David Axelrod’s Daughter

well, Obama must do some help to her if he is so sympathetic.

I’m sorry Lauren Axelrod has epilepsy. My daughter has too and she was also diagnosed at the age of seven months. Her seizures, while far, far fewer than Lauren’s, are also idiopathic. My daughter can’t take Keppra, which is very successful for many people. She takes a combination of two other drugs, Carbatrol and Lamictal, and they do control her seizures.
I’m a little disappointed that the Axelrods felt the need to start a new group to explore findng a cure, etc. when the Epilepsy Foundation has been around for a while doing just that. Did they have to be in control?
It’s interesting, but not a surprise, to read that one of the first people to sign on to help them was Hillary Clinton, then First Lady. Yet, that didn’t stop still Lauren’s father from treating Hillary Clinton in a disgusting manner during the primary campaign. He is a real piece of work.

Human Intelligence,
You’re absolutely correct. My children’s pediatrician NEVER recommended giving adult medication. Weren’t a mother and father prosecuted recently for giving their child adult meds and causing the death of their child? I’d have to Google that, I don’t remember the details.

“I’m a little disappointed that the Axelrods felt the need to start a new group to explore findng a cure, etc. when the Epilepsy Foundation has been around for a while doing just that. Did they have to be in control?”
You’re “disappointed”? Only “a little”?
The politically-attractive thing about having one’s OWN non-profit is that it can be used to funnel tons of $ to a multitude of staff — including executive directors and others who are paid like pashas — to pay for travel, conferences, etc., to develop relationships with open-handed rich people, etc. … and next to nobody suggests that money-laundering could be involved, because non-profits are widely assumed to be benign “charity” enterprises.

Human Intelligence.
My “little disappointed” was considerably watered down from my initial thoughts! I was trying not to be incendiary, so I went with understatement. LOL!
I hadn’t even considered the fabulous money-laundering potential of their very own non-profit. I was a stuck in the being-a-parent-of-a-child-with-epilepsy mode of thought.

wow. you people are really something…

I feel compassion for folks who deal with this kind of stuff. My wife is currently receiving hospice care at home – she is dying from a brain tumor. We’ve had lot so fun seizures to deal with.
That being said, Daddy Axelrod and his client’s policies will probably see me into the poor house. I can’t afford my wife’s care, and insurance doesn’t pay for them very well. People like us make too much to get assistance, but too little to afford the care.
“Change we can believe in”? I do believe my wife will die, and the changes made by this administration may see that day come sooner than later.
Some historian said that when the people discover that they can vote themselves money out of the treasury, that nation is doomed. I think we are there now.

Hoping for a care…..save it. “I still don’t like Axelrod”…get a life. You don’t like him because of what? What effects has he had or will have on your life. Get real. Just say, I don’t “like him” because he is an adviser to President Obama. He should feel or say, “So What”!

Beautiful story, read it this morning. I hope they find a cure for epilepsy and other diseases. The mother-daughter bond is an amazing thing.
That said, there is no denying the David Axelrod of evil.
…the Tribune finally admitted that it was Axelrod and the Obama campaign that brought pressure on the press to demand the unsealing of M. Blair Hull divorce records, which had had their contents leaked to media outlets by the Obama campaign even earlier. The Obama campaign also helped orchestrate a demonstration by women’s groups demanding Hull’s withdrawal from the race. Coincidentally, this was the same weekend Obama’s first commercials hit the airwaves. Interestingly (or maybe not), the same exact thing happened to another of his rivals-Jack Ryan. Certainly gives one pause.

I’ll add there are major differences between a nationalized health care and nationalized insurance system. For instance, Spain and the UK have nationalized health care services, where free to low cost services are provided through taxation and insurance is available as a private option on the side. Whereas, Canada and France have nationalized insurance which employees and employers pay into, again with a private insurance option.
We’re the only developed nation without comprehensive coverage for its citizens. Unfortunately, I think the GOP obstructionism will rear it’s ugly head in a way similar to the early 1990 attacks to Hillary Clinton plans. Do I hear the mantras of Europeanization of America and socialized medicine? But in all fairness, the AMA and pharmaceutical companies will be engaged in the battle, too, with their bipartisan cohorts.

” …the Tribune finally admitted that it was Axelrod and the Obama campaign that brought pressure on the press to demand the unsealing of M. Blair Hull divorce records, which had had their contents leaked to media outlets by the Obama campaign even earlier. The Obama campaign also helped orchestrate a demonstration by women’s groups demanding Hull’s withdrawal from the race. Coincidentally, this was the same weekend Obama’s first commercials hit the airwaves. Interestingly (or maybe not), the same exact thing happened to another of his rivals-Jack Ryan. Certainly gives one pause.”
Certainly gives one an idea why John Edwards didn’t just flatten Obama on national teevee when Obama patted Edwards on the shoulder during a debate and called him “the white guy”.
Suppose the “Obama” machine set Edwards up with little what’s-her-name … drugs, booze, what-not, kind of a political badger game?

I cried,and felt Susan’s pain as a mother.
My son started seizures when he was six and half month old. He’s also diagnosed with Down Sydrome, Neurofibromatosis type I, as well as Infantile Spasms. He has tried Vigabatrin, ACTH,Phenobarb,Prednisone, Topamax, Ranitidine, Clobazam,Taper Ethosuximide, Val proic Acid, and Topamax. Unfortunately, he’s still having 30 – 38 seizures per day now. He is 18 month old now. My husband and I are exausted and heartbroken to see that he is suffering from multiple seizures. We were told yesterday by his doctor that he is the candidate for Ketogenic Diet. And will start this diet next month. This is our hope to stop the seizures for our little baby.

They castigated Sarah Palin when she talked about “death panels.” What would you call these?
A doctor’s first fine will be $100,000 and his second offense is prison. I can’t imagine staying in the medical profession.
Anyone close to being a senior, or has senior parents or grandparents will want to be aware of this PROFOUND effect on seniors.