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To post #139, 140 and 142:
"I'm repeating myself, but tell me why my thought is wrong, and i will stop:
Ila Singh has found 0 XMRV in 200 healthy controls plus 105 cases of ME/CFS. That's 305 subjects.
This contradicts her earlier findings in prostate cancer. It also contradicts Switzer's study published 2 days ago.
As long as it is not proven that Dr. Singh's prostate cancer work and Switzer's study were wrong, how can you conclude this latest study is correct and the studies mentioned before were wrong and not the other way round?
If you can't, you should not draw a conclusion so rapidly. It's dangerous." -eric_s
First of all - this is an interesting debate, isn't it? And while I don't know for sure what the outcome will be when the dust completely settles I want to be sure that I am not misunderstood. I am not trying to be dangerous. Although wouldn't it be amazing to be healthy enough to do something more dangerous than arm-chair olympics? (Arm-chair Olympics is actually a really fun game - let me know if anyone wants the rules. I beat my cousin 4x in a row this past Thanksgiving...lol...good times)
Anyway - back to the subject at hand-
I meant my response to be comforting to those who felt despair at this latest paper
and to state my understanding of Dr. Singh as a person. Sometimes people who are desperate to be rescued from a hell
not of their own making (like me) reach a point at which the straw breaks the camel's back. And they die. I have had friends die from having their spirits broken, have you? I hope not. It is horrible and the heartbreak comes back when I read posts from people who are suffering.
Again, it appears from this latest paper that XMRV may not be the "it" we were waiting for. To answer your question eric_s -I honestly do not know. I would write an email to her - or have someone from PR (Like
Mark or Alex or Court) email her and ask. I'm sure if we asked nicely she would tell us.
Just to make sure I am being clear, I wrote my original response so that those who put all their eggs in the proverbial XMRV basket wouldn't crumple with the unbearability of not being cured at this moment. I do not want one more person to feel despondant or even a little bit disheartened by this disease. I am a ball of sunshine. I live to make other people happy and joyful. Call me a Pollyanna - I accept the title with gladness... (The Glad Game? Get it? Sorry, sometimes I just quote movies and tv without realizing it. Call me DiNozzo. Actually, Abby is happier one, but I digress
I am certain that in the next few years amazing things will happen with regards to the treatment of and cure of this disease. The important thing is to keep moving forward with as much spring in our steps as possible. We will get this figured out and we'll be okay. I am so certain of this it is like looking into the sun and seeing how bright it is. I not only want a cure, I want the right one. Whatever that is. E.