Tom Van Flandern

My father just came out of Swedish Hospital with a "life saving" surgery completed just as he turned 91. You have the best hospital and surgeons at hand there.

No matter what the alternative treatment is, I am glad it is being done aggressvely.

Gregg Wilson

Best wishes to you, Tom.

You've touched a lot of lives - my children naturally think of gravity as pushing on us, because of you!

I hope you are able to overcome the damage to your body, and share more ideas with us.

Glen

Update: Tom's developed a post operative complication referred to as fluid third-spacing. His protein levels are extremely low from prolonged malnutrition (prior to surgery Tom was unable to maintain adequate food intake and was particularly struggling with protien due to his colon blockage). Low protein combined with potassium loss after surgery is causing reduced osmotic pressure in his blood. Most of his water is consequently leaking from his vascular system into his tissue. A lot of it has found its way back to his abdomen, replacing the 6 liters of drained ascites, and the rest of it is causing severe edema.

Tom's taking IV nutrition (TPN) in an effort to rebalance his fluids but his response has been slow. Intermittent large infusions of IV Vitamin C provide temporary relief but the C escapes his vascular system over several hours and the problem quickly returns.

We're waiting for the TPN to do its job and get his blood Albumin back to a healthier level. Until then we're just keeping Tom as comfortable as possible. Thx -Mike

I met Tom for the first time at the CCC2 conference in September and what amazes me is how he managed to put that together with all these medical problems going on in the background!
It was superbly organised and an experience I will never forget.
Give him my thanks, wish him all the best for me and here's to a full recovery.
Best regards, thinking about him,
Lyndon


lyndon ashmore - bringing cosmology back down to earth.

Well we made it to 2009! Still lots of things to be worried about including a test earlier this week that indicated Tom's kidneys were starting to fail and a possible bladder infection. Thankfully subsequent blood tests are showing good kidney function.

Tom's started a mild diuretic (Bumex) to alleviate some of the ascites. We've also added a feeding tube to try to get more protein into his system. Good news is there's evidence of progress, his albumin precursors were at 6.4 and now measure 8.7 (target =20). If we can get enough protein in his blood we might stabilize his vascular leaking and give him a lot more energy. Both would go a long way toward making him more comforable.

Everything remains in triage mode, just trying to get him stabilized and comfortable post surgery. Making it to the new year was one of his goals. Now he'd like to see the upcoming historic Presidential inauguration. His family and the folks at Swedish are working hard to give him a shot at enjoying it. Thx -Mike

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<br />Tom Van Flandern will be out of the office until further notice.

On November 11th, 2008, Tom was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer under emergency conditions. Since then his condition has been stabilized and he has returned home, but he continues to be focused on the complications of fighting this aggressive disease. In the spirit of Meta Science, Tom is pursuing alternative medicine approaches with good track records to battle this otherwise fatal disease.

Tom's priorities right now are appropriately his medical issues and ordering his personal affairs. Regrettably he has little time for his normally important science issues at the moment. The Meta Research Board of Directors is tending to organizational matters. Meanwhile, Tom is checking email intermittently as his treatments and condition permit. Please limit messages sent to Tom's Meta Research email account to urgent science/Meta Research issues ONLY. If you have a truly urgent message send it marked 'high importance' to the regular Meta Research mailbox, &lt;tomvf@metaresearch.org&gt;. Otherwise please hold your correspondence until further notice. Tom hopes to return his attention to Meta Research matters if and when his health improves.

We've received many inquires about Tom's condition and warm wishes from friends and colleagues. Thank you. Please send future well wishes to tomvf@wavecable.com. We value these emails and promise each will be read and passed on to Tom. Your support is important to him. We regret we will be unable to respond.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and assistance.

Mike Van Flandern (Tom's oldest son) for the Meta Research Board of Directors

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I have heard some really good things about "Chlorine Dioxide" neutralizing low ph tissue like cancer , I volunteer at a veterans hospital when ever I can,.. and so I use it often so I dont get sick
being around any one there , It will kill anthrax too here is some info on it..........
A number of products are marketed as "stabilized chlorine dioxide" (SCD). Most of these solutions do not actually contain chlorine dioxide but consist of solutions of buffered sodium chlorite. A weak acid can be added to SCD to "activate" it and make chlorine dioxide in-situ without a chlorine dioxide generator. Stabilized chlorine dioxide is used as a broad spectrum disinfectant and anti-microbial[citation needed]; This form of chlorine dioxide is currently being used against bacterial and viral outbreaks including MRSA, Legionella, and Norovirus The use of SCD is effective when the demand for chlorine dioxide is low and when impurities, such as small amounts of sodium, can be tolerated

this is what I use you have to mix the sodium chlorite( 2 drops) with citric acid (5 drops per 1 drop of sodium chlorite)
in a dry glass and let it sit for at least 3 minutes then add water 6 ounces and then wait another 3 minutes.
and if you have malaria use 15 drops (*5 citric acid drops)will cure you!

MARX