Re: OT: Important Warning About Tang and Motrin

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This is horrible.... That poor family, wow..so sad

Marsha

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> Hi Everyone

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> I wanted to send this to you all because I was so shocked by it.

This is not a made up story or something that you can check out on

Snopes because it just happened tonight.

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> My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of theirs had a

toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick with) and they

gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him to the emergency

room.

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> Their little boy wound up dying tonight!

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> The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned out that the

mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was drinking was a

deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two mixed?) and

this is what killed him.

>

> Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image it will come out

in the news eventually, but you all know how long they tend to take

with these things.

>

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[Guest guest]

thanks

Can I forward this to friends and family

Carol

Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] OT: Important Warning About Tang and MotrinTo: president@...Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:40 AM

Hi EveryoneI wanted to send this to you all because I was so shocked by it. This is not a made up story or something that you can check out on Snopes because it just happened tonight.My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of theirs had a toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick with) and they gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him to the emergency room. Their little boy wound up dying tonight!The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned out that the mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was drinking was a deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two mixed?) and this is what killed him. Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image it will come out in the news eventually, but you all know how long they tend to take with these things.Kristy Colvin IMDSA President ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

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I think I would check with Doctors and pharmacists on this. Last month, it was Motrin and Robitussin. ( http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/motrin.asp )If there was truly a link, don't you think it would be ALL over the news? Not to mention that Tang and Motrin have been around a VERY long time. I am highly suspicious of the validity of this. ;-) Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: iammamapie To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 6:30:35 AMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] OT: Important Warning About Tang and Motrin

thanks

Can I forward this to friends and family

Carol

From: Kristy Colvin <kristyimdsa (DOT) org>Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] OT: Important Warning About Tang and MotrinTo: presidentimdsa (DOT) orgDate: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:40 AM

Hi EveryoneI wanted to send this to you all because I was so shocked by it. This is not a made up story or something that you can check out on Snopes because it just happened tonight.My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of theirs had a toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick with) and they gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him to the emergency room. Their little boy wound up dying tonight!The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned out that the mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was drinking was a deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two mixed?) and this is what killed him. Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image it will come out in the news eventually, but you all know how long they tend to take with these things.Kristy Colvin IMDSA President ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~ International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association PH: Toll Free: 1-888-MDS-LINK http://www.imdsa. org http://www.mosaicmo ments.today. comSAVE THE DATE! JULY 10-12 Cincinnati, Ohio, USABUILDING BRIDGES FOR DOWN SYNDROMERESEARCH & AWARENESS CONFERENCE

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I'm sure he's not the only kid that has ever ingested Motrin and Tang together. There would be lots more deaths if this combination were deadly. These things are almost never true. I wouldn't post it or pass it along until it had been verified.

Kathy

[DownSyndromeInfoEx change] OT: Important Warning About Tang and MotrinTo: presidentimdsa (DOT) orgDate: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:40 AM

Hi EveryoneI wanted to send this to you all because I was so shocked by it. This is not a made up story or something that you can check out on Snopes because it just happened tonight.My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of theirs had a toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick with) and they gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him to the emergency room. Their little boy wound up dying tonight!The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned out that the mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was drinking was a deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two mixed?) and this is what killed him. Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image it will come out in the news eventually, but you all know how long they tend to take with these things.Kristy Colvin IMDSA President ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association PH: Toll Free: 1-888-MDS-LINK http://www.imdsa. org http://www.mosaicmo ments.today. comSAVE THE DATE! JULY 10-12 Cincinnati, Ohio, USABUILDING BRIDGES FOR DOWN SYNDROMERESEARCH & AWARENESS CONFERENCE

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What surprised me was that the results would be available over night....test results seem to take so long.

Shirley

[DownSyndromeInfoEx change] OT: Important Warning About Tang and MotrinTo: presidentimdsa (DOT) orgDate: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:40 AM

Hi EveryoneI wanted to send this to you all because I was so shocked by it. This is not a made up story or something that you can check out on Snopes because it just happened tonight.My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of theirs had a toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick with) and they gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him to the emergency room. Their little boy wound up dying tonight!The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned out that the mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was drinking was a deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two mixed?) and this is what killed him. Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image it will come out in the news eventually, but you all know how long they tend to take with these things.Kristy Colvin IMDSA President ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association PH: Toll Free: 1-888-MDS-LINK http://www.imdsa. org http://www.mosaicmo ments.today. comSAVE THE DATE! JULY 10-12 Cincinnati, Ohio, USABUILDING BRIDGES FOR DOWN SYNDROMERESEARCH & AWARENESS CONFERENCE

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[Guest guest]

I totally understand your apprehension about this. This was not an

email that I got. My son called me and told me about it and it

happened to his friends.

I was wondering about the overnight thing too....

I had misunderstood.

The little boy died a few weeks ago, they got the test results

yesterday and Arron called me last night to tell me about it.

I agree that if I had this in an email I would immediately go to

Snopes to prove that it was wrong. But this wasn't one of those passed

on messages. This actually happened.

The only thing I can figure is that the combination of the two had

some kind of chemical mix and I do not know how old the little boy

was... I was just told he was a " Toddler " For us... " Toddler " is

between 1 and 2 yrs old.

Yes, I would encourage you to pass it on. Someone else emailed me and

said they had heard the same thing happening with orange juice and

motrin. So, it could be the acids mixing with the meds in motrin. ???

I really don't know... I just know that I wouldn't want to take the

chance...

Kristy

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> From: Kristy Colvin <kristyimdsa (DOT) org>

> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] OT: Important Warning

About Tang and Motrin

> To: presidentimdsa (DOT) org

> Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 12:40 AM

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> Hi Everyone

>

> I wanted to send this to you all because I was so

shocked by it. This is not a made up story or something that you can

check out on Snopes because it just happened tonight.

>

> My eldest son called me to tell me that a friend of

theirs had a toddler son who was sick (I don't know what he was sick

with) and they gave him some Motrin. He got sicker and they took him

to the emergency room.

>

> Their little boy wound up dying tonight!

>

> The hospital did a test of some kind and it turned

out that the mixture of the Motrin along with the Tang drink he was

drinking was a deadly combination (maybe chemical reactions of the two

mixed?) and this is what killed him.

>

> Please be sure to tell everyone about this. I image

it will come out in the news eventually, but you all know how long

they tend to take with these things.

>

> Kristy Colvin

> IMDSA President

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

> International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association

> PH:

> Toll Free: 1-888-MDS-LINK

> http://www.imdsa. org

> http://www.mosaicmo ments.today. com

> SAVE THE DATE! JULY 10-12 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

> BUILDING BRIDGES FOR DOWN SYNDROME

> RESEARCH & AWARENESS CONFERENCE

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