My Malignant Melanoma

I received the following threat of legal action today:

Hello,

I am contacting you regarding a blog you have posted that contains information about Dr Lodi that has never been verified.

http://www.mymalignantmelanoma.com/2009/05/thomas-lodi.html

We are requesting that you remove this blog immediately because you are slandering his name without any proof of your accusations.

I realize that you have your blog linked to an article posted in the Arizona Republic but if you look further into the charges that were brought against Dr Lodi you will see that they were never substantiated.

Please let me know when this blog has been removed.

If you do not remove the blog we will be forced to take legal action against your association.

Thank you in advance for your corporation in this matter.

Shayla McCallum

Director of Marketing

An Oasis of Healing

www.anoasisofhealing.com

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I have asked them to confirm which allegation they are objecting to, it is all true to the best of my knowledge, though I am always willing to learn.

I am told by Shayla that they object to my saying that homoeopaths are not real doctors, and that Mr. Lodi got his homoeopathic medical licence back, the allegations of cocaine addiction never being substantiated.

Well, in the UK, homoeopaths are not necessarily doctors of any kind, and I'd be happy to see the evidence which shows Lodi got his licence back. In the meantime, I have removed the bits Shayla objected to. Even without thosebits, it's hardly a ringing endorsement.

Shalya also asked me not to use her name, as she was just doing her job in threatening me with legal action. That's some job you have, Shayla!-threatening cancer patients with legal action, and marketing questionable medical treatments to the desperate and dying. Your parents must be very proud.