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COMPASSION RESPONSE NETWORK CIRCULAR No 5
By David Keane, 27/December/2001
PO Box 582, Gosnells WA 6110, Australia
Email address: keane@nw.com.au
Delay in PCR Blood Test Results
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing of blood samples measures the number of active HIV viruses in any given blood sample. It is the most reliable test to indicate whether a given treatment of AIDS is effective in providing a cure. And so when East West Network decided to sponsor a testing program for treatment of AIDS in Kinshasa in Africa during 2001, getting clear PCR results became our top priority. There were no PCR testing facilities in Kinshasa, and so blood samples would need to be transported by private courier to a testing laboratory in either Europe or South Africa. PCR testing was expensive, and so we were delighted to accept an offer through Dr Muyembe for PCR testing to be done for free in Belgium. We would however need to sponsor all other costs which in a Third World country were substantial.
The first set of blood samples for PCR testing were taken on 12/March/2001 (before the month-long treatment). The second set of blood samples for PCR testing were taken on 12/April/2001 (a day after treatment concluded). Both sets were frozen and sent to Belgium for PCR testing on 20/April. The third set of blood samples for PCR testing were taken on 11/May/2001 (a month after treatment ceased). This third set (also frozen) was sent to Belgium for PCR testing on 6/July/2001.
We had expected the results to be Emailed to us from Europe within a week or two. However we had first to contact Dr Muyembe which was not easy and eventually cost a lot in mobile phone expenses. Then Dr Muyembe had to liaise with a doctor in Belgium. Through the enormous difficulty of this bureaucratic arrangement, by 25/October/2001 when we had launched the healing website and invited global participation in a Compassion Response Network, we had still not received any PCR results.
Some PCR Results at Last
Then at last on 7/December/2001, Albert Mananga received the first two sets of PCR results from Dr Muyembe. They were received by us a full 7 1/2 months after the blood samples were sent to Europe. We are still awaiting the third and final set of PCR blood test results. Let us therefore look at the results received.
PCR Details:
Germain 12/03/2001 29,000 copies / ml 12/04/2001
14,200 c/ml
Serge 12/03/2001 375,000 c/ml 12/04/2001 331,000
c/ml
De Gaulle 12/03/2001 129,000 c/ml 12/04/2001
30,900 c/ml
Samples taken on 12/3/2001 were taken one day before treatment began. Samples taken on 12/4/2001 were taken one day after treatment ended. Let us first consider the % reduction in HIV over that month of treatment.
Germain, count of 12/4/2001 reduced to 49.0% of his count of
12/3/2001.
Serge, count of 12/4/2001 reduced to 88.3% of his count of
12/3/2001.
De Gaulle, count of 12/4/2001 reduced to 24.0% of his count
of 12/3/2001.
These PCR results give a clear indication of partial success. We still are awaiting the third set of PCR results to provide a longer term trend. We were disappointed that the PCR reduction over this month was not greater. During the month of treatment itself, all three patients recovered wonderfully. Serge and de Gaulle had shown a clearance of nearly all of their symptoms, though we could not afford to do other types of medical tests such as for hemoglobin and immunity levels. Germain recovered to the extent that most of his symptoms cleared during treatment. It was unfortunate that after the treatment ended on 11/April/2001, we could not afford to do more tests or continue treatment. We were uncertain at that stage how long term the improvement would last.
Of the three HIV/AIDS patients selected for the project, Germain died from the flu on May 12, a month and a day after the treatment ended. Clearly, his immunity system had not by then fully recovered. The soldier de Gaulle died on May 25 from anaemia. He had been diagnosed as anaemic before the treatment. The boy Serge continues to go well. He has recovered his appetite and now eats well. We did iron blood level tests which indicated partial but not full recovery of blood iron levels. For this we provided a month's iron supplementary tablets. We could not afford to test his immunity levels, and so are continuing him on 5mls of colloidal silver daily as a precaution against infections.
With the eventual death of two of our patients (they had an improved quality of life during the few remaining months), and only partial improvement in PCR results at the end of a month, it appeared that we were lacking something in our treatment. We did not have extensive experience in PCR testing and so we corresponded with two groups who have more experience in this area, those groups involved with the Dr Hulda Clark and the Dr Bob Beck treatment programs. Let us next consider what each of these groups had to say.
Dr Clark Association
The Dr Clark Association can be contacted by Email through David P. Amrein at info@drclark.net. A regular free email circular is available through this contact. The Internet address for information about Dr Clark cleansing products and zappers and a free CD ROM, is
http://www.drclark.net
I have been in contact by email with David Amrein of the Dr Clark Association, for impressions of our PCR results. David expressed the view that a 50% reduction in some of the samples was very positive considering we had only provided treatment for one month and were not using any of the highly toxic anti-viral drugs. He expressed the view that various cleanups (dental, food, water) were very important and many months of treatment would be required. He confirmed that the most positive result received using this approach came from Dr. Michael Biamonte who was able to turn 30 people HIV negative, but he took 8 to 12 months. He invited further collaboration, and suggested that ozonated olive oil using an ozonator would also be quite effective, not only against viruses but against parasites of all sorts.
Dr Bob Beck Approach
Dr Bob Beck globally distributed various articles on his healing approach for AIDS in 1995. In it he claimed that hundreds of cases of HIV improved their PCR count from positive (highly infected with HIV) to negative (no active HIV). The trouble was that his networking was fairly local, and he refused to provide a contact postal or Email address. To my knowledge, none of the so called PCR "cures" have had their results published, which leads one to question the authenticity of the results. It was mainly for this reason of his poor open networking and lack of information, that East West Network has avoided experimenting with his treatment. During the year 2001, we could afford to test one treatment only, and because we had more information about it and it was simple and effective, we chose to test the Dr Clark zapper.
Through my inquiries I have at last found a believer in the Beck approach who is seeking to establish open networking about the Beck treatment. He is Russ Torlage, Email russ@sotainstruments.com. He is a personal friend of Dr Bob Beck, and he has established a website
http://www.SOTAINSTRUMENTS.com
in which he advertises sale for various Beck protocol instruments. Dr Bob Beck has recently prepared an updated October 2000 Beck Handout, in which an updated version of the Beck protocol is provided. This Handout will soon be available on Internet to download. A company called Sharing Health is coming out with a Beck treatment video soon, and within a few months an easy to read booklet regarding the Beck protocol. I will share with readers of this circular as soon as any of this information is available.
Russ has direct experience of 8 HIV cases which resulted in a clear PCR after-treatment test, but the paper work seemingly was done badly and these results are not available for publication. I really wonder why after ten years of Beck "cures" no results are openly published in detail. Russ is aware of this problem and has much energy to correct the situation, but admits he now has to start from square one. Russ is interested in working together with any doctor or bona fide researcher doing legitimate studies, and we are now discussing how Compassion Response Network can collaborate with him.
The Dr Bob Beck treatment has four protocols, an electrification device, a magnetic pulser, colloidal silver and ozonated water.
Dr Bob Beck electrification devices are attached directly to the bloodstream, not the palms of the hands, as with Dr Clark's zapper. The Beck electrification device output is much stronger and has been measured in the bloodstream, using hypodermic probes. The slower pulsation of Beck's device is said to "permit the current to penetrate deeply".
It is claimed the magnetic pulser is required to eradicate the virus fully, because it flushed the lymph nodes, forcing hidden viruses into the blood, where the current can reach it. I question the theory that the magnetic pulser acts essentially on the lymph nodes. If this were true then the lymphatic body massage (as described in our healing website) would be more effective. I suspect that the magnetic pulser has an effect on many of the body organs not in the lymphatic system. We lack scientific studies into this question.
In my discussions with a number of people involved with the Beck treatment, it was suggested that the T-cell count (as a measure of strength of the immune system) initially drops due to lysing of infected T cells, then the T cell count begins to rise.
PCR testing may have a similar initial contrary effect. With the Beck electrifier, at some point several weeks into the therapy, there is an expected temporary increase in the PCR count. Some believe this is the die-off effect. That is, the PCR may not measure just live virus, but rather particles, which include dead, live, etc. Elevated PCR in early tests may show that the body is trying to rid itself of these "bits".
Where Does Compassion Response Network Go From Here?
Firstly we must follow up the PCR results from our third set of blood samples for PCR testing were taken on 11/May/2001 (a month after treatment ceased). This third set was frozen and was sent to Belgium for PCR testing on 6/July/2001. We cannot promise how quickly we will get results through the Third World bureaucracy, but we shall keep trying and will share the results as soon as they become available. Because of the noted temporary increase in PCR count factor, these results could be significant.
But we have to admit that it looks like our treatment was inadequate to provide a long-term cure of AIDS. Two of our three advanced patients died within two months of our treatment ceasing. Quite apart from the PCR results, this fact alone raises many questions.
The essential positive contribution of the Kinshasa PCR/AIDS Project of 2001 was to demonstrate how goodwill networking can provide clear medical results to the public. We did a few things wrong that we will need to improve next time round. For example the next time we will need to pay for our own PCR test results, so that we can get them back within a week. That way we can work through a doctor of our choice who is immediately available. Also we will need to experiment with other treatments.
A 2002 Kinshasa PCR/AIDS Project
The Compassion Response Network needs to provide a comparative survey of numerous healing techniques that have claims to healing AIDS. It is difficult to get the enthusiasm for such research in countries such as USA or Australia. And we still do not have networking contacts in South Africa. And so it looks like we need to base our research again in Third World Africa, in Kinshasa or other African nations where doctors are willing to participate in our project. We will have to send blood samples to South Africa for PCR testing. This will be fairly expensive, but until we get networking contacts in South Africa, it is the most direct path.
The Compassion Response Network does not at this stage have the funds for such a project yet, and it will take a few more months before we can register as a charitable organisation. Our Inner Planning Circle is very active is sorting out the various steps in registration, but it all takes time. In the meantime we can share our vision for 2002 PCR/AIDS Project. Let us then list the essential elements for such a project.
Appeal for Support
Until such time as we become a registered charity we cannot appeal for money. Let us trust in divine providence, that when we are ready to proceed the money will become available. Let us therefore use the next few months in making preparations. What sort of support do we seek?
When the various treatments are organised, Compassion Response Network will soon become a registered charitable organisation, and we will launch an appeal to pay for the various testing expenses. Let us not concern ourselves with payment of these testing expenses yet. The priority now is to provide various centres in Africa with the devices and herbs that will empower them to provide free and effective treatment for advanced HIV/AIDS patients.
The need for global publication for such comparative surveys for AIDS treatment is immense. Once we start to get results back, we will immediately publish them. Then we will surely become noticed in South Africa where the expenses for such testing will be less than half as much as in Third World Africa.
A Group Endeavour
I invite your thoughts. The Compassion Response Network is an organisation through which men and women of goodwill can participate according to their choice. It is a group endeavour, and will only succeed if we get a grass roots response.
In subsequent circulars, I will share the degree of response to this vision and PCR/AIDS Project 2002.
Yours in Love and Light,
David Keane