Ruth Rafferty and Adam Rowland in conversation: 23rd April 2023 - Part 3

The day after the rally, Ruth and Adam very kindly allowed me to record them in conversation with each other about their experiences. I have broken up their conversation into smaller chunks for ease of viewing.
In this part they talk about battling suicidal thoughts, and what Germany is getting right.

Just some of the previously rare diseases that seem to have become more common over the last couple of years...

"Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) causes a person to have repeated severe allergy symptoms affecting several body systems. In MCAS, mast cells mistakenly release too many chemical agents, resulting in symptoms in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, heart, respiratory, and neurologic systems."
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12981/mast-cell-activation-syndrome

"Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS – also known as Mast Cell Activation Disorder) is a relatively unknown condition that may affect some people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) and is caused by abnormal mast cells or abnormal release of chemicals contained within them."
https://www.potsuk.org/about-pots/associated-conditions/mcas/

Vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) Support for patients family members
"Vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) is a new, rare condition that has been identified after COVID-19 vaccination, so far affecting approximately 1:50,000 AZ vaccine recipients under 50 years old, and 1:100,000 for those ages 50 years and older in England. The effect of the blood clots can be devastating, and we want to ensure our patients and their families are supported to respond to the impacts of VITT, both mentally and physically."
https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/documents/vaccine-induced-thrombocytopenia-and-thrombosis-vitt-support-for-patients-family-members/

The Scottish Vaccine Injury Group was set up by Ruth Rafferty
Scottish Vaccine Injury Group
Support and resources for those adversely impacted by the Covid19 Vaccines
https://scottishvaccineinjurygroup.org/

The UK vaccine injured website can be found here:
Welcome to the UK CV Family Website
https://www.ukcvfamily.org/

Science-based support for people suffering from long-term COVID-19 vaccine effects
https://react19.org/

"COVERSE is the only non-profit organisation in Australia run by and for people who have suffered a significant adverse reaction following their COVID-19 vaccination."
https://coverse.org.au/