The “Back to Center” advice column provides perspectives for personal realignment and empowered living in the COVID era. Sarah encourages you to reach out to her with requests for advice about self-development and emotional &amp; mental well-being in these complicated times. Please send your questions to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:advice@aflds.org">advice@aflds.org</a>. Looking forward to hearing from you!For all other inquiries, please direct your questions to <a href="mailto:info@aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">info@aflds.org</a>.&nbsp;My son's university required shots or tests several times a week…If one [in the pool of students] tested positive, EVERYONE had to be quarantined. So, I told the Dean and their health department this protocol was abusive, and I even sent them copies of studies. I was prepared to have a lawyer fight for my son. However, [my son] has completely disowned me because of this. I haven't seen him in over a year and no communication since July. I can only assume he caved to these monsters…How do I repair this relationship or accept that I may never see my son again?&nbsp;What a painful story. Your deep love for and commitment to your son is so strong. You seem like an amazing mother, and I’m sorry for the pain you’re going through in your disconnection from him.&nbsp;The first thing I want to tell you is that as far as I can tell from what you shared, you did nothing wrong here. In fact, you did so much that was right. It is a mother’s job to protect her children, to stand up and fight fiercely for them when their safety and well-being are threatened! You did exactly that for your son and should feel so proud of yourself! I’m sorry he didn’t see the value of what you were doing for him.&nbsp;It sounds like you have made numerous attempts to contact your son since he cut off communication with you, all to no avail. You have tried from your side to reconnect and repair the relationship. What now?&nbsp;I’d like to suggest that it may be time to let go.What do I mean by “let go”? To acknowledge to yourself that you have done all you can for now. To accept that your son is making a decision that you have no control over. To release any feelings of guilt or responsibility for his decision that you may be carrying with you. To relinquish any attempts to control the outcome of the situation.Letting go is not giving up on the hope of repairing your relationship with your son. It’s about stepping back, giving space, and allowing time to hopefully bring some healing on its own.&nbsp;As the COVID story goes on, things are constantly shifting and changing. More and more truth is emerging, and more and more people like you are standing up and refusing to be controlled. With time, it may very well be that your son will see and understand what you did for him, and that your actions were motivated only by love and concern.I can imagine it must seem like decades since you last spoke with your son, and to hear someone say “give it time” may be hard to take. But giving your son time and space to work through his side of the issue may be just what is needed for the relationship to eventually be repaired. Don’t give up. Breathe and stay open to the possibility of reconciliation.And while you are breathing and staying open, know that there is an opportunity waiting for you inside of your pain. How could you possibly channel that pain into purpose? Look around: Who else in your life is experiencing pain, and how might you be able to help them because you know pain yourself? Our difficult experiences are never for nothing. We can choose to use them to elevate ourselves and those around us.&nbsp;I wish you deep healing in your relationship with your son, and complete transformation of your pain into joy!****Do we think vaccine mandates will end up being for everyone?&nbsp;Thank you for your question; it’s one I have wondered about myself at times. I wish I could give you clear answers about where this crazy COVID ride we’re all on is headed, but so much still remains to be seen. We just don’t know.So, what can we do? We can bring it back to you. What does this question about vaccine mandates carry with it for you? I’m guessing there’s at least a little fear and apprehension attached to it (understandably!). I hope this response will help you with those difficult feelings.&nbsp;Let’s face your question head-on. Imagine for a moment that vaccine mandates for everyone becomes a reality. The situation is big and out of your control. Within that scenario, I’d like to suggest that you focus in on thinking about the one thing you can always control – yourself.&nbsp;Who would you want to be in that scenario if it arrives? Imagine what being the best version of yourself would look like. Perhaps you’d be a person who stands up for her principles and values, who is brave, who knows she always has a choice about the way she lives her life, who helps to create safety for others, who doesn’t give into fear…whatever that most empowered, expanded self looks like for you.&nbsp;Whenever a fear about vaccine mandates or anything else runs through you, take a moment to visualize that “best self.” Breathe and bring your awareness to what it feels like in your body when you think of her. Maybe you stand up straighter, your shoulders relax, and your core feels firm. Once you get a sense of what she feels like emotionally and physically, you can step into her any time you need to return to that place of strength. And the more you go there, the more you will bring that vision you have for yourself into being.I’d also suggest striving to maintain a balance between giving attention to the events that are taking place and being connected with the reality of the situation, and not projecting it out too far in your mind. There have been so many times in my life when I have let the anticipation of what could happen totally overwhelm me with fear, and then the thing I dreaded never materialized. The COVID scene is always changing, and no one can see how it’s all going to play out. Take in the information as it comes, make decisions one at a time when necessary, and if your imagination is bringing you down, give it a little vacation now and then.&nbsp;May you be safe and well!****My daughter and her husband have ostracized myself and her father for not getting the shot. She was extremely rude to us during my granddaughter’s first birthday, policing our mask wearing and making sure we didn’t get too close. We say we’d like to be closer, bond, let [our granddaughter] see our faces…and she says, “Then you should have gotten the shot.”&nbsp;We’ve all had COVID, including my granddaughter. [My daughter] is still requiring that we wear masks to see her but can take them off to talk to her if we stand “in the kitchen” (six feet away). We told her that we won’t do that…We decided it was best to just visit her through FaceTime. That way we see each other’s faces and we are not bringing our anger and frustration to their house.A new baby is due in three weeks. We said we’d come to meet the new baby since EVERYONE is wearing masks, not just us. She is now thinking we are playing favorites and won’t let us come to meet the new baby at all. We are obviously very upset. Please offer any advice.I am so sorry to hear about the pain and conflict that has come into your relationship with your daughter’s family because of COVID. Your situation highlights some of the worst damage that is being done in these times: it’s tearing families apart. I can tell that you are wonderful, loving parents and grandparents who just want to connect with your family. My heart goes out to you.Your message reminded me of a situation in my life many years ago, which I’ll share in the hope that it will be helpful to you. When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we originally wanted to be married by a dear friend of ours. Certain members of our family had had conflicts with this friend in the past, and now refused to come to our wedding if he would be the one to officiate. At first, my husband and I were infuriated by their threat; how dare they?? It was our wedding, and they were trying to force us to do things their way, or else! But when my husband and I spoke with our friend about it, he offered what I now know was an incredibly wise (and humble) response. He said, “You’ve got to get someone else to do the wedding. Don’t burn bridges with your family; it’s not worth it.” In the end, we heeded his advice, our family came to the wedding, and today we have a friendly relationship with them. I don’t know what would have happened if we had refused to compromise, but I imagine it may have caused a painful rift that could have been hard to heal. I’m so grateful for our friend’s wisdom.Let’s come back to you now. I am certainly not suggesting that you bend over backward to do whatever your daughter wants in order to see your grandchildren. You have convictions about COVID, and it’s right that you should honor them. But consider taking another look at where the line in the sand is for you. What are the black-and-white areas where you know you’re not willing to compromise, and what are the gray areas where you feel you could bend a bit more for the sake of family unity? I’m sorry it seems that you’re the ones who will have to do the bending, at least for now, but you can only take responsibility for your part in this.Let your interactions with your daughter and her family consistently be about love, connection, and unity. If you come to lines in the sand that you’ve decided you will not cross, stand firm in that decision, and then find other ways to stay connected that you can live with. None of it may feel ideal right now but keep the connection any way you can.&nbsp;In these times when there is so much conflict and separation between people, it’s so important to stay as close as we can to those we love. I believe that any time we choose love, connection, and unity in this war, we are winning it. May this difficult experience ultimately bring your family closer together!****I live in a very active retirement community. At age 71, I play softball, pickleball, do difficult hikes, ride my bike, etc. In each of my clubs I have met awesome people and have formed lasting friendships. When the 'pandemic' first began, those that were fearful wanted to ensure that everyone around them was getting vaccinated. One couple found out that I am not planning to get vaccinated. Over the many months since, this couple has told other fearful ones in my softball club to beware of me. I have been treated poorly by them. Because of it, I am made to feel like a leper…Looking forward, there may be fearful ones I have yet to meet in this club…I never lie when asked if I'm vaccinated. However, I would like to have a better response when questioned. Do you have any advice about a possible response?Thank you for your question. I’m sorry to hear about the poor treatment you’ve received by people around you who are afraid. Fear can cause people to act in such shameful ways. And that “Are you…?” question is always an uncomfortable one. It really hurts to be instantly judged, and in some cases shunned when you give your truthful answer.Here’s one possibility for you to consider: I’m wondering what it would be like for you to view these conversations as an opportunity to be an ambassador for the right to medical privacy. When questioned, what would it be like if you said something such as, “I prefer to keep my medical decisions and information private”?&nbsp;Before COVID, that kind of response would have been completely acceptable to most people and in many cases, would have gone without saying. Why should it be any different now? The difference is the widespread fear that has been engineered by media and governments. Somehow COVID has it made it “normal” to think that people’s private medical information should suddenly be an open book for everyone to read…but let’s remember how upside down that is. Perhaps giving that kind of a response would be like serving up a small dose of sanity to the people you’re speaking with. Maybe it will get them thinking…Another thing to remember is that everyone is exercising free will here. The people in your circles who are afraid of getting COVID from the “unvaccinated” are choosing to be out and about, participating in clubs and social events. Their fear doesn’t mean that you have to stay away; it’s they who should be making different choices according to what they believe! You don’t have to any bear any feeling of responsibility here.A situation like this also makes it abundantly clear who one’s true friends are. Stick close to the people who accept you no matter what, and who, like you, are not letting their lives be ruled by fear. Stay strong!&nbsp;Previous columns:<ul style="list-style-type:initial;"><li>‘<a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/back-to-center-how-can-i-stop-fear-from-controlling-my-every-thought-and-ruining-my-dreams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How can I stop fear from controlling my every thought and ruining my dreams?’</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/how-can-i-pursue-my-dream-to-find-the-person-to-marry-when-its-so-hard-to-connect-with-new-people-because-of-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'How can I pursue my dream to find the person to marry, when it's so hard to connect with new people because of COVID?'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/how-can-i-feel-safe-these-days/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'How can I feel safe these days?'</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/advice-column-premier-back-to-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Advice column premier: Back to Center</a></li></ul>&nbsp;Sarah encourages you to reach out to her with requests for advice! Please send your questions to <a href="mailto:advice@aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advice@aflds.org</a><figure class="image image-style-align-left image_resized" style="width:428px;"><img src="https://aflds.rbrdigital.app/uploads/image_def5830ec1.jpeg"></figure>Sarah Perron is a Certified Transformational Life Coach. Her passion is to help people create a powerful vision for their lives, identify and eliminate anything that holds them back, and step into their own unique greatness and mission in the world. She believes deeply in the power of coaching to bring fresh perspectives, ideas, and motivation to anyone who wants to thrive in life. Sarah works with clients one-on-one and in group coaching programs and presents exciting workshops on self-development topics. You can follow her on her YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTlPdMbwe8QAfP5NUR3GRRQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Find Your Fire</a>.

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AFLDS advice columnist Sarah Perron provides perspectives for personal realignment and empowered living in the COVID era

Back to Center: How do I repair this relationship or accept that I may never see my son again?

<h2>Genetic engineering puts the natural world at risk</h2>Genetic engineering going from the lab, to the field, to the wildYou may have heard about the genetically modified mosquitos <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01070-x" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a> in Florida to mitigate a Florida invasive species spreading zika and dengue, yet that is only one aspect of how synthetic biology (synbio) can affect nature. Jim Thomas of ETC Group (Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration) <a href="https://www.etcgroup.org/content/video-lab-field-forest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spoke</a> about the potential dangers synbio may have on biodiversity and how we look after, conserve, share, and use the natural world.The video below, in which Thomas discusses the threats and new trends we'll have to start dealing with, gives us a window into a world that most of us may not be aware of, but should. His talk results from a discussion held by the Convention on Biological Diversity's Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group.&nbsp;Thomas brought forward the following three issues associated with the technology and nature:1. Tools of genetic engineering are being put out into the field. Previously, genetically engineered organisms would have been created in the lab. Now they can release genetically engineered viruses or organisms into the field that can genetically engineer other organisms out in the field. Examples he called "crazy" include a “project by the US defense establishment called ‘insect allies to genetically engineer plants’.” He expressed “worry about it being a potential bioweapon but also a big shift in terms of doing the genetic engineering in an uncontrolled environment and changing nature.”2. &nbsp;Synbio is being used for conservation applications. Previously, biodiversity and conservation were about protecting the natural world. Now synbio is being used for such projects as eradicating invasive species by releasing synthetic organisms or genetically engineering corals to withstand climate change. “The idea that conservation could be done by making synthetic ecosystems is a really big shift” he said.. . . . [N]ow you've got these proposals of turning the natural world into a kind of synthetic version of itself and that could really upturn how we protect the wild and natural world.&nbsp;3. Machines and algorithms, artificial intelligence, and robots are taking over genetic engineering.&nbsp;<blockquote>Large automated genetic engineering foundries called biofoundries that use artificial intelligence to make tens of thousands of organisms at a time, not from a human's mind but to design them using artificial intelligence, . . . &nbsp;and one day to go out into the environment. And, it raises a real safety question because, if you have something go wrong, you potentially don't understnd why it went wrong. With artificial intelligence, it's a bit of a black box. . . . If you're asking artificial intelligence to redesign nature and release that into the environment then you've got a big problem in terms of trying to understand safety and if something goes wrong understanding what went wrong.&nbsp;</blockquote>The group of experts, Thomas said, all “felt that there needs to be a process for scanning the horizon and monitoring and assessing new developments in genetic engineering. We began to set out what that should be . . .”<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e7ES6ZYNTjA" title="From the lab to the field to the forest: synthetic biology" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

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'The idea that conservation could be done by making synthetic ecosystems is a really big shift'

Danger ahead! Changing the natural world with genetic engineering and artificial intelligence

21 shades of…The University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) has unveiled not just one but twenty-one flags, in order to demonstrate “inclusion.”<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">In support of Pride Month, University Hospitals of North Midlands unveiled a new LGBTQ+ inclusion banner at Royal Stoke. The banner shows 21 different flags representing that everyone is welcome here at UHNM. Read more <a href="https://t.co/A541Z9pbRV">https://t.co/A541Z9pbRV</a> <a href="https://t.co/FCPGK7gEsI">pic.twitter.com/FCPGK7gEsI</a>— UHNM NHS Trust (@UHNM_NHS) <a href="https://twitter.com/UHNM_NHS/status/1668959772266168321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;For those who need to be brought up-to-date, here is a short guide to the flags:<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Rainbow: Gay “pride” flag</li><li>Progress: “Pride” flag with the addition of stripes for trans, black, and brown people</li><li>Bisexual: Attracted to both sexes/genders</li><li>Pansexual: Attracted to “all genders”</li><li>Nonbinary: People who don't identify as either male or female</li><li>Transgender: People who identify as the opposite sex</li><li>Asexual: Those who feel no sexual attraction to anyone</li><li>Intersex: A genuine biological (and extremely rare) condition where someone has physical traits from both sexes</li><li>Gay</li><li>Lesbian</li><li>Polysexual: Attracted to “more than one gender”</li><li>Agender: Those who reject gender identity and “have none at all”</li><li>Androgyne: Those who don't look either masculine or feminine</li><li>Genderfluid: Unstable identity, veering between genders, multiple identities, and no identity at all</li><li>Genderqueer: Not following “gender norms”</li><li>Neutrosis: Lacking specific “gender identity”</li><li>Aromantic: Having little or no romantic feeling for others</li><li>Demisexual: Having sexual attraction to another only after becoming emotionally attached</li><li>Demiromantic: Having romantic attraction to another only after becoming emotionally attached</li><li>Polyamorous: Having relationships with multiple people simultaneously</li><li>Straight ally: None of the above, but “supports” them all</li></ol>&nbsp;Where's my flag?Commenting on UHNM's post, one X user wondered where “his” flag was.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Which flag represents straight people?— Noah Matter (@matter_noah) <a href="https://twitter.com/matter_noah/status/1779823700235186397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Although the goal is “inclusion” and “making everyone feel welcome,” this apparently does not extend to those who are “straight” (i.e., heterosexual) and do not support the legitimization of traditionally non-standard lifestyles and practices.&nbsp;Fiddling while the hospitals burnOther X users wondered whether the money invested in this expression of “inclusion” might not have been better spent by the government, given the dire state of the UK's National Health Service.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Unbelievable. And in the city of my birth too. How much money was wasted on this? You should be treating the ill, not pushing this crazy activist rubbish.— Will C (@wjec77) <a href="https://twitter.com/wjec77/status/1780001702269128872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Let's hoist these flags everywhere!Lisa Thomson is the Director of Communications and Charity and Executive Sponsor of the LGBTQ+ Staff Network (earning around $100,000 per year as an NHS “Director of People"). She <a href="https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/latest-uhnm-news/posts/2023/june/uhnm-unveil-lgbtqplus-inclusion-banner-at-royal-stoke/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stressed </a>that she was delighted at the initiative and hoped that others would adopt its message:<blockquote>It is fantastic to see our message “Everyone is Welcome Here” proudly displayed in the main entrance at Royal Stoke Hospital. Unveiling it in Pride month is really important as we need to actively show our support for colleagues from LGBTQ+ communities.&nbsp;Both the colleagues we work with and the people we care for come from a wide range of background [sic.] and represent many different communities. It is important we celebrate our differences and work together to ensure everyone is made to feel welcome. I the [sic.] look forward to seeing the banner up at County Hospital.</blockquote>&nbsp;Years of “gender oppression”?Other outraged X users focused their ire on UHNM's “gender” policy:<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">You stop chemically castrating gay boys yet?— Chris {∜} (@ChrisFourOhFour) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisFourOhFour/status/1780003381316141090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In its <a href="https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/media/9035/20230929-c64-supporting-transgender-individuals-foi-ref-196-2324-2-of-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Policy Document</a> “Supporting Transgender Individuals,” UHNM sets out its commitment to “promoting an inclusive, diverse workforce … supporting human rights … to ensure that people are not discriminated against or disadvantaged…"UHNM's attitude toward woke ideology is perhaps best encapsulated in clause 1.4 which states:<blockquote>When a person transitions as an adult, sometimes in middle age or later, the years of oppression of the person’s gender identity at any age may have contributed to a deteriorating mental state. The treatment is therefore life enhancing and even lifesaving and is not taken lightly; it is not a lifestyle choice.</blockquote>&nbsp;Is “Demi” code-language for “moral”?According to <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-demisexual-5082519" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">verywellmind</a>, the word “demisexuality” became more mainstream as far back as 2008. They describe a demisexual person as someone who,<blockquote>experiences sexual attraction only when they feel a true emotional bond with another person.</blockquote><a href="https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-demiromanticism-means" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WebMD</a> defines a “demiromantic” person as,<blockquote>someone who only develops romantic feelings for another person when they have a strong emotional connection to them.</blockquote>Whatever one's views on the other 19 items on the list, it is possible that the inclusion of two terms that signify a move toward traditional morality is a step in the right direction, if only to give young (and older) people a "woke" option of refusing close physical contact outside the bounds of marriage.

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Medical

Public outraged at use of taxpayer money

21 'inclusion' flags but none for heterosexuals

By <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/authors/michael-nevradakis-ph-d/">Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.&nbsp;</a><a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/william-donald-judah-hospital-protocol-death-covid/">This article was originally published by The Defender</a> — Children’s Health Defense’s News &amp; Views Website.n December 2020, life was going well for 40-year-old William Donald Judah. He was vice president of a family-owned janitorial company in Prattville, Alabama, the father of a 5-year-old son, stepfather to two other children and a softball coach.“All the girls loved him,” his mother, Donna Sue Harvell, told <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/">The Defender</a>. “He was affectionately called ‘Coach Will.”Harvell said she was supposed to see William right after Christmas 2020, but the plans were canceled when he tested positive for <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender_category/covid/">COVID-19</a> and began experiencing symptoms such as a loss of smell and taste.“I would’ve dropped everything and run up there, but he said, ‘No, there’s nothing you can do,’” Harvell recalled.In the coming days, William’s symptoms worsened. On Jan. 2, 2021, he called his mother and told her he had to drive himself to Prattville Baptist Hospital. “They’re going to go ahead and keep me,” he said.“He was going to the hospital to get some antibiotics, and they isolated him,” Harvell said. By Jan. 8, 2021, he was dead — a victim, his mother said, of <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/Follow-the-Money_Blood-Money-in-US-Hospitals_BRIEF_9-Jul_2022.pdf">COVID-19 hospital protocols</a>, which included the <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/formerfedsgroup-covid-vaccine-remdesivir-deaths-injuries-pfizer/">administration of remdesivir</a> over five days.“We miss him every day,” said Harvell, who shared medical documentation with The Defender confirming her son’s story and the medical treatment he received.‘That hospital failed him’Harvell said her son was initially “upbeat and cheerful” after being admitted to Prattville Baptist, explaining that a nurse was “coming in now to give me an IV,” Harvell recalled.But when she told him that in her region of Florida, monoclonal antibodies were being administered to COVID-19 patients, he told her that nurses at his hospital told him they were administering “what they gave President Trump” — referring to remdesivir.The hospital isolated William and prohibited his family from visiting, Harvell said. But in communications with his mother, William said he was experiencing difficulties.“I had spoken to him and they were also giving him <a href="https://www.drugs.com/toradol.html">Toradol</a> for pain,” Harvell said. “He was in a lot of pain, and they said that he kept pulling the mask off, so they had the oxygen on too hard.”According to Harvell, a nurse told William the oxygen was “on too hard” because he was trying to pull the mask off of his face. “She was basically blaming him,” Harvell said.Still, William’s outlook initially looked good, based on tests conducted at the hospital.“I received a text from his wife saying his blood tests were good,” Harvell recalled. “They had unhooked the IV, they had taken him off fluids — he didn’t need them anymore. His blood count looked good.”Harvell said William was told “he should be doing well in a couple of days.” That was 36 hours before he died.“By Jan. 6, he indicated that he wasn’t getting any better and he might need to be moved,” Harvell said, referring to a text message William sent his family that day.By this point, William was diagnosed with pneumonia. But Harvell learned her son was not receiving appropriate treatment for it at the hospital. Instead, they were still giving him remdesivir.“I asked, ‘Are they giving you an antibiotic?’ He said no, and he said, ‘They’re watching me for blood clots.’ Now, why would they watch him for blood clots with a respiratory infection? I said, ‘Are they giving you a blood thinner? Are they giving you <a href="https://www.drugs.com/plavix.html">Plavix</a> or aspirin?’ He said no [and that] they said, ‘There’s something might be wrong with my liver.’”“This is a side effect of remdesivir,” Harvell said.According to Harvell, “The next day, [the hospital] drugged him, they put him on a ventilator, and he passed.” But when she tried to find out more information from the hospital, staff initially only told her they had taken him off fluids.She said he coded twice and they were able to bring him back. But the third time they were “busy” with other patients and just could not bring him back. “They were just too busy,” Harvell said.“He drove there and left in a body bag, and my first words were, ‘What happened?’ That hospital failed him. We were expecting him to come home. They had just taken the IV out,” Harvell said.Family kept in the dark about renal failureIt took three weeks for the hospital to release William’s death certificate, Harvell said, and the release required the assistance of the funeral home. When finally released, the death certificate listed William’s causes of death as COVID-19, pneumonia and renal failure.“I did not know about the renal failure until I received the death certificate,” Harvell said. Other family members, including William’s wife, also were kept in the dark, according to Harvell.Harvell said the hospital did not receive informed consent from William or his family before administering remdesivir. Instead, Harvell alleges hospital staff did not tell William he was suffering from renal failure.She said:“He had pneumonia. He should have been given an antibiotic for pneumonia. If they were watching him for blood clots, why wasn’t he on a blood thinner? … And he not once mentioned [renal failure], so I don’t even think he knew that he was in renal failure because he would’ve told me. He would’ve told his wife. He would’ve told somebody. He would’ve told his dad.”According to Harvell, hospital staff did not offer William alternative COVID-19 treatments, such as <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/preventive-ivermectin-reduced-covid-mortality/">ivermectin</a>.She noted that William was unvaccinated, but that likely didn’t play a role in the treatment he received at the hospital, because in early January 2021, COVID-19 vaccines were not yet being administered to his age group.“I’ve had COVID twice. My husband is 77. He’s had COVID twice. If anything, we would be the ones to pass away. But we didn’t go to the hospital. We didn’t take remdesivir. I took ivermectin and we’re fine,” Harvell said.“If William would’ve stayed out of the hospital, he most likely would’ve lived,” she added.‘Your story might be somebody else’s healing path’“The worst thing that could ever happen to anybody is losing a child,” Harvell said. “I feel bad because [his son] Liam has to grow up without a dad, and William was the best dad … He was a family man. He loved his family.”Harvell said that the pain of losing William drove her into action. She joined online COVID-19 support groups and became an activist for other <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/grace-schara-lawsuit-medical-battery-trial/">victims of COVID-19 hospital protocols</a> and vaccines.“With the COVID grief groups, we were communicating, and it was like they knew what I was talking about. They didn’t argue with me and say, ‘Oh, it’s just part of it.’ They would say, ‘That happened to my husband too, or my daughter too, or my son too,’” she said.“That’s how we came up with those 25 commonalities,” Harvell added, referring to a list of <a href="https://chbmp.org/commonalities/">25 COVID Protocol Commonalities</a> in the treatment received by unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in hospitals.The list was developed by the <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-protocol-victims-remdesivir/">FormerFeds Group Freedom Foundation</a>, a group advocating on behalf of COVID-19 hospital protocol victims and their families.“The 25 commonalities are just an eye opener and have encouraged me to go out and educate other people,” Harvell said. “I have people that come in my business and almost daily, I tell them about ivermectin, I tell them about remdesivir.”Harvell said many people she’s spoken with, at her business or in online support groups, have shared similar stories involving their family members.“I cannot tell you how many local mothers who have lost sons have contacted me, or even when their son was in the hospital, they would contact me and say, ‘What was that drug that they gave your son?’” Harvell said.Through her involvement with FormerFeds, Harvell is helping to raise money, through a cookbook, “Home-Cooked Memories: From Our Hearts to your Table,” containing recipes submitted by family members of COVID-19 hospital protocol victims and a stainless steel<a href="https://formerfedsgroup.org/shop/medic-alert-bracelets/bracelet/"> Medic-Alert bracelet</a> that allows people to disclose they are allergic to remdesivir, fentanyl and other drugs.FormerFeds is also involved in a class-action <a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/gilead-falsely-advertised-remdesivir-lawsuit/">lawsuit against remdesivir distributor Gilead</a>.Harvell had some words of advice for others who may be enduring experiences similar to hers regarding the loss or injury of a family member due to the COVID-19 hospital protocols or vaccines.“Reach out to other people,” she said. “There are groups out there, there are people out there that understand, that are supportive, that will pray for you, that will listen to you, that will not judge you,” she said.“Being active and telling people what happened is a healing process too,” Harvell added. “It will help you heal. Your story might be somebody else’s healing path.”&nbsp;<a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/authors/michael-nevradakis-ph-d/">Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.</a>Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. completed his Ph.D. in media studies at the University of Texas in 2018 and holds a masters degree in public policy from Stony Brook University. He has taught at various institutions of higher education in Greece and the U.S.<a href="https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/william-donald-judah-hospital-protocol-death-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This article was originally published by The Defender</a> — Children's Health Defense's News &amp; Views Website under<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">&nbsp;Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>. Please consider subscribing to The Defender or donating to Children’s Health Defense.

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Died of renal failure and pneumonia; mother says hospital treated son with remdesivir

Mother of COVID Hospital Protocol Victim: ‘He Drove There and Left in a Body Bag’

If we ignore them, will they go away?On April 13, 2024, tens of thousands of Japanese participated in rallies against the proposed WHO (World Health Organization) Pandemic Treaty. Mainstream media outlets ignored the rallies.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Japan A massive protest in Japan against the WHO pandemic treaty. More and more people are standing up against a horrendously illiberal unelected authoritarianism that is wilfully bypassing any public vote or democracy. <a href="https://t.co/2WYZt2K5PS">pic.twitter.com/2WYZt2K5PS</a>— James Melville (@JamesMelville) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1779181844199547299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Organizers hoped over a hundred thousand people would participate, and according to some accounts, at least that number of people attended the various rallies held. They were protesting not only the proposed loss of sovereignty entailed in accepting the WHO's terms, but also the aftermath of the COVID fiasco, and specifically, the injuries of those coerced into taking the shots.&nbsp;‘An extreme violation of human rights’Many demonstrators called for accountability and a proper investigation into excess deaths, which have mounted steadily in Japan as in most if not all other countries where “vaccine” mandates were put in place.&nbsp;One speaker, the eminent Professor Masayasu Inoue, called for people to resist the introduction of genetic “vaccines” into their bodies, a call he has issued a number of times in the past, including in the video below which has already been viewed by millions.<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="543" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOm5X7NoDDg" title="Stunning Message For the World from Japan from Professor Masayasu Inoue." frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>In his video address, the professor accused the WHO of using the “pandemic” as a “false pretext … to drive vaccinations of all peoples in the world.” He added that,<blockquote>I believe that the fraudulent use of experimental gene therapy to healthy people, particularly to healthy children, is an extreme violation of human rights.&nbsp;</blockquote>He also discussed Japan's involvement in preparations for Disease X, including a super-warp-speed program to develop new “vaccines" within 100 days, and said that,<blockquote>This is possible only by ignoring the human rights perspective. Amendments to the WHO, International Health Regulation (IHR), and the so called Pandemic Treaty … are attempting to give rationality and legal binding force to such unscientific and dangerous crazy plans … [and this] would leave irreparable harm to future generations. Therefore, the actions of Japanese government MUST BE STOPPED by international collaborations.</blockquote>&nbsp;Hands up for global feudalismOpposition to the WHO's plans is mounting across the world. 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No rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate of any kind of the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall be enforced or implemented by the state of Louisiana or any agency, department, board, commission, political subdivision, governmental entity of the state, parish, municipality, or any other political entity.</blockquote>&nbsp;We the people want to rule ourselvesRallies are also scheduled to take place in New York and Geneva next month, in advance of voting on the WHO's proposals. In New York, the rally will be held on May 25th outside the UN Headquarters on E. 47th Street at 12 PM. In Geneva, the rally is being organized by <a href="https://www.thegenevaproject.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Geneva Project</a>:<blockquote>The Geneva Project is the start of the global movement of unity. We, The People Of the World, will no longer tolerate being ruled by unelected global officials. 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