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SHANNON
Member |
January
12, 2001
I had a child in 1994, her father is a gulf war vet. She has had
several medical problems since she has been born. I am no longer
with her father and he refuses to believe any of them could be
related to the gulf war. She was conceived about one year after
he returned. I was later told that the soldiers were told not to
have children for at least five years. She has severe asthma,
allergies, a heart murmur, stomach and gastrointestinal
problems, ADHD, and she is constantly sick. I would like to find
out more info on children born to gulf war vets. Could someone
please help me and point me in the right direction.
Thank you
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Senwolf11
Member |
January
13, 2001
there are articles all over the net and Im sure there are some
other parents of children born after the gulf that watch this
board. I knwo one man lost his daughter and posted it here. So
im sure there are others.
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nylan8888
Member |
January
13, 2001
shannon i have a 2 year old son and i thank god he is healthy .
my best friend from the army has a son that is chronicaly ill
and after all the talk of birth defects my wife and i decided to
go with a sperm donor and artificial insemination because we
could not bear the thought of my fathering a child knowing there
was a chance it would be sick or have defects . my heart goes
out to you and your family . i will keep you in my prayers . im
so sorry i know it must be heart breaking and i wish i had
answers to give you . all we can do is pray
tim
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eighteen4life
Member |
January
13, 2001
SHANNON ASK LOICE SHE COULD HELP IM SORRY BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE
WHATS GOING ON WITH A LOT OF KIDS THERE IS A POST ON HERE ABOUT
KAWAIT CHILDREN BEING BORN WITH THESE PROBLEMS TO ITS REAL GET
THE KID ON VITAMENS AN HEATHY NON GREASE FOODS LOTS OF VEGYS AN
TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM RED MEAT!!!!! GOOD LUCK AN GOD BLESS AN
YOUR OLD MAN NEEDS TO STOP LIVING WITH HIS HEAD IN THE SAND BUT
IN A WAY I UNDER STAND THAT ITS SO HORABLE TO THINK THAT HE
COULD OF DONE SUCH A THING TO HIS OWN CHILD BUT ITS NOT HIS FALT
HE NEEDS TO WAKE UP AN FIGHT CUZ THIS BATTLE ISNT OVER!!!!
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ShakeyLaw
Member |
January
13, 2001
Dear Shannon...
For heaven's sake, please get your child tested as part of
the Gulf War Registry. The information you need is as follows
(just click on the link)...
http://www.va.gov/health/environ/help.htm
I want to also emphasize that it is my understanding that your
husband does NOT need to cooperate for you to get help for your
child. If I'm mistaken about this, please jot me a line about it
because I've relayed the information on to the responsible
people to help your daughter. Furthermore, once your child
starts participating in the Gulf War Registry medical
examination, if she becomes ill, the V.A. can (but isn't
required to) treat your child's illnesses. Treatment incidental
to such a medical exam is authorized by law at 38 USC Section
1711(a), and I've provided a link to that law as well below...
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/38/1711.html
If you are in a financial pinch, please tell the V.A.'s medical
staff about your financial situation and that you need to have
your daughter made part of the Gulf War Registry in order to
find out what's been ailing her. I strongly suggest (if you have
the capability to do so) that you print these out and take those
with you to any examination of your child.
One last thing...if the V.A. does treat your child incidental
to this medical exam, and they screw up, your daughter is
entitled to lifetime medical benefits under 38 USC Section
1151(b). Because they know this every bit as much as I do, I
would imagine they'll be very helpful and very cautious. Though
I hope you don't need the information, I've linked to that law
below as well...
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/38/1151.html
You may want to emphasize to your husband that he's not the
immediate issue. It is your daughter who needs the help and
whether he thinks it's related to the Gulf War or not, you just
want to do what's in your daughter's best interests by finding
out for sure. If he's concerned that somehow he'll be found
liable for giving her Gulf War Syndrome, please let him know
that he is immune from any civil liability (i.e., he couldn't be
sued). That may bring him around.
Good Luck, God Bless, and Best wishes,
Shakey |
ShakeyLaw
Member |
January
13, 2001
Dear Shannon:
One other thing I forgot to mention. Though it is a
long-shot, please consider filing a claim against Iraq for your
child's healthcare problems. The forms to start that process can
be found via the following link...
www.gulflink.org/claim.doc
Again, I cannot overemphasize that if your husband is worried
that he could get sued for your daughter's ailments, please tell
him that is quite impossible. The law, at 10 USC Section 2733,
gives all former soldiers, sailors, and airmen of war immunity
against that kind of thing. Even if it didn't, as you will see
from reading the law, the statutes of limitations for suing for
such a thing have passed. Here's the law if he'd like to see
this for himself...
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/2733.html
Again, I wish you and your daughter the very best and hope these
tidbits of info can help you. You are in my prayers.
Kindest regards,
Shakey
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ShakeyLaw
Member |
January
13, 2001
Dear Shannon:
I have forwarded your request on to the proper officials.
They should be responding to you by e-mail. If there is any way
they can assist you, they will. I hope this helps.
God Bless,
Shakey
quote:
Originally posted by SHANNON:
I had a child in 1994, her father is a gulf war vet. She
has had several medical problems since she has been born. I am
no longer with her father and he refuses to believe any of
them could be related to the gulf war. She was conceived about
one year after he returned. I was later told that the soldiers
were told not to have children for at least five years. She
has severe asthma, allergies, a heart murmur, stomach and
gastrointestinal problems, ADHD, and she is constantly sick. I
would like to find out more info on children born to gulf war
vets. Could someone please help me and point me in the right
direction.
Thank you
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eighteen4life
Member |
January
13, 2001
good luck shannon an stay in touch!!!! tell us how things are
going with the father and child!!!!
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John
M. Taggart
Member |
January
13, 2001
Dear Shannon,
There is help out there for your daughter. She is eligible for medical
examinations and help .
Call 1-800 749-8387
to schedule a physical.
Good luck and God Bless
There are many others out there with the same problems
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mark
Member |
January
14, 2001
HI SHANNAN
I'm Mark sorry to hear about your child. I know pretty much
what you are going through. I have two little girls my self, who
i believe are sick because of me. It hurts see them when they are
having the same problems as me. When they are ill and i see the
tears that come out of their eye's, because there bone's are
aching, it urks me. this is why i want to be a part of this
national meeting.
I feel like the people who are here on this post are family. and
this is something the gov can't take away.Your child is a gift
from god, Only to say that alot of us who want to have a baby
can't and this is some of the things, that has been taken from
us,beside's our health. if only your ex who is stubborn to believe
could see
that it is not his fault but the gov. I will pray for him that
god may open his eye's and i will pray for you and your child.
for you i will prey that god may give you strength and courage
(please excuse my spelling i could not find the word in
the dictionary. my prayers go out to you and your family.
Mark A
ps:these people here are good people and they will try to help
you as much as they can. i wish i could have wrote sooner but i
had to think on this for awhile.shakeylaw can help you alot so
trust him.
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bword19427
Member |
January
16, 2001
My son was born 8 years after I returned from the gulf with a
cleft palete, any info on connections to GWS, (which I seem to
have) would be greatly appreciated.
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Sharkey
Member |
January
16, 2001
My son was born in 1998 with no left forearm or hand. Since the
war was long over and I had left the military in 1992, I did not
even consider the war as a possible cause.
I myself have developed asthma since the war but am otherwise in
very good health. I live in Germany so until a couple of months
ago when I got into the internet I had heard very little about
the 'Gulf War Illness'.
Over the last few months I have done some research into the
topic and am beginning to wonder if my service in the gulf war
may have caused my son's birth defect.
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MHarvey
Member |
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eighteen4life
Member |
January
18, 2001
shannon an all parents of gulf war babies im sorry for all the
pain that you all are going through please stay in touch with
each other we must stick together stay healthy ive found that in
this adventure to adapt an over come that eating rite an taking vitamins
help a lot an i don't know why but red meat fast food greasy anything
isn't a part of a balanced meal for me any more before the gulf
i could but ever since its bad an just to let you know i cant
take there drugs either the side affects make me worse in one
way or another but im sure you can tell that ive not conquered all my problems yet like memory just stay calm an don't let
things get on your nerves cause that makes everything
worse!!!!!! i hope ive helped in some way an promise to help
more some day!!!!!! |
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