Hello Members,

I hope everyone is doing best as they possibly can, and dealing with our plight and difficulties with hope and courage. There are alot of good things currently going on Jimi's site and with our sister site breathhelp4u. We need to stay focused on our mission, goals, and purpose; that's finding/fighting for a cure, or finding a reasonable/acceptable way to help us cope with our disorders so that we may be able to function acceptably in society, in our jobs, and in our social and interpersonal lives.

I will be the first to admit that I am a battered, broken, and devastated person because of what chronic halitosis has done to me. It has robbed me of my dignity, freedom, and comfort to relate to others. As the result, there are times, more often than not, I feel resentful, angry, and depressed over my circumstances. I am easily defensive, quick to judge, and swift to feeling sorry for myself.

Well, the search for a cure continues. It has been two-weeks since I've attempted to "rock the boat" with the help of my fellow sufferers. We are making huge gains, believ it or not. Lavoris has heard our rally for help and acted in response to our humble request. Power in numbers is the only way we will ever see the light of day, a taste of freedom, a cure to end our nightmare. I am not speaking to those on the sidelines, but to those who are driven for a change, those whom desire to make an impact on society, individually, and collectively. Even in the pit of my disparity, I believe I can make a difference because I refused to settle for anything less than the best, and that's a viable cure to end my nightmare (and for others). The wheels of change are slowly gaining momentum as evidenced by renewed anthusiasm and resurrected hope within me that a cure is at hand. If I failed, well at lease I have the satisfaction knowing that I went down trying my best. My passion to finding a cure has also allowed me to meet Mrs. Sandy Gordon, a renowned NY activist for TMAU. She has spoken to celebrities, Ohpray Winfrey, Congressman, and politicians because for what she believes in. Within these two weeks, "rocking the boat" has enlightened my suffering, and what is and will always viewed as a cursed "BB" has led me to experienced many wonderful things inspite of the darkness. There is light, we just gotta search for it.

I've been really frustrated by the lack of progress in finding a cure. I've posted, pleaded, and even begged others to help with petitioning to Chales Flores Inc., the manifacturere of Lavoris Mouthwash. For what's it's worth, I was cured of chronic bb for two years in '87. Yes, I've suffered that long, endured humiliation, and continued to suffer in vain.

This illness, chronic halitosis, has been the worse thing that happend to me. It struck me at the age of seven. Consider that, the age of innocence, wide-eyed to the beauty, laughter, and carefree of a child, but struck by chronic halitosis. The endless shame and ridicules by other children, the isolation and confusion of a child wondering why I had chronic bad breath?