIDS, CFS, FM, 'gulf war syndrome' is AIHA or IMHA. Body turns autoimmune due to exposure to GLYCOL ETHER. Exposure 'looks like the flu' and may actually be the more probable cause of flu symptoms than any virus. Although unrelated to the autoimmune action on red blood cells in which red blood cells die off prematurely ... the production of white blood cells is stimulated. I have no medical background, but think that gamma globulin, Rituxan, glyconutrients, & whole blood cell transfusions are a great help for people who fall into this category ... and that medications for someone chemically poisoned are not the answer to good health. Many people die of this anemia & signs are rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, "the chills." Blood in urine.   Is his body temperature less than 98.6? Cancer and multiple autoimmune issues are side effects. *  *  * 

Pres FDR

YOU MUST KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE

--- In tumors-n-autoimmune-issues@yahoogroups.com, "Margaret Diann"
<mother_margaret@...> wrote:
>
>
>       My son was in or about Ryhaid after the initial war and developed
> Hodgkin's disease. He passed away in August within the 120 days of being
> medically discharged. He was only 30 years old.  I would be interested
> to hear from similar situations. I have a lot of issues about his
> medical care while on active duty. Carol Conrad
>
when a returned i got out 1 month later i was told i had hodgkin's disease.took
chem for a year and got better. but i have had sleep apnea con. headaches and
fatigue ever since.

I think she has THE ANEMIA that is hard to find

and that goes along with PTSD and many other ailments miliary mention for soldiers

or the civilians with CFIDS, CFS, FM mention:

Why it is important to avoid 'the sniffles'
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/cancer/breast-age10.htm

another cause of flu
 
FLU? * Maybe there is another common denominator? Whether or not a particular virus is found, doesn't mean it is the cause of all that ails you. There is another cause of flu symptoms that the CDC should list on their website & consider in all cases of flu symptoms. See if there is blood in urine, and whether or not the FATIGUE is autoimmune action on the red blood cells. Remember 1918 was at the end of WWI. I suspect the chemical in explosions blows around and gets into the eyes of people. And that this goes back to the mid 1300s. I suspect 2-butoxyethanol may be there and in gun cleaners, and home cleaning products, too.

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/health/stuff.htm#news

We will waste our health care dollars if we don't disclose these chemicals to housewives,
and if we don't take care to AVOID them
 
Aren't glycol butyl ethers harmful?

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/health/arentglycolbutylethersharmful.htm
 
Glycol BUTYL Ether  should be 'on the list' of most probable cause of Autism (check links)

Can cause ANY autoimmune issue:

Examples of exposure:

when I talked to a city employee on Friday ....
 
 . . . & a couple of times throughout the day,
it seemed she had congestion & it appeared to be getting worse throughout the day.
 
What I suspect should at least be considered.  Was there any BUTYL at home or at work?  (She would have to be very observant as to EXACTLY WHEN this started)
 
 
My thoughts shared with a 25 year old Marine on a health forum just now:
(He had heart palpitations & shortness of breath when running)
 
 
A couple of web pages I wrote to explain the harm of butyl:
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/health/find.htm
 
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/vets/thomas.htm
 
Exposure to 2-butoxyethanol or BUTYL (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) should be avoided.
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/butylcauses.htm

My reply to his questions:

Sounds like you have the anemia that's hard to find.  The kind that is referenced in 'gulf war syndrome' or Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome.  Part of the definition is that doctors do not know what the fatigue is.
 
Besides rapid heart beat and shortness of breath do you also have 'the chills?'
Do you have an abnormal body temp?  high or low?
Abnormal blood sugar?  (That IS one thing easy for doctors to find)
Abnormal blood pressure?
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/bodytemp.htm
 
This anemia is very serious. 
You can easily be exposed in many household cleaning products.
Butyl or 2-butoxyethanol does not have to be disclosed, and often is not

We need new laws
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/clean/cleanshower.htm
 
Exposure looks like 'the flu' but can be as simple as a cough, a rash, 'the sniffles' farting, diarrhea ... moisture under one's nose (loosening of the sinuses)
Do you have headaches?  Do  you have any short term memory loss?
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/thechills.htm
 
I am concerned for a little boy age 2 who is very sensitive to this ... At his young age he can be maxed out on this chemical ... and when a runny nose starts his mom should immediately ask .... what have I been cleaning with ...?   Where have I taken this little one?  ... who has come over?
WHAT WAS DIFFERENT... than before the sniffles started?
 
Give the doctors a clue and ask them to ask the lab tech to LOOK at the RED Blood cells and tell them everything about them that they can.
 
I would get doctor's orders NOT to run.  One vet had serious fatigue issues and was trying out for another civilian job in the Sherrif's office of which part of it was strenuous excercise.  He had shortness of breath and ended being taken to the ER.  He died.  I suspect he was dealing with autoimmune hemolytic anemia and that he expended all his available oxygen during exercise, and the oxygen could not be replenished quickly enough ... and he died.  This was Jan 18, 2009 in El Paso, TX  Cesar Arreola became dizzy, light headed with shortness of breath. He was 37 when he died.
http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/diesafterworkout2.htm#is
 
See if you can find a doctor who is interested
This chemical harms soldiers throughout the past century especially during wars
HELPs  ... or find a doctor who is humble (Ask the nurses)
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/vets/helps.htm
 
This chemical causes multiple autoimmune issues at once.
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/autoimmune.htm
 
Too many things going on at the same time for doctors / researchers to pinpoint
http://www.valdezlink.com/re/shared2.htm

"Black Wave - The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez"  20 years ago 3-24-09

You ask:  I know my dad had a lot exposure to napalm in WWII, (and continued to
work in petroleum industry, handling substances). Since I am
chemically sensitive and have spinal structural issues--I wonder what
toxic load might have been passed to me and others in our family.

Reading about mesolethioma and the development of understanding of the
reaches of this exposure inspires me to ask more.

My mom's dad worked on ships, even if he wasn't a boiler room guy,
could he have had toxic exposures he brought home to his family?
______________________

I think it is butyl or 2-butoxyethanol that is the main chemical of harm

It is a teratogen chemical so it can cause singlular birth defects or a combination of such;  primarily you are dealing with autoimmune metabolic issues if this is the chemical that harmed him/you

 Be careful when you notice any flu symptoms, the sniffles, diarrhea, etc as if it is unrelated to something you ate, it could be signaling the exposure to the very same chemical

Worst culprit being home cleaning products

and sadly current disclosure laws do not required disclosure

 Can harm our pets, our babies .... US!

I know my dad had a lot exposure to napalm in WWII, (and continued to
work in petroleum industry, handling substances).  Since I am
chemically sensitive and have spinal structural issues--I wonder what
toxic load might have been passed to me and others in our family.

Reading about mesolethioma and the development of understanding of the
reaches of this exposure inspires me to ask more.

My mom's dad worked on ships, even if he wasn't a boiler room guy,
could he have had toxic exposures he brought home to his family?



--- In tumors-n-autoimmune-issues@yahoogroups.com, "Margaret Diann"
<mother_margaret@...> wrote:
>
>
> Post-Traumatic Stress Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
>
> medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/AnxietyStress/12360
>
> They are exactly on 'the right track'
>
> The only specialty I have is recognizing a particular chemical exposure:
> an organic solvent, pesticide, teratogen, neurotoxin, poison:
> 2-butoxyethanol or BUTYL for short. Diabetes and multiple cancers
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/crackthecase.htm#these>   are also side
> effects.
>
> http://www.valdezlink.com/re/discussdiabetes.htm#need
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/discussdiabetes.htm#need>
>
> It causes many autoimmune issues, cancers, metabolic syndrome and
> nervous system poisoning. Nervous system poisoning shows up as inability
> to concentrate, memory loss, sleeplessness, extreme irritability (anger
> outbursts). It mimics psychiatric disorder.  It has suicidal tendencies
> as a component.
>
> The FATIGUE it causes is hard to find:  autoimmune hemolytic anemia  *
>
<http://www.valdezlink.com/re/msn/avoid2beforhealth-mm/findanemiaforproo\
> f.htm>
>
> http://www.valdezlink.com/re/thecfidsview.htm#chills
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/thecfidsview.htm#chills>
>
>
> Overall term would be CFIDS and I suspect it is the cause of 'gulf war
> syndrome' Find out what happened to the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup
> workers,* <http://www.valdezlink.com/evos/feel.htm>   and they should
> look like the gulf war vets with syndrome. This is a chemical exposure
> they have in common.  * <http://www.valdezlink.com/same.htm>
>
> THE most probable chemical of harm to Vietnam Vets *
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/achemicaltosuspect.htm>
> <http://www.valezlink.com/re/achemicaltosuspect.htm>
>
> and vets of other eras, too
>
> Thank you, Soldiers!
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/thank_you_soldier.htm>
>
> We are unnecessarily poisoning our able-bodied National Defenders this
> past century ... & poisoning our future generations with crippling birth
> defects  * <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/vetstodayandkids.htm>
>
> What are 'itchy legs?' <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/medh/itchylegs.htm>
>
>
>
> a child who had Kawasaki Syndrome like Jett Travolta
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/achildwkawasaki.htm>
>
> Jett Travolta's Death  *
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/jettdiscuss.htm#on>
>
> Avoid BUTYL * <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/avoidpesticides.htm>
>
> I think we need to try to find out what was the most probable cause of
> death for Jett Travolta  *
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/jettdiscuss.htm#on> , because if what I
> suspect is right, many more people of all ages will continue to be
> harmed by the harmful component in carpet cleaning and in MANY other
> sources.
>
> Someone someday will start a lawsuit for 'negligent failure to warn' and
> Congress will ban this organic solvent, pesticide, teratogen,
> neurotoxin, poison.
>
> In all the carpet cleaners that fully disclose the chemical components,
> I have been able to find this chemical. Since we clean rentals a lot, my
> husband asked me to check what was in Bissell carpet cleaning product. I
> looked, and looked, and I could not find it. But there was a comment
> about some ingredients not being disclosed as they were proprietary. No
> poison should be listed as 'proprietary"
>
> Spot Shot carpet cleaner brags about 50% being 2-butoxyethanol. And
> these pet owners have a sad story to tell
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/spotshotcats.htm> .
>
> Personally, I strongly suspect this chemical is THE cause of 'gulf war
> syndrome' and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup workers have the proof.
> Very few choices of what harmed them, unlike the vets ... and this is a
> chemical exposure in common
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/evos/afteroil.htm> . I think the civilian
> name for 'gulf war syndrome' is CFIDS, CFS, FM, or ME.
>
> For bioremediation workers, Exxon/VECO was looking for blood in urine
> (to their credit); however, I suspect they realize many were very much
> harmed, and that is something that has been swept under the rug for 20
> years.
>
> The real reason the USA can not find the cause of 'gulf war syndrome'
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/usa_hoodwinked.htm>
> January 10, 2009
> http://www.valdezlink.com/re/metabolic-ptsd.htm#on
> <http://www.valdezlink.com/re/metabolic-ptsd.htm#on>
>

one of these days doctors are going to start noticing the harm of butyl or 2-butoxyethanol.

The anemia is like cinderella's other slipper

Find the Anemia *

The proof of harm is the anemia that underlies all the autoimmune issues and cancers that can show up

put degenerative disc diseas on the list of autoimmune issues, too

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/discussdegenerativediscs.htm

How about this for help?

http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/diesafterworkout2.htm#is

My letter to my Senator:

http://www.valdezlink.com/gwv/whyegbeforcauseandautism.htm

What are 'itchy legs?'

a child who had Kawasaki Syndrome like Jett Travolta

Jett Travolta's Death  *

Avoid BUTYL *

Most Probable cause of Jett Travolta's death

The chemical exposure that would cause Kawasaki Syndrome (BUTYL or 2-butoxyethanol) is also a cause of serious anemia. I suspect this advanced autoimmune hemolytic anemia was the more probable cause of death. It is not generally found by doctors, but it can be.

Check info here http://www.valdezlink.com/re/jettdiscuss.htm#on

Last night on the 'Geraldo at Large' program they said that Jett was very tired and 'sleeping' 12-16 hours a day, that he had very serious and multiple grande mal seizures that medicine no longer helped, and that he was non verbal.
 
 (Did he have normal language development before the age 2 illness? Normal development in general, then not so thereafter?)
 
 I still suspect the advanced anemia that 2-butoxyethanol exposure would cause and that he would have 'the chills' or shivering, rapid heart beat and shortness of breath
 
 He could have tumors anywhere, even brain tumors, but they won't be the cause of death. He could have extremely high white blood cell counts, but that would be an AIHA or IMHA anemia sign, in this context
 
 Did he have a subnormal body temperature? ... subnormal blood pressure? subnormal blood sugar?  chart

Degenerative Disk Disease - Autoimmune !  *

Look into glycobiology for help  *

Green Beret Staff Sgt James Alford is buried with full honors 12/5/08 article

 James Alford  * was diagnosed in June 2003 with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare and fatal brain disorder that leads to progressive dementia and neuromuscular deficits.

and this has shown up as a birth defect for gulf war vets' kids

What about children of our Vets?  *

Preterm, Connective Tissue Disorders, cleft lip / pallet, difficulty concentrating - remembering, hemangiomas, severe asthma, allergies, a heart murmur, stomach and gastrointestinal problems, ADHD,  constantly sick; can't remember what they just learned, bones are aching; autoimmune liver - organs shut down, born without the embryonic fluid, failure to thrive, diabetes, heart defect (Ventricular Septal Defect or VSD), brain defect (Lissencephaly), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) , pneumonia (autoimmune?),  osteopenia, Autism, Barrett's Esophagus, cyst in the spinal cord caused by brain fluid leaking, unexplained infertility, miscarriages, sperm severely amorphous, trouble staying pregnant - in-womb babies die at 3 months

What others?

What Birth Defects are more common among Veterans?  abbreviated

Pres FDR &  the Pope both had 'the chills' the night before they died

Avoid BUTYL *

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Tired, but Blood Tests Normal?

The reason it is NOT too late to avoid EGBE

I am fighting for babies yet to be born, that they may be born healthy and without developmental delays, cancers or diabetes. (Diabetes is a side-effect of this chemical exposure.  What we blame on Diabetes should be blamed on the chemical that causes diabetes)

I am fighting for those who have died because of this chemical exposure more than any other reason. For having been falsely accused of causing their own ailments because lack of discipline in diet or exercise, because of smoking? Because of asbestos? ... because of drinking? ... Such as they blamed Conny for

I am fighting for today's soldiers who have to have serious effects from this unrecognized hazardous chemical. It is still in gun cleaners, jet fuel, paint, cleaners of all kinds. I think the suicide rate and what is called PTSD may actually be the central nervous system poisoning of 2-butoxyethanol.

When you check for ingredients ... look for BUTYL and look for ethylene glycol. It is in baby wipes and I noticed the reaction in my baby grandson when little sister used a baby wipe near his face: farting & immediate diarrhea

What has been called post partem blues may be the depression aspect of the CNS damage: HELLP Syndrome Researchers can't figure it out. They need to ask one more question, "Do you have short term Memory Loss?"

Soldier, your job is not over. You can still help yourself and others.

I am hearing good reports on Rituxan helping both FATIGUE and autoimmune issues including NHL

Rituxan for AIHA?

Why did I study 2-butoxyethanol? 

Civilian 'gulf war syndrome' is CFIDS

http://groups.msn.com/helpourGulfWarVets/elizabeth1979.msnw

There is a horrible type of headache

... that goes with the Chronic Fatigue Immune Disfunction Syndrome pattern of symptoms.

(CFIDS or CFS, FM for short)

My friend began having more severe headaches after a flu went through her town.

For her it was just one exposure too much.  She needs a miracle and I think it is the anemia that is the most harmful

http://www.valdezlink.com/re/myfriendnorm.htm

I have heard of headaches stopping when people have hormonal change like going into menopause ... or around puberty ... or altering one's hormones

I think it is an autoimmune issue that 2-butoxyethanol exposure would cause.

EGBE Causes

CFIDS Pattern

Do you also have FATIGUE?

Doctors do not know what the fatigue of CFS, FM, CFIDS is

If caused by 2-butoxyethanol

aka Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether it is AIHA or IMHA

A chemical to avoid & what to consider for help

More info

http://groups.msn.com/braintumors/why.msnw

If a parent is exposed they would have THE FATIGUE,

and odd assortment of symptoms ...

and depending upon how severely exposed ...

Afftect the children with developmental delays,

autoimmune metabolic issues, headaches possible, too

a chemical to avoid