It’s my fault, not Sue’s, that we haven’t put out any new pages in some time. Things are hectic here in my world which includes the very active Facebook group. Lots of things to chat about, stories to tell, and questions to ask and answer. If you’re not in the group, I hope you’ll consider joining us. It’s where you’ll find me most days.
Sue’s been digging through the article ‘Treatments for dry age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt disease: a systematic review.’ The author Waugh and his colleagues scoured the profession literature looking for promising research. They found a lot of bad science and a couple of treatments that were tested using good science and may have promise.
Sue’s been approaching it from the perspective that we are a wolf pack. Instead of being preyed ON by people who promote treatments that aren’t backed by solid, scientific evidence, she likes to think of being the PREDATOR. She writes, “I like to think of myself as the wolf. The wolf scans for the best target for the hunt. He evaluates his odds of catching and killing his prey. He works with the pack on a common objective. The pack is persistent. The pack is relentless. They understand a successful hunt does not always mean a quick and easy kill.” We are the pack.
“I know we are hungry for treatments for AMD,” Sue writes. “I would like to think we are cunning enough to pick good targets in our hunt for these treatments. I want to believe our hunger will not lead us to be deluded by some ‘quacker’ offering empty promises…and a quick buck for himself.”
The Complete Wolf Pack Series
You can choose each page individually or go from one to the next using the option at the bottom of each page.
Just like this page, each of the pages below have audio narration available!
The letter A is for acupuncture. Bottom line: “In 50 years of study, nobody has been able to prove it works for AMD. All of the “evidence” has been hearsay.”
The letters B & L for blue light and laser. Bottom line: maybe, maybe not.
NEW! The letters M & N for microcurrent and night-time light. Bottom line: for microcurrent, there’s no solid, scientific proof. For night-time light, there is research planned.
NEW! The letters T, O, and R for telescopic lenses, ozone and rheopheresis – The Final Letters! Bottom line: looks good for ‘T’ but not for ‘O.’ For ‘R,’ you’re kidding me!