Russell,
Dr. Gofman has been discredited within the radiation science and safety community for many years. I am sure that there are others on this list who could point you to appropriate references about the failings of his works. However, I doubt you would believe them as they do not fit your agenda.
While I am sorry to hear that Gary Colley has cancer, many people do. Actually, one in four in this country. My wife's uncle developed leukemia at forty-something. He never worked for DOE facilities, and there was no history of cancer in his family. Who do you think he should blame or sue?
"Russell D. Hoffman" <rhoffman@animatedsoftware.com> wrote:
Sir,
I don't suppose there's any chance you read Dr. John W. Gofman's April, 2003 Committee for Nuclear Responsibility newsletter?
If not, you should. It would sure be a pleasure to hear your learned, thoughtful, educated, scientific, truthful response. Are you up for the challenge, or are insensitive comments your only forte?
-- rdh
At 05:36 PM 5/26/2003 , John Jacobus <crispy_bird@yahoo.com> wrote:
As the expression goes, life is sometimes unfair.
"Russell D. Hoffman" <rhoffman@animatedsoftware.com> wrote:
- May 26th, 2003
- Dear Readers,
- No soldier goes into battle alone. Besides their fellow soldiers, there
- are enormous legions of support troops -- supply line drivers, medics,
- communications specialists, etc..
. . .
- The nuclear bombs and the uranium munitions.
- These people die too. They die because of the work they do. They die in
- fork-lift accidents, truck accidents, machinery explosions, falls,
- electrical shocks, and all sorts of other ways.
- They die from inhaling beryllium dust, and thousands of other chemicals.
- They die from radiation exposure.
- And behind these people stands yet another great army -- the taxpayer, who
- makes it all possible.
- They die too. As downwinders from nuclear weapons tests, thousands have
- been killed in the past 50 years.
- None of these casualties of war are ever counted in any official reckoning
- of what our wars cost America. The wasted lives. The distraught family
- members.
- Today, we honor our fallen soldiers. But when do we honor those who stood
- behind them, only to fall as well? The answer is we don't.
- So here, in honor of one of those casualties, is the story of one recent
- death in the Great American Army.
- Sincerely,
- Russell Hoffman
- . . .
- ==================================================
- Memorial Day -- Honoring our fallen heros:
- ==================================================
- At 09:48 AM 5/25/2003 , "Gai Oglesbee" wrote:
- Hi, Russell:
- The following testimonial is revised because it is an important testimonial
- that may help resolve some gov agents' abuse.
- . . .
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- A testimonial "In Memory of Gary Colley" -- A deceased Piketon, Ohio Plant
- Victim
- --------------------------------------------- -------------------
- During his career, Gary Colley functioned as a line-manager while he was
- employed at the Piketon, Ohio Gaseous Diffusion plant for over 10 years. It
- is believed that he and his co-workers were chronically exposed to
- abnormally dangerous radioactive material and chemicals. At one point in
- time, Gary was laid-off from his job at the Piketon plant and was
- temporarily employed at Fernald for a few months. He later returned to work
- at the Piketon plant. While he was working at Fernald, the family remembers
- a particular radiation exposure incident that contaminated Gary's wooden
- leg. His employer agreed to replace the artificial leg with a new one. Gary
- was once injured in a traffic accident where a truck slammed into his
- motorcycle.
- Gary's physician talked him into "signing" up for the medical monitoring
- program that was offered by the Piketon P.A.C.E. union division. A US
- Department of Energy (USDO E) medical monitoring contract had been awarded.
- In the beginning, Gary was monitored every three months. Finally, Gary was
- instructed not to return for more tests for at least six months. The
- program administrators convinced Gary the suspect growths that were
- detected on his lung was not cancerous and only needed to be monitored once
- in a while. Like so many other victims, the suspect neoplasm(s) were deemed
- of no concern by the monitoring program administrators.
- Gary's health continued to deteriorate until his physician noticed swelling
- on the left side of his neck. He began to receive extensive, diagnostic
- tests. And, of course, the diagnosis was cancer that had spread to his
- lymph nodes. The prognosis was terminal with only a few months to live.
- Gary suffered even though he received large amounts of the drug, morphine,
- in an effort to try to control the pain.
- Gary was 55 years old when he passed away on May 22, 20 03. He will be
- buried on Tuesday, May 28th due to the Memorial Day event. The small cell
- carcinoma had metastasized from an unknown origin which may still be
- evaluated. Gary waged a courageous battle until the pain was so intense, he
- said, "I am ready to go." His pain and suffering was observed by his family
- and friends day after day until he died.
- Gary's death brings to mind that any member of Congress should be compelled
- to observe the dying process that each claimant like Gary and their family
- are forced to endure. President George W. Bush, the US Secretary of Labor
- Elaine Chao; the US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson;
- and the USDOE Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham; and their staff should
- be held accountable for any and all violations of American civil rights law
- that was already established before the dysfunctional EEOICPA was enacted.
- The USDOL agents originally denied Gary's claim while d esignating his
- cancer did not meet their "Interim Regulation(s)" requirements. How could
- that be? There is only one type of leukemia that the USDOL agents decided
- to exclude.
- During the past three of four months, a USDOL spokesperson contacted Gary
- to inform him he might be eligible to receive the compensation benefit, again.
. . .