BBM. I truly have no idea why you have concluded Dr. Shewmon obtained his information second hand because his affidavit clearly states the tests were performed by Rutgers University. I'm pretty sure they are a "verified source."
We'll have to agree to disagree and move on.
JMO
No, agreeing to disagree on this particular subject would be a Pyrrhic victory. I'm sorry you disagree here, but you are simply wrong, no offense intended here. The timeline of all of Dolan's tests culminating together with his "experts" defies logic. And all these experts have all been discredited as either license-revoked sexual deviants with their patients, earned their degree from a diploma mill and not an actual college, or lastly - my favorite - had an extract published in Neurology about how he and his wonder team concocted some Frankenstein-ish procedure of shocking the remaining sludge of brain matter, infusing the corpse with artificial hormones, and blasting it with necessary brain vitamins, and in doing so were able to get a BD (that's brain dead) body to exhibit signs of higher (and lower) brain function. In essence, claiming that they had cured brain death in a patient and that patient had progressed to the "less-dead" state of MVS. They've hailed this agenda for many years, taking the playbook from people the likes of Bobby "The Swindler" Schindler of the Terri Schiavo Network, adopting the craziest of positions and holding their hands out for money from people just as crazy as the idea itself.
The reality is, all they truly accomplished was nothing more than an elaborate hoax of pouring salt on skinned frog legs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_K6VqEQuaA
I won't waste my time linking all my sources for my attacks on Revoked-Dr. Fellus, DeFina (NOT a doctor), or Machada (how do we really know he's a doctor? We have no way to verify it). Everything I summarized about them above is already provided in this entire thread, as I got all this information by doing my own research from this thread, AND the investigatory efforts of countless other people dedicated to this cause. Credit: MANY.
But about Dr. Shewmon. I'll quote someone else and say (because it's highly appropriate), "He's been showing his cards for years." That is, it's no secret he's been somewhat showing that his position within his own moral compass is that brain death is not real, it's an organ-harvesting scam, etc. But, I also paid close attention to the wording and timing of his statements in this case.
"I'm currently reviewing the evidence provided to me..." This can mean absolutely anything he wants it to mean, and that's exactly what Dolan typed up FOR HIM to sign and/or say. It's legalese that basically says, "I have absolutely NO evidence sitting in front of me to support my position, but...just so you know...BUMBLEBEE TUNA!....errrr, I mean, cough, Dolan gave me lots of stuff to look at *snicker* (read: nothing), and my opinion is the possibility exists that someone was wrong in their initial diagnosis."
"It was signed/issued on the 3rd...juuuuust in time for the press conference." Why wait until after the initial court hearing? Why wait at all until there's absolutely no time to challenge his statement prior to handing it to the media? Because it's a shell game, sleight of hand, etc. "Stuff" we have absolutely no idea what he was actually physically looking at, besides the same carefully orchestrated cell-phone videos from May 20th, 2014 (which the mom lied about when they were taken). For all we know, they showed him pictures of a bloody adult diaper, told him it was Jahi's menses, and absent any physical evidence to suggest otherwise, he "believed" them.
But the words, "evidence" and "believe" are really very funny words. Even in our criminal courts, it's up to a jury to decide what "evidence" they want to "believe", regardless of it's actual credibility, certainty, or accuracy. The only difference to make is did one side present any case to discredit the evidence, or was the presenting side allowed the sole privilege of endorsing and testifying about said "evidence"? In this case, Dr. Shewmon apparently signed a last-second statement, prepared for him BY Dolan's team, based on "evidence" presented to him and only by Dolan with no rebuttal, and under such "duress" really didn't have any choice but to say that he "believes" it --- until he has had time to actually review everything and sees the circus for what it is. BUT we won't be seeing Dolan with a statement from Dr. Shewmon stating he no longer believes a thing he was told by Dolan. No. That would be counter-productive to Dolan's case, and detrimental even. I imagine we'll never hear from or about Dr. Shewmon again in this case, as he's now bound to SHFM by whatever fine print he failed to read when he signed that first hastily-prepared statement.
And finally, it's important to carefully note that a living person is extremely hard-pressed to find ANY doctor who will issue a diagnosis without ever spending a second with a patient, personally observing certified tests, and/or carefully reviewing entire medical histories as documented by real, licensed, prior-attending physicians. Dr. Shewmon, in this case, did none of the above - but it's also equally important to remember that he didn't give any diagnosis, he just basically said, "If what I'm being told is true, then, the diagnosis of BD might need to be reexamined." Carefully. Selected. Wording. Any doctor who does the former in this paragraph is one of two (or perhaps both) things: a quack or a crook. Shewmon at least still has his license (for now), some respect from colleagues (for now), and actually makes money at being a doctor (debatable). He's not entirely stupid, but he did get duped by an attorney who knew Shewmon was at least dangling from the caboose of the "ForcedExit" train.
MyBelle, I bid you adieu as I now go back to lurking. You should be proud to know that I created an account with the specific intent of being able to reply to you. I simply could not sit by any longer and see lies and mistruths spread about this subject where we are dedicated to uncovering the truth. I recommend you start from page 1, and have a do-over.
V/R,
"The Justice League"
