So late Thursday night (Jan. 25th, 2018), my Facebook friend updated me. Here are key snippets: "ROSE! He has a new infectious diseases doctor. Before we even talked to her about the rickettsia tests, the doc mentioned them." "The first doctor was not hip on this at all, he just basically dismissed it. A couple the other doctors were not really inclined because they said well he's got lymphoma, or treating him for lymphoma at this point. That's not going to change." "After reading all of the information you sent me, I just feel it absolutely must be ruled out, exactly as you discussed in your messages with your links." "We discussed this and we were going to ask the doctor one more time politely to do these tests if for no other reason than our families peace of mind, and if not we would go file a complaint with patient services. And then follow it from there." "He almost died Tuesday night." "This new doc has already put him on a hefty dose of Azithromycin." Although this sounds like a positive development, I am extremely worried. Throughout this process, I've come to realize that there is great resistance from the medical community (especially in the U.S.) to acknowledge that Wolbachia is now infecting humans (without any trace of a nematode). As I've said before, what is happening to North Atlantic right whales could definitely happen to humans. Follow the Money . . . This week I also found it disturbing to find a press release in Military Technologies that announced: Intraocular Melanoma Treatment Market Progresses for Huge Profits During 2017 – 2025. Source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107889574670988423996/posts/THJEP5yum1q Uveal melanoma is an extremely rare cancer. So how would anyone be able to predict HUGE profits (unless, of course, they knew many people were going to be diagnosed with it). Another Disturbing Development . . . The American Academy of Ophthalmology has blocked my emails. Since four young people have died around Huntersville, NC and almost two dozen have been diagnosed with ocular melanoma, I created another petition: https://www.change.org/p/oncologists-and-pathologists-uveal-melanoma-or-lymphoma-r-o-rickettsiales-wolbachia I only have (so far) 29 signatures on it. Every time I post it, even on the sites claiming to "look for a cure for ocular melanoma", it gets flagged as spam. So, here's what I think is going to happen since it's clear to me Wolbachia is infecting vertebrates (including humans and whales) with regularity: This spring, we will hear about more North Atlantic right whale deaths. Ship strikes and entanglements will continue to be blamed and innocent companies will continue to be fined (unfairly). This will probably continue throughout the summer and then we'll see even more crazy articles like this one in The Washington Post by R. Alexander Pyron, Associate Professor of Biology at George Washington U, called "We don’t need to save endangered species. Extinction is part of evolution." Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-dont-need-to-save-endangered-species-extinction-is-part-of-evolution/2017/11/21/57fc5658-cdb4-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html?utm_term=.18eb8c785b24 Oh and Dr. Daoust has since retired. Somehow, I can picture him driving around town in a new SUV, LOL. I was almost sure that our Canadian pathologists would test for Wolbachia and ZIKV, WNV, SLEV infections. Guess not. Mid-summer and fall 2018, more young people around Huntersville, NC and probably the New York area (perhaps Ontario, Canada) will be diagnosed with uveal melanoma. Sadly, some will have their eyeballs removed; some will die. Because I see no willingness (yet) for anyone to test for Wolbachia in humans. And there are hundreds (probably thousands) or people who profit from young people becoming gravely ill. What Will It Take? It might take an ophthalmologist or oncologist with a loved one (their child or grandchild) to be stricken with lymphoma or uveal melanoma BEFORE the following tests become routine: 1) A broad range PCR screen for infection by Rickettsiales (Wolbachia genes in blood). Supporting study evidence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X14000408 2) ZIKV tests with TWO of these: the Lanciotti E-, the Pyke E- and NS1-, the Bonn E- and the Bonn NS1-based assays. They are the most reliable. Supporting study evidence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153932 The reason ZIKV is important is I believe it's the phage working in tandem with Wolbachia (with surface proteins) to enable Wolbachia to infect vertebrates. But other viruses could too. (Zika is smaller than West Nile virus). If you want to help, please sign and share my other petition too (you never need to donate): https://www.change.org/p/oncologists-and-pathologists-uveal-melanoma-or-lymphoma-r-o-rickettsiales-wolbachia Thank you for your kind words and support. I'll be in touch, Rose Authors note: I cannot use italics or hyperlink on petition updates. Ergo, links are not hidden and I used CAPS for emphasis. How your signature helps: each time a supporter signs our petition, an email is automatically sent directly to those being petitioned (governments, companies and individuals). When hundreds or even thousands of emails arrive in their inboxes, our message is impossible to ignore.