May I ask what happened to Pete 42 lost at seas "Tea" post that ended up with apricot kernels and i

Buzzard said:

Greta....Thanks for clearing that up......
but if you don't mind would you pm the mistake to me so that I will try to avoid the mistake next time.....Thanks, buzz

Wasn't you.
You didn't make a mistake, Buzz. When the originating post is deleted (where the transgression occurred), all replies are automatically deleted. This is standard practice for discussion boards and makes sense when you consider that the replies lose context if what was being replied to isn't there. The downside is that we lose the great conversation that took place as a result of the original post.

Best,
greta
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lisa42 said:

Hmmm... I wonder if it was pulled
I know there's controversy over the apricot seeds. I've done lots of reading on both sides of opinions on this. The proponents of eating or grinding up bitter apricot seeds claim that the laetrile/cyanide in the seeds is not actually toxic at those doses like some claim & that it isn't harmful to healthy cells, just the cancer cells & they go on to state all the people who have taken them with no negative side effects but with helpful effects to getting rid of tumors. The claim is they're only illegal because no money can be made off them. I read about some Sloan Kettering study that had good results & the claim was that they kept tweaking the way the study was done numerous times until they came up with bad results and then declared it dangerous. Then there's the other side who says they are dangerous and they site people who had negative effects from it and that there's no proof that it does anything against cancer.
I guess that's the way it is with many natural supplements and treatments- you read oppositive viewpoints and you don't know what to think.
Myself, well after reading lots and lots, I actually went ahead and ordered a 1 lb bag of apricot seeds, also called apricot kernals. Yes, I'm going to venture forth and try taking them. I'll let you know...(and yes I will discuss it with my oncologist).
I am ordering and getting them from an internet source in northern california and was told they are not actually illegal. If they were to call it laetrile treatment, then it would be outlawed, but when selling them as apricot kernals and as a "food", it supposedly is still legal.
I don't know what to think, but I guess desperate people do desperate things. The chemo hasn't been doing it for me, so I ventured out to a naturopathic dr. Didn't drop the chemo, but am doing both kinds of treatments together. Now, I'm going to add the apricot kernals.

Lisa

Hi Lisa42
I wrote you short note also, you were the first person to respond to me about my dad with stage 4 colon cancer on cancer compass. My dad and you both at that time had good news to share. I am glad to find you. My dad has been taking both the seeds and the laetrile. When you get the seeds they need to be bitter not sweet. Not cooked or radiated. The first time he took the seeds I went out and bought apricots. I took all the seeds out and made smoothies with the fruit. You also need zinc for the carrier. Also juice the center of the pinapple to help strip the coating of the cancer cell or you could find a supplement for this. I haven't read any of your post except this one and your profile. So you may know this already.

Dad was taken off of the chemo last Oct and told to go home. Dad was really upset. Another woman that he befriended was sent home the same day as him. She passed 20 days later. She did no alternatives. I think my dad is still here because we have been using lots of natural products and detoxification by essica tea. Also boosting the immune system with AHCC. Raising the platelets with chlorella from 90 to 130 ish. We got the CEA down to 5 once. Then the doctors decided to send dad for a clinical trial which just cause a temporary high blood sugar and the tumors to grow faster. Dad seem to think now that the cancer is gone. We don't know. He is going to try to see what is going on next week.

Yaziza

PGLGreg said:

"When the originating post
"When the originating post is deleted (where the transgression occurred), all replies are automatically deleted. This is standard practice for discussion boards and makes sense when you consider that the replies lose context if what was being replied to isn't there."

No, it isn't standard practice for discussion boards. I've used discussion boards for quite a long time, and I have often encountered this situation where a post which has been quoted by a later post disappears, making the later post difficult to interpret. It's arguable that it should be standard practice, I suppose, but in fact, it's not standard practice.

--Greg

From a technical point...
Having worked on websites for a number of years and having some experience with message boards, the way many (not all) message boards are structured is that it's sort of modular in design. Or think of it like a tree, if you cut of one limb (the main post or thread) the branches come down with it (the posts). It's easy to remove posts (trim branches) since they are offshoots of the main thread. Based on the search I did it's common practice to allow the originator of the thread to be able to edit his/her original thread or to delete the entire thread. It is also up to the moderator to keep try to maintain the TOS/T&C of the site.

~from Wiki
"Offending content is usually deleted. Sometimes if the topic is considered the source of the problem, it is locked; often a poster may request a topic expected to draw problems to be locked as well, although the moderators decide whether to grant it. In a locked thread, members cannot post anymore. In cases where the topic is considered a breach of rules it – with all of its posts – may be deleted."