Mary Kidson – Petition Presented to Parliament by John Hemming MP

[rosetrees]

Mary has written a petition which has been presented to Parliament by John Hemming MP.

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In which she "requests that the House of Commons Justice Select Committee, the Health Select Committee and the Education Select Committee review the law to determine why it is that a state intervention both on the criminal basis and in care proceedings can proceed and do so much harm to the child that it is supposed to protect when there is in fact no case to answer."

We would be grateful if members could write to their own MPs and bring this petition to their attention.

[sulamaye]

Letter to MP written and sent - thanks for letting us know!

[rosetrees in reply to sulamaye]

Thanks

[Holby18]

Absolutely not. I have read judgement by Judge in Family Div of High Court on Mr Hemming and his involvement in such proceedings. Never read anything so damning about an MP before. Also should you be asking people on this site which is related to thyroid problems to sign such a petition?

[greygoose in reply to Holby18]

Yes, she should! The problem arose around the thyroid - and other hormonal problems - of the child in question that UK doctors refused to treat. This is a problem that the majority of us here know well. If we don't stand together, who is going to help us? I would do it but I don't have an MP as I don't live in the UK.

[Holby18 in reply to greygoose]

According to my reading, this woman received a diagnosis of hormone deficiency (a medical condiiton not recognised in the UK) after visiting many doctors. The deficiency highlighted by a Belgian Doctor apparently related to thyroid, oestrogen, growth hormone and cortisol. One of the medications provided was thyroid gland extract which is not recommended by AACE &BTA. The drug was stopped in the 1960's when T3 and T4 was discovered and became commercially available. It seems that there are problems with the extract as it varies from batch to batch. This extract has not been clinically proven by any trials and experts believe that it is given for fatigue, weight and depression which are not necessarilty related to the thyroid.

This child was assessed by many specialists at the UK's leading childrens hospitals. Yes we do have internationally acclaimed paediatric specialists and people come from around the world to consult them. At the trial the Belgian Doctor who is not a paediatrician and uses alternative therapies particularly related to anti aging was called a quack by a UK Doctor. I also understand that the child was weaned off all medications prescribed by him.

I am sorry to hear that you felt untreated when living in this country. I cannot stand with you as I have had excellent treatment and monitoring and at all times my wishes have been considered and indeed followed.

[greygoose in reply to Holby18]

Well, then you are very Lucky! It is not everyone's experience. I wasn't even diagnosed until I came to France, and even then it took over 20 years.

I would suggest you do a bit of research on Dr Hertoghe and NDT - you could start by reading on this site - because you don't seem to know very much about any of it.

Doctor Hertoghe does not use 'alternative' thérapies, he's an endo and an anti-aging doctor and uses hormones - which is hardly 'alternative'. Anti-aging medicine has been given an unfortunately name, that doesn't reflect its goals. Anti-aging doctors are the ones that really know their hormones. Endos should but they don't. Fact. I was treated by one of Dr Hertoghe's students, so I do know what I'm talking about, and had I been in Mary Kidson's shoes, I would have done the same.

I'm not even going to try and go into NDT (thyroid gland extract as you call it), it's so often been talked about on here, all you have to do is read. But to say that it varies from batch to batch is just plain ignorant.

[humanbean in reply to Holby18]

Holby18, there are lots of people taking thyroid gland extract (NDT) on this forum, so I doubt there will be much support for your view that T4 and T3 is the only way to go, particularly since the NHS is clamping down on prescribing T3 because it is so expensive in the UK.

And NDT does not vary from batch to batch. It goes through as many tests for potency as other medicines. There have been far fewer recalls of NDT over the last 20 years than there have been of levothyroxine.

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Article about this in today's Sunday Times.

[archipoeta53]

Are you a troll, Holby18? Your level of sheer ignorance would suggest so.

[greygoose]

Well said!