True Story by Melissa Murphy

Melissa, 57, Auckland

Pfizer x 1

Myocarditis, and worsening of stroke symptoms. The vaccine triggered my stroke symptoms and made it worse! Every day passed; I was getting worse. Inflammation started at my kidney, liver and then it went to my heart in December 2021 where I was admitted for 2 weeks. It has now been 10 months, and although I am doing better, I still have high inflammation in my body. I have been declined a medical exemption and by ACC,

My name is Melissa, and this is my true story.

19 months before I had the vaccine I had a severe stroke. I was in hospital with 2 months intensive rehabilitation and further 5 months home rehabilitation. My faith and trust in God have been my rock and strength. I was already walking unaided up to 800m by the end of Sept 2021 and still improving day by day.

29 October 2021

Then I had the 1st vax of Pfizer, had a severe adverse reaction to the vax,

Adverse reaction symptoms:

A few days after the vax, I started to feel terrible with the adverse reaction, which also triggered my stroke symptoms and made it worse! Every day passed; I was getting worse. Inflammation started at my kidney, liver and then it went to my heart in December 2021 where I was admitted for 2 weeks.

Initially all hospital ED doctors agreed it’s myocarditis but towards the middle of 1st week they changed their minds and said it was Stress! Now I have constant pressured sore head, dizzy spell, brain fog, heaviness when walking, breathless, blurry eyes, chest tightness, chronic fatigue (I get fatigued very quickly), floppy body and back to my walker and crutch when I was already improving and walking unaided 800m, cooking dinner for my family before the vax. Now I can’t even cook a simple breakfast for myself!! My left hand (stroke side) started to shake a lot too. I have to keep taking time to rest and lying down after only a maximum of 1 hour of sitting or 15 min of standing position.

I have collapsed 4 times at home with all the symptoms and more, including losing my speech for several hours, floppy body chest tightness and high BP. My husband called the ambulance every time. Three times I was admitted to hospital. I have spent thousands of dollars with NZDSOS and bought all the herbal remedies and supplements. NZDSOS has been amazing but I have seen a little bit of progress but not much. With many prayers, I started a Neurological Integration System (NIS) and saw some progress.

21 Nov 2021

GP lodged an adverse reaction to the vax with CARM and also ACC for compensation for all the expenses incurred with NSDSOS and NIS.

23 Nov 2021

Diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma both eyes; by Ophthalmology assessment at Greenlane Eye Clinic.

25 March 2022

ACC declined my claim.

31 March 2022

Legal aid lawyer helping to battle ACC with claim, had first review on 27 June 2022 with final review on 13 September 2022.

At Present, August 2022

It’s been nearly 10 months since the vax but blood tests on 2 August 2022 still showed high inflammation in my body and I am still experiencing some of the symptoms especially blurry eyes, sore pressure head, heaviness when walking and feeling fatigue all the time. I have to pace myself with everything as I still get fatigued very quickly and am still using a crutch to walk up to 600m and a walker up to 1km.

It’s a slow progress, I am still doing lots of rehabilitation. I am very determined to get my life back with God’s help. It’s been a very long and tough journey but God is Faithful! I just released my 1st video on my you tube channel, Melissa’s Home Cooking after 19 months, sharing my life journey
from the presentation that I was invited to do in June 2022.

I hope this video of My Life Journey, sharing my life stories, going through many health challenges, and time and time again I have seen the faithfulness of God. I hope it encourages and inspires you no matter what you are going through now, God has got YOU!

You are welcome to share my video link and invite your family and friends to the sharing.

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Informed Consent

From: https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/i/informed-consent/#Overview

Informed consent is the process of talking about options so you can make an informed decision about your health care. This includes the option of saying no to a treatment or procedure.

Key points:

You have the right to make an informed choice about your health care.

Informed consent is an ongoing process of talking and asking questions between you, your doctor or other healthcare provider and, sometimes, your family/whānau.

To help you decide whether you want a treatment or procedure, your healthcare provider must give you all the information you need to make up your mind.

This includes how the treatment or procedure would help your health condition and what the risks of the treatment are.
There are a few situations where you may be treated without consent, such as in an emergency.

What is informed consent?

Informed consent is the process of talking and asking questions until you have enough information to make a decision about your healthcare options. This includes the option of saying no to having a treatment (such as medicine) or a procedure (such as an operation).

To give informed consent, you must know enough about your condition and the treatment or procedure your doctor or other healthcare provider has suggested. You must have this information given to you in a language and way that you can easily understand. You should have access to an interpreter if you need one.

You also have a right to have someone else with you to provide support while you are talking about your options.

Why is informed consent needed?

You have a right under the law to make an informed choice about your health care. This is one of your rights under the Code of Health and Disability Consumers Rights.

Under the Code, health care may be provided to you only if you make an informed choice and give informed consent. You also have the right to say no to a proposed treatment or procedure, or change your mind about wanting to go ahead with it.

When is informed consent needed?

Your doctor or other healthcare provider must make sure that you have given informed consent for every proposed healthcare service.

When you are going to have a series of similar treatments, eg, dialysis or counselling, your healthcare provider will talk with you before starting the treatment to make sure you agree to it. The consent you give then covers the whole series of treatment.

If the agreed plan changes a lot, a new consent process is needed.

Examples of situations when informed consent is required include:

when you are having surgery (an operation) or other procedure

when you need to have an anaesthetic

if students or observers are going to be there for your treatment

if you take part in research

when any part of your body will be taken out during a procedure

if you will be getting blood or blood products

if you are enrolled in a screening programme

if your doctor wants to prescribe a medicine that has not been approved by Medsafe for use in New Zealand (called unapproved medicines)

if your doctor wants to prescribe a medicine for a different use than that approved of by Medsafe (also called off-label use).

What type of information should I get for informed consent?

Before giving your consent, your doctor or healthcare provider must fully and clearly explain to you:

how this treatment or procedure will help your health condition

what happens during the treatment or procedure

what other options there might be

what you can expect after the treatment or procedure

any risks that may be associated with the treatment or procedure.

You can also ask any questions you want about the treatment or procedure.

What are the different types of consent?

You will need to give either verbal consent or written consent.

Verbal consent means talking about and saying you agree to a particular treatment. This includes when your doctor prescribes an approved medicine for your condition.

Written consent means you need to fill out a form and sign it to show you agree to a particular treatment. This happens for more significant treatments, such as an operation.

How is informed consent gained for children and young people?

For children and young people under the age of 16, consent may be given by a parent, guardian or other person acting in the place of a parent. Depending on the child’s age, they will be involved as much as possible and information will be given to them in a way that they can understand.

A young person aged 16 years and over can consent to their treatment as if they were an adult.

How is informed consent gained for people who are incompetent?

In legal terms, people who cannot decide for themselves whether they want a treatment or not are called ‘incompetent’. This may be because of health conditions such as a brain injury or dementia.

Consent for people who are incompetent may be given by their welfare guardian or a lawyer who has an enduring power of attorney in respect of care and welfare for that person.

What if I didn’t get to give informed consent?

If you have any concerns about not getting a chance to talk about and make an informed decision about a treatment before it was given to you, you can make a complaint. Read more about the Code of Health and Disability Consumers Rights.