Thank you for your support

December 17, 2000

We all love you and miss you when you can't be with us. Most of all we want

you to be better and and to feel better. So we want you to do whatever will

help you. All our thoughts are with you constantly even when we can't post

know that you are loved.

Hugs forever

Carolyn

February 25, 2005

Thank you Dan for all of your hard work and dedication and patience with

this list service.

Ayleen

February 25, 2005

Dan, we have admired you since the beginning! Those many years ago when Mandy

was a babe, and we came onto the old server. We admired the way the list was

handled, as we still do. As our family well knows, keeping a list takes a lot

of work and supervision. Thank YOU for bringing this all together, helping the

list to grow, not only in number, but in getting the word out. This list has

been an incredible asset to our family, and we are sure for families all over

the world. You have been the backbone, and held up quite nicely.

Our family wishes yo uthe best in all of your endeavors, and many your life slow

down a bit and give you some time to take some good deep breathes!

We wish you and your dear family all the good wishes we can give, and also to

Rose, for taking on this humoungus challenge of taking on the list.

Warmest of good wishes, The Hogganclan, Debi, Jim and Mandy Hoggan, Utah

Dan Kennedy <dkennedy@...> wrote:

Dear Dwarfism List members --

After being involved in helping to run this online community since the early

1990s, I am bowing out. I just committed " list-icide " - I deleted my

ownership privileges, which means that Rose Justice is now the sole owner

and moderator of the Dwarfism List. I'm simply a regular member now, just

like nearly 2700 other people. I'm thrilled that Rose has agreed to do this.

Some of you old-timers may remember that the Dwarfism List began life as a

newsgroup on Usenet, a bulletin-board section of the Internet. I can no

longer remember exactly what it was called, but it was something like

alt.discussions.dwarfism or some such thing. It was hard to use, and was

eventually supplanted by an e-mail list at the University of California at

San Diego, set up by - a huge improvement.

I think it was in 1998 that we moved the list to what eventually became

, at the recommendation of Debi Hoggan. At the time, the company

was paying an incentive for e-mail lists to move, and we were able to make a

small donation to Little People of America. has been a good service,

providing us with far more control and information than we had at UCSD.

Still, it's not perfect. I'm particularly frustrated by the way

handles e-mail addresses that bounce - people get dropped from the list and

they never know what happened. For the most part, though, it's been a good

home for this list.

I am continuing as editor of LPA Online (www.lpaonline.org). In fact, one of

the reasons I'm giving up the list is that there are some people within LPA

leadership who believed that the two roles were incompatible. I disagree,

but that's all right; it was time to move on.

There are a lot of people who've provided help over the years. I've already

mentioned and Debi. I also want to thank Ruth Ricker, who encouraged

me to set up the Usenet group when she was president of LPA; and Dave and

Bill Bradford, both of whom served as moderators of the Dwarfism List for

long stretches of time, enabling me not to do much of anything. I also want

to thank everyone who has sent me a message of support in recent days.

Running this list hasn't always been easy, so it's nice to know that my

efforts were appreciated.

And I especially want to thank Rose Justice, who I know is going to do a

great job.

Dan Kennedy

===

February 26, 2005

Dan! This is a FANTASTIC winner's speech! Good luck! I'll be

watchin for yer:-)))))

Thank you for your support

>

> Dear Dwarfism List members --

>

> After being involved in helping to run this online community since the

early

> 1990s, I am bowing out. I just committed " list-icide " - I deleted my

> ownership privileges, which means that Rose Justice is now the sole owner

> and moderator of the Dwarfism List. I'm simply a regular member now, just

> like nearly 2700 other people. I'm thrilled that Rose has agreed to do

this.

>

> Some of you old-timers may remember that the Dwarfism List began life as a

> newsgroup on Usenet, a bulletin-board section of the Internet. I can no

> longer remember exactly what it was called, but it was something like

> alt.discussions.dwarfism or some such thing. It was hard to use, and was

> eventually supplanted by an e-mail list at the University of California at

> San Diego, set up by - a huge improvement.

>

> I think it was in 1998 that we moved the list to what eventually became

> , at the recommendation of Debi Hoggan. At the time, the

company

> was paying an incentive for e-mail lists to move, and we were able to make

a

> small donation to Little People of America. has been a good service,

> providing us with far more control and information than we had at UCSD.

> Still, it's not perfect. I'm particularly frustrated by the way

> handles e-mail addresses that bounce - people get dropped from the list

and

> they never know what happened. For the most part, though, it's been a good

> home for this list.

>

> I am continuing as editor of LPA Online (www.lpaonline.org). In fact, one

of

> the reasons I'm giving up the list is that there are some people within

LPA

> leadership who believed that the two roles were incompatible. I disagree,

> but that's all right; it was time to move on.

>

> There are a lot of people who've provided help over the years. I've

already

> mentioned and Debi. I also want to thank Ruth Ricker, who encouraged

> me to set up the Usenet group when she was president of LPA; and Dave and

> Bill Bradford, both of whom served as moderators of the Dwarfism List for

> long stretches of time, enabling me not to do much of anything. I also

want

> to thank everyone who has sent me a message of support in recent days.

> Running this list hasn't always been easy, so it's nice to know that my

> efforts were appreciated.

>

> And I especially want to thank Rose Justice, who I know is going to do a

> great job.

>

> Dan Kennedy

>

> ===

>

November 28, 2005

Just to answer a few of your questions. Health Anxiety is a newer discription

for Hypochondria. Like I said I have GAD General Anxiety Dissorder and OCD

Obsessive Compulsive. I also suffer from Depression, mix them all together and

for me, I am hypervigilent over my body and its sensations. For me a swollen

lymph node is not from a infection but from Lymphoma. I always think the worst.

I denied the blood test to check if I was Hyper because I know Im not. When I

first developed panic attackes and anxiety I had my thyroid checked and my

doctor at the time said It was " normal "

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow afternoon and I will discuss the

possibility of having my Thyroid checked! Im pretty sure she may suggest it

herself. Thank you for sharing your stories.

carol dodd <carol.dodd1@...> wrote:

chloe_chloe60 <chloe_chloe60@...> wrote:

Hi I am a 29 year old female and I am also a Health Anxious person.

I suffer from GAD and OCD. Anyways. Last year I went on a very bad

diet and lost 35 pounds very quickly, I didn't lose the weight

correctly by eating well. After I fainted in a restarant I went to

my doctor who wanted to give me a Thyroid check, she thought because

of the sever anxiety and the weightloss that perhaps I was Over

active.

However I have suffered with anxiety and panic attacks since I was

19 so it was not new to me. The weight loss was from the restriction

of food. So I declinded the Blood test.

My question is this, since my bad diet I have gained 20 pounds back

in about 6 months or so. My hair has been falling out along with a

few of my eyebrow hairs. One or two fall out and then grow back.

They don't fall out at the edge of my eye only on the thicker part.

I am noticing thinning on the left side of my had and the back. I am

losing over 100 hairs per day. Im really very scared and because of

my Hypochondriac dendencies I figure I have some sort of Cancer.

I am tired allot, low energy, my periods are shorter, I have

vertical ridges on my finger nails and they peel. My face gets

puffer especialy around the eyes, my voice has been funny I thought

perhaps allergies but I don't know. My body hurts, freaquesnt muscle

and jont pain especialy around my back, sholders and neck. Sometimes

my legs are stiff in the morning.

Now Im not looking for a diagnosis here, just wanted to know if

anything I am saying sounds like what you may have gone through?

Thank you much

Hi chloe,am carol just wandering why you wont have a blood test done. I have

suffer with hypothyroidism for 3 years now which is out of control at the moment

due to keep going on more medication and blood test every two weeks until my

doctor gets it under control. but what am trying to say to you your symptoms

are very much like mind and if you would like my advice go to your doctors and

have your blood test done. My hair falls out, and have only got half of

eyebrow's. you say you putting on a lot of weight and thats one of the

symptom,s you also got all the others symptom,s there to, please get sorted out.

Thank You

Carol

November 28, 2005

Oh I see this is a new term for hypochondria. You need adrenal treatment,

probably thyroid as well. Your doc will never give it to you, b/c of the

tests. Docs just don't treat adrenal insufficiency anyway, but most peeps

with it are treated as psych patients. Look for a Broda doc

http://www.brodabarnes.org You might be interested in Hormones Health and

Happiness by Hotze MD. I really don't blame you for not wanting to be

Dxed hyper.

Good luck

Gracia

> Just to answer a few of your questions. Health Anxiety is a newer

> discription for Hypochondria. Like I said I have GAD General Anxiety

> Dissorder and OCD Obsessive Compulsive. I also suffer from Depression, mix

> them all together and for me, I am hypervigilent over my body and its

> sensations. For me a swollen lymph node is not from a infection but from

> Lymphoma. I always think the worst.

>

> I denied the blood test to check if I was Hyper because I know Im not.

> When I first developed panic attackes and anxiety I had my thyroid checked

> and my doctor at the time said It was " normal "

>

> I have a doctors appointment tomorrow afternoon and I will discuss the

> possibility of having my Thyroid checked! Im pretty sure she may suggest

> it herself. Thank you for sharing your stories.

>

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April 28, 2006

Prof. Ayittey,

I have sent you $100 you should be now $6 short. We appreciate the work you

are doing.

Thank you.

Chifu

New York City

>From: Ayittey <ayittey@...>

>Subject: Thank You for Your Support

>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:54:21 -0400

>

>Dear All,

>

>Thank you for sponsoring my fast against malaria on May 11. So far, I

>have raised $884 -- within an earshot of my target ($1,000).

>

>Yesterday, I got some affirmation for my work on malaria in a Wall

>Street Journal editorial, Catching Malaria. It concluded by saying: " As

>for the World Bank, perhaps it should turn over its entire malaria

>operations to Mr. Ayittey. " I have pasted it below.

>

>It is not too late for new sponsors. If you wish to, please click on

>this link:

>

>https://www.worldswimformalaria.com/en/donations.aspx?SwimmerID=1151

>

>Thanks for your support.

>

> Ayittey,

>Washington, DC

>

>*****************

>

>THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

>

>REVIEW & OUTLOOK

>

>Catching Malaria

>April 25, 2006; Page A18

>

>Today is Africa Malaria Day, which is intended to raise public awareness

>of a disease that each year kills more than a million pregnant women and

>children under five. We suspect many readers are plenty " aware " of this

>health travesty already. The good news is that private individuals have

>begun to attack the disease after years of official aid and policy

>failure.

>

>In his new book, " The White Man's Burden, " economist Easterly

>says medicine that would halve the number of malaria deaths world-wide

>costs just 12 cents a dose; a bed net that wards off malarial mosquitoes

>costs $4; and " preventing five million child deaths over the next 10

>years would cost just $3 for each new mother. " But despite spending $2.3

>trillion on foreign aid in the past half century, the West hasn't

>managed to get 12-cent medicines and $4 bed nets to poor people.

>

>A big part of the blame can be laid to bureaucratic incompetence at

>international aid agencies such as the World Bank. Eight years ago the

>Bank launched an ambitious campaign to halve malaria deaths by 2010. Yet

>according to Amir Attaran of the University of Ottawa, malaria cases

>have actually risen in recent years as the Bank has reneged on promises

>and wasted money on ineffective medicines.

> " In the past five years, " writes Mr. Attaran in the British medical

>journal the Lancet, " the Bank has failed to uphold a pledge to increase

>funding for malaria control in Africa, has claimed success in its

>malaria programs by promulgating false epidemiological statistics, and

>has approved clinically obsolete treatments for a potentially deadly

>form of malaria. "

>

>The Bank responds that under its new president, Wolfowitz, there's

>a " renewed commitment to malaria, with a strong emphasis on results. "

>But Mr. Attaran argues that the war on malaria would be better served if

>the Bank were to " revert to its core competence as a financier -- a bank

>-- and deposit the pledged commitments . . . into a dedicated fund for

>the exclusive use of other, more technically competent and transparent

>agencies. " In an interview last week, he said the Bank's expertise is

>providing capital, not public health programs, which are best left to

>groups like the World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight

>AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

>

>While this turf battle plays out, the private sector has taken matters

>into its own hands. Ayittey of the Free Africa Foundation

>recently joined with hedge fund manager Lance Laifer and other investors

>to create " malaria-free zones " in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania.

> " We held a fund raiser last September and by December -- two and a half

>months -- we had one village [Yawkoko, Ghana] up and running " with

>insecticide-treated bed nets and antimalarial drugs, says Mr. Ayittey.

> " We've been able to avoid the bureaucracy and move very, very quickly. "

>By December, a second malaria-free zone was established in Nigeria, and

>a third village in Kenya followed last month. " We now have other private

>citizens in America interested in adopting villages, " says Mr. Ayittey.

>

>Such efforts are born of frustration. And while they're admirable, the

>sad reality is that large-scale progress isn't likely to happen until

>global health groups get their act together. As the largest donor nation

>to these international agencies, the U.S. has the ability to initiate

>the necessary reforms. As for the World Bank, perhaps it should turn

>over its entire malaria operations to Mr. Ayittey.

>

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