VEGANS ARE NOW BEING IMPRISONED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ! THANK YOU FDA!

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Urgent News:

Under Attack!

 

* Families are being torn apart!

 

* Parents are being jailed!

 

* Children are being seized and taken away from their homes!

 

why? …

 

For eating a vegan live food diet!

 

Not in America, right? Read on...

 

One family that has experienced the brunt of this attack is the

Andressohn family. You may have heard a few national news bites about

this family's horrendous situation.

 

A beautiful, peaceful, God-centered family that committed the " crime "

of practicing total wellness and for years has been eating vegan live

foods. This story you are about to read may be difficult for you to

believe but unfortunately it is absolutely true.

 

This is must read information for everyone who believes unbounded

health & happiness is an inalienable right for all. This urgent report

will provide you with the whole story and what must be done to help

this family & preserve every Americans' right to pursue a healthy and

happy life.

 

Here is their story...

 

The Andressohn Family

 

Joseph and Lomay Andressohn live in Homestead, Florida just outside

Miami. The Andressohns are the proud parents of 4 beautiful children

ages 8, 6, 4 and 3. They are a God revering & loving family. Along

their life journey together, they discovered the wondrous benefits of

a living food lifestyle.

 

Joseph and Lamoy chose this healthy way to live more than 4 years ago,

with their two children at the time, and made it an important part of

their life. Over the next several years, the Andressohns were blessed

with three more children. As part of their home schooling, the

children were taught how and why a live food diet is so important to

their health & well being. When well-meaning neighbors offer candy to

the children, it is politely declined. When asked why, the children

say, " Candy is not good for you! " and then explain to them the great

benefits of eating only living foods.

 

The Day the Andressohn Family Was Torn Apart!

 

Life was grand until one fateful day, May 15, 2003. The Andressohns'

5½-month-old daughter, Woyah, who at birth was diagnosed with DiGeorge

Syndrome was having problems breathing. The Andressohns immediately

called 911 for help. The ambulance arrived with the local police.

 

Being entirely unfamiliar with a living food lifestyle the officers

questioned the Andressohns at the scene. Due to the officers ignorance

of a live food nutritional lifestyle, they jumped to conclusions and

suspected parental neglect, and held the parents for further

questioning, forbidding them to go to the hospital to be with their

ailing child.

 

Just two hours after the emergency call was made, the Florida

Department of Children and Families (DCF) arrived and took the other

four children into custody. Immediately following this action, police

investigators arrived at the Andressohns' residence, asking them to

sign a release paper so they could search their home. They were told

by the investigators, " A warrant would be obtained from a judge the

next day so why not let the search begin immediately? " . The

Andressohns were also told the more they cooperated, the sooner they

could see their baby girl. Completely wrought with worry for their

daughter and with nothing to hide, the Andressohns signed. Nothing was

found in the search to substantiate the suspicions of the police

investigators.

 

However the investigators were still not satisfied and took the

Andressohns to the police station for further questioning. The parents

were questioned by the police for hours, and after all of this time

the Andressohns were then given the terrible news their baby daughter

Woyah had died hours before. The Andressohns had been lied to and

grilled by the authorities for information. The police and DCF

investigators had clearly withheld the information of their baby's

death as a means to extract information unethically. The shocked and

grieving Andressohns were then taken home and were told they would be

contacted.

 

What Would You Do If This Happened To Your Family?

 

The Andressohns' first concern at this point was the health of their

other children. With permission from DCF, they prepared living food

and took it to the care provider's home. During this time the DCF

doctor was under pressure from the prosecutor to examine the children.

The doctor performed a cursory examination only and thus misdiagnosed

the children's state of health and reported to the court that the

children were malnourished and had signs of rickets. It was later

discovered this was a lie under oath! The state's radiologist later

re-examined the children and gave them all a clean bill of health!

However, the misdiagnosis by the DCF doctor granted the judge the

authority to force the children's DCF care providers to feed them

bread, pasta, peanut butter, soymilk and other so-called " Standard

American Diet " foods. Within the first week of this radical diet

change, all the children came down with flu-like symptoms. The two

older children complained of head and stomach pains, while the two

younger children were rushed to the emergency room. Never having been

sick a day in their life, they were diagnosed with bronchitis, asthma

and pneumonia.

 

Now you need to understand that these are children who have never

experienced illness in their entire lives or the symptoms of being

sick such as stomachaches and headaches so this was completely foreign

to them. As you can imagine the children were terrified!

 

When the Andressohns learned of this despicable action, they motioned

the courts to reverse this decision and allow the children to return

to eating whole live foods. Reversing this action took several court

appearances to accomplish. Then on June 6th the Andressohns appeared

in court on a motion to have the children placed in the custody of

Joseph Andressohn's sister.

 

Provide Your Family A Healthy Diet: GO TO JAIL!

 

The same day, the media arrived to film the police serving arrest

warrants to both Joseph and Lomay. That day they began a 99- day stay

in jail! While the Andressohns were incarcerated, DCF decided to

modify the children's diet yet another time, this time including meat

and dairy, and they were given inoculations. This caused the children

to again, become radically sick, and more visits to the emergency room

followed. The children were finally allowed to live with Joseph's sister.

 

Making the Best of A Miserable Situation

 

While incarcerated, Joseph and Lamoy attempted to continue eating a

living food diet. Lamoy received support from her fellow inmates and

some of the staff, but the facility authorities became concerned and

ordered her to visit the detention hospital for a thorough check-up.

This went on for 1½ months until they were convinced that she was

fine. She was able to continue to eat living food the entire 99 days.

Three inmates actually became vegetarians while in jail with her, and

Lamoy was also able to help people with headaches and other minor

pains by providing reflexology. Joseph unfortunately, did not have all

the support he needed, and thus succumbed to small amounts of cooked

food. As a result Joseph himself became very ill, suffering a

multitude of ailments.

 

During the Andressohn's 99 days in jail, friends and loved ones

diligently made great efforts to arrange their release. In the end, a

friend who hardly knew the Andressohns came forward and paid

$12,500.00 to release the Andressohns on a combined $125,000 bond.

Their release came with the unusual condition that the Andressohns

agree to be placed under " house arrest " . This condition requires both

parents to be shackled to electronic ankle monitors. But as the

Anderssohns soon learned this was just the beginning of their horrific

ordeal...

 

Imagine receiving a 50-year prison sentence for feeding your children

a healthy live food diet!

 

Unbelievably, the prosecutor actually attempted to negotiate a plea

bargain. The prosecutor offered 50 years for 1 count of aggravated

manslaughter and 4 counts of child neglect. When this was refused, the

prosecutor came back with a 10-year offer. Once again, the Andressohns

refused and he dropped it to 2 - 3 years. When the Andressohns refused

this offer the prosecutor then dropped it once again to 364 days. The

prosecutor was adamant and said that this would be the last offer.

Having done nothing wrong, the Andressohns said they would not admit

guilt and headed for the courtroom doors. The prosecutor literally

chased them out of the room asking if they would accept probation.

Even though probation may sound good… the Andressohns said they would

not compromise their position or their children's health knowing that

probation most likely meant feeding their children a diet that the

state would force upon them.

 

What the Andressohns Now Face

 

The Andressohns are facing two critical court trials and they MUST win

both cases in order to reunite their family.

 

The first trial is for criminal charges:

1 count of aggravated manslaughter and 4 counts of child neglect. This

trial is set for January 25th, 2005.

 

The second trial is in the family court:

To prove they are parents fit to raise their children. This trial date

for the family court is under continuance until the criminal trial is

concluded.

 

Please keep in mind the Andressohns are people of very modest means.

The financial strain of this nightmare is beyond belief!

 

What Is Being Done To Help The Andressohns?

 

What needs to be done is obvious…

The Andressohns need help getting their family back together again.

Their four children have been without their parents for 18 months and

the Andressohns desperately need financial help in order to defend

themselves & reunite their family.

 

Rawfriends.com along with the help of some very special people who

have generously donated their time and resources, have put together an

easy, practical & rewarding way for YOU to help the Andressohns today.

For your support, of 19 dollars or more, you will receive in return a

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donations will go directly to the Andressohn family!

 

The Big Picture

 

Now, please take a moment to ponder the big picture and what this case

means to you & everyone who believes it is our right to live a healthy

& happy life. As advocates and emissaries of this lifestyle, we know

full well that it's our lifestyle that is being persecuted!

 

What Is Our Responsibility?

 

Embracing living foods isn't only about how to juice vegetables and

make raw wedding cakes; it can mean facing adversity & standing up for

our right to live a life of wellness. Right now, each and every one of

us who embrace a living food lifestyle is on trial right along with

the Andressohn family.

 

The Andressohns are not only fighting for themselves and their

children's lives but for OUR way of life as well!

 

http://www.rawfriends.com/andressohns.html

[Guest guest]

I too had this story on another list I belong to. As

a LMSW.........Master Level Social Worker I was

shocked at this story. I did a little bit of research

and feel to some extend this story is not being told

completely. The articles I read about this story

indicated the infant child that died in the parents

custody weighed only 7 pounds at 5 1/2 months old and

was being fed wheat grass juice and fruits and

vegetables...........no formula and definitely no

breast milk due to the parents belief that breast milk

was somehow bad for you.

 

The parents were jailed due to them never obtaining

any medical care for their infant child whether that

be thru an MD or a holistic practitioner. I read up

on syndrome the child had and some causes leading to

this Di Giorgio Syndrome was either thru a genetic

defect or fetal alcohol syndrome. This family also

did not vaccinate their children which I feel is a

personal choice as well. All of their children where

born at home as well, again a personal choice.

 

I just felt these posts I kept getting about this

family have been very slanted and not telling both

sides of the store of which I have not taken either

side. I just felt since these emails are soliciting

money people should have all the information just not

one side of it. These parents were charged with

involuntary manslaughter due to this infant dying in

their care and the lack of medical care the child

received not for merely eating a RAW FOOD DIET.

 

The truth shall set you free................

 

melissa

--- whalerocker <beefree wrote:

 

>

>

>

> Urgent News:

> Under Attack!

>

> * Families are being torn apart!

>

> * Parents are being jailed!

>

> * Children are being seized and taken away from

> their homes!

>

> why? …

>

> For eating a vegan live food diet!

>

> Not in America, right? Read on...

>

> One family that has experienced the brunt of this

> attack is the

> Andressohn family. You may have heard a few national

> news bites about

> this family's horrendous situation.

>

> A beautiful, peaceful, God-centered family that

> committed the " crime "

> of practicing total wellness and for years has been

> eating vegan live

> foods. This story you are about to read may be

> difficult for you to

> believe but unfortunately it is absolutely true.

>

> This is must read information for everyone who

> believes unbounded

> health & happiness is an inalienable right for all.

> This urgent report

> will provide you with the whole story and what must

> be done to help

> this family & preserve every Americans' right to

> pursue a healthy and

> happy life.

>

> Here is their story...

>

> The Andressohn Family

>

> Joseph and Lomay Andressohn live in Homestead,

> Florida just outside

> Miami. The Andressohns are the proud parents of 4

> beautiful children

> ages 8, 6, 4 and 3. They are a God revering & loving

> family. Along

> their life journey together, they discovered the

> wondrous benefits of

> a living food lifestyle.

>

> Joseph and Lamoy chose this healthy way to live more

> than 4 years ago,

> with their two children at the time, and made it an

> important part of

> their life. Over the next several years, the

> Andressohns were blessed

> with three more children. As part of their home

> schooling, the

> children were taught how and why a live food diet is

> so important to

> their health & well being. When well-meaning

> neighbors offer candy to

> the children, it is politely declined. When asked

> why, the children

> say, " Candy is not good for you! " and then explain to

> them the great

> benefits of eating only living foods.

>

> The Day the Andressohn Family Was Torn Apart!

>

> Life was grand until one fateful day, May 15, 2003.

> The Andressohns'

> 5½-month-old daughter, Woyah, who at birth was

> diagnosed with DiGeorge

> Syndrome was having problems breathing. The

> Andressohns immediately

> called 911 for help. The ambulance arrived with the

> local police.

>

> Being entirely unfamiliar with a living food

> lifestyle the officers

> questioned the Andressohns at the scene. Due to the

> officers ignorance

> of a live food nutritional lifestyle, they jumped to

> conclusions and

> suspected parental neglect, and held the parents for

> further

> questioning, forbidding them to go to the hospital

> to be with their

> ailing child.

>

> Just two hours after the emergency call was made,

> the Florida

> Department of Children and Families (DCF) arrived

> and took the other

> four children into custody. Immediately following

> this action, police

> investigators arrived at the Andressohns' residence,

> asking them to

> sign a release paper so they could search their

> home. They were told

> by the investigators, " A warrant would be obtained

> from a judge the

> next day so why not let the search begin

> immediately? " . The

> Andressohns were also told the more they cooperated,

> the sooner they

> could see their baby girl. Completely wrought with

> worry for their

> daughter and with nothing to hide, the Andressohns

> signed. Nothing was

> found in the search to substantiate the suspicions

> of the police

> investigators.

>

> However the investigators were still not satisfied

> and took the

> Andressohns to the police station for further

> questioning. The parents

> were questioned by the police for hours, and after

> all of this time

> the Andressohns were then given the terrible news

> their baby daughter

> Woyah had died hours before. The Andressohns had

> been lied to and

> grilled by the authorities for information. The

> police and DCF

> investigators had clearly withheld the information

> of their baby's

> death as a means to extract information unethically.

> The shocked and

> grieving Andressohns were then taken home and were

> told they would be

> contacted.

>

> What Would You Do If This Happened To Your Family?

>

> The Andressohns' first concern at this point was the

> health of their

> other children. With permission from DCF, they

> prepared living food

> and took it to the care provider's home. During this

> time the DCF

> doctor was under pressure from the prosecutor to

> examine the children.

> The doctor performed a cursory examination only and

> thus misdiagnosed

> the children's state of health and reported to the

> court that the

> children were malnourished and had signs of rickets.

> It was later

> discovered this was a lie under oath! The state's

> radiologist later

> re-examined the children and gave them all a clean

> bill of health!

> However, the misdiagnosis by the DCF doctor granted

> the judge the

> authority to force the children's DCF care providers

> to feed them

> bread, pasta, peanut butter, soymilk and other

> so-called " Standard

> American Diet " foods. Within the first week of this

> radical diet

> change, all the children came down with flu-like

> symptoms. The two

> older children complained of head and stomach pains,

> while the two

> younger children were rushed to the emergency room.

> Never having been

> sick a day in their life, they were diagnosed with

> bronchitis, asthma

> and pneumonia.

>

> Now you need to understand that these are children

> who have never

> experienced illness in their entire lives or the

> symptoms of being

> sick such as stomachaches and headaches so this was

> completely foreign

> to them. As you can imagine the children were

> terrified!

>

> When the Andressohns learned of this despicable

> action, they motioned

> the courts to reverse this decision and allow the

> children to return

> to eating whole live foods. Reversing this action

> took several court

> appearances to accomplish. Then on June 6th the

> Andressohns appeared

> in court on a motion to have the children placed in

> the custody of

> Joseph Andressohn's sister.

>

>

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