Regarding the below article, there isn't enough information to rule in - or out- that 2-butoyethanol exposure(s) might need to be considered.  At the least this is a severe form of central nervous system damage?  On top of that, is the weight loss from not eating or not being able to eat?  Could you check his liver function level from the blood tests he's had?  liver

Any of these other symptoms of too much chemical exposure?  http://www.valdezlink.com/patient_intake_chart.htm   

Was he anywhere around the soldiers who were dying of 'pneumonia?' (pulmonary edema?)

Hoping the military will be looking for a chemical similar to Corexit 9527  ... sold to the Dept of Defense?

It appears the military has purchased some in the past 11+ years.  It should have 38% 2-butoxyethanol and some ethylene oxide.  www.valdezlink.com/doc_gen.htm

Was he anywhere around where chemicals were transported or stored?... done any 'oil dispersant work?' or cleaning of artillery?

Maybe others died right away, and he has 'pulled' thru - remarkable in itself.  For a group I have studied, these reports of collapse:  www.valdezlink.com/swollen.htm#collapsed and

www.valdezlink.com/valdez_grandma.htm

To check his blood... does he have hemolytic anemia?

www.valdezlink.com/check.htm   (symptoms of)

www.valdezlink.com/seeking.htm#retic 

www.valdezlink.com/chart.htm

www.valdezlink.com/check_blood.htm

I've been studying what happened to the first who used this chemical, July, 1989   Here is a page I summarized info on today:

www.valdezlink.com/can_help.htm  

 Hoping there is some help for Staff Sgt. James Alford and that no other soldiers will 'run into' what he may have.  (If there is a comparison, and I would think it is more likely than not.)

Margaret 1-888-853-5333

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10-30-03

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A soldier's tale: military misdiagnosis

He was a decorated Green Beret, but when his performance faltered, the Army gave him the boot - not medical treatment for his deadly disease

11:24 AM CST on Monday, October 27, 2003

By NANCY BARR CANSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

KARNACK, Texas – Staff Sgt. James Alford can't talk. He doesn't recognize his wife. His head shakes, his hands tremble.

He is agitated, restless, diapered and helpless, requiring round-the-clock care from his family. Unable to coordinate his fingers and hands, the former marathon runner can still walk, with assistance, and his daily ritual is to unsteadily "walk the floor," as his wife, Army Spec. Amber Alford, describes it.

In April, the Green Beret and Bronze Star recipient was sent home from Iraq by the Army. But it wasn't because he badly needed medical care.

... etc

The cause of Staff Sgt. Alford's disease, diagnosed as "sporadic" CJD, is unknown

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Nancy Barr Canson is a Marshall-based freelance writer.

Source:  http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/tsw/stories/102703dntexsoldierstory.1b17f.html

Opinion on the Dangers to Humans - from 2-butoxyethanol - from many sources
Noticeable Health Changes - Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers and others exposed to 2-butoxyethanol

MD_Helps

Even More comparisons - Diagnosis of Gulf War Syndrome Vets compared to 'symptoms/diagnosis' shared by the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers
Requesting help from Hematologists, Endocrinologists, Urologists - Oncologists, Toxicologists and Others!

10-31-03

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