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Originally Posted by Noah930
What does one have to do with the other?
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Let's see, Older brother, Tom went to Viet Nam first, was an F4 jet jockey and only visited Tokyo few times on leave, the rest of the tour he was on major bases around the orient or carriers. So you might say he only got a birds eye view of the orient. Came back without any problems.
Other brother, George was on a Chinook crew and was in the thick of it often flying in and out of the small villages. He even got shot down several times. Had his first MS attack within a year of returning.
Much later Tom went on "mission/business" trip to orient, Singapore, China, Bangkok, etc. stayed in the small villages with locals. A much more up close and person experience than his tour. Within a year of returning from that trip had his first MS attack.
The medical community claims MS is not hereditary. Yet, the thing my brothers have in common is their Mother, the shots required before going to Viet Nam and visiting the orient within a year of their first MS attack.
When trying to help George get proper medical care from VA found that 80% of disabled Viet Nam veterans were diagnosed with MS, AND even though that was true the VA had no doctors experienced in treating MS nor did they stock or dispense any of the drugs that helped MS patients. There was even an unofficial rumor that the combination of the shots and something they were exposed to caused the MS. It wasn't until the last year George's life the Military and VA admitted his MS might have been service related and started providing "better" care. Even then getting the drugs that help was spotty.
Tom does not have to rely on the VA for his medical care, and is fairing better. His decline is similar but taking much longer with a higher quality of life.
Sorry, but from what I've seen and heard it just ain't worth the risk for me to experience the orient first hand.