Julia Ahier of the Lancet 12 speaks out!
January 28, 2011
We wanted to share this message from Julia Ahier, one of the "Lancet 12" parents whos child was treated by Dr. Andrew Wakefield.- Gary
"I am absolutely convinced that the MMR triggered my Son's condition, as the first problems with pain occurred on the first evening after the vaccination and the loss of skills happened after also he had been gaining weight at a good rate and after the MMR he only gained 1lb 7ozs in 9 months.
"I think that Dr Wakefield has only tried to help these children he has not done anything which we as parents did not want him to do. The allegations were unjust because they did not arise from anyone who had medical investigations carried out on them or their parents.
"Doctor Wakefield did not recruit anyone into the study group. In our case our Son was given the original referral to Professor Walker-Smith by another hospital and I sought a referral with Dr Wakefield our local paediatrician requested the referral.
"Dr Wakefield was the kindest most compassionate doctor who had ever taken an interest in our child's case. He did not perform any proceedures on our child, these were dione with our consent and agreement by other doctors. None of the tests which were performed on our child were against our wishes. There was no display of callous behaviour.
I have never had any communication with Brian Deer nor do I ever intend to."