NarConon "treatment" dangerous

LETTER FROM A LOST MOTHER
Subject: LETTER FROM A LOST MOTHER
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 05:36:09 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <11223-3AB49DA9-208@storefull-156.iap.bryant.webtv.net>

This will be the first of three posts (letters)

One of Dorothy Dickerson's daughters who appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael show, "SCIENTOLOGY RUINED MY LIFE", appeared in Oklahoma during the late 1991 NarCONon Hearings. She was not allowed to testify, but the Attorney General's office assigned an escort for her to prevent harassment from the many scientologists (from all parts of the U.S., from Texas to California to New York) who were present.

I spoke with her for few minutes during lunch break and she said her 60 + year old mother (Dorothy Dickerson) was completely controlled by scientology. The COS had moved her mother from Michigan to California.

Her mother needed glasses and medical attention and she was very worried about her.

Below are letters from the daughters and the mother which appeared in Letters to Your Views, THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN.

quote:


NARCONON COURSES HARMFUL

I understand the Oklahoma State Mental Health Board is considering an application by Narconon for a drug rehabilitation center. I strongly urge that this application be denied.

I heard that Kirstie Alley testified that the Narconon treatment program includes these four elements, A communications course, a Life Operation course (LOC), a Key to Life (KTL) and something called Purification Rundown. Each of these elements is based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.

One of my longtime best friends took these courses and others by Hubbard. They ha not improved her life; just the opposite. Before she took these courses, (the LOC and KTL in particular) she was a vibrant, enthusiastic, articulate outgoing person full of humor, with many friends of different backgrounds, lots of interests and numerous hobbies. Today she associates almost exclusively with others who have taken one or more of these courses, she has no time for any of her previous hobbies and no interest in her precourse friends. All I see anymore is a quiet, frightened lady who lets other people speak for her.

One brief exchange we had some time ago sticks vividly in my memory. My friend was telling me how good one of the courses was and how much another of our friends would benefit from it...but there was absolutely no emotion or conviction in her voice: the lady who gives the time over the phone conveys more emotion than my friend did in that instance.

I sincerely hope that Naronon's application will be denied. If these courses can do this to my best friend, I believe they can do this to anyone. You see, my best friend is also my mother.

(Name deleted by poster)
Southfield, Mich. (End of quote)

Subject: Re: LETTER FROM A LOST MOTHER
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 06:32:56 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <11223-3AB4AAF8-211@storefull-156.iap.bryant.webtv.net>


LETTER FROM THE LOST MOTHER
December 20, 1991

Your Views THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN
DAUGHTER WRONG

A letter from my eldest daughter (name deleted by poster) was recently published in your newspaper regarding Oklahoma's certification of the Narconon Chilocco New Life Center. To my knowledge, _______ has never seen the Chilocco facility and from the content of her letter, it is clear that her criticisms of Narconon are misinformed an inaccurate.

The Narconon drug rehabilitation program, long supported by members of the Scientology faith[sic] as well as by adherents of many other denominations, can point proudly to a 25-year history of saving lives.

Narconon has centers throughout the world which are successfully assisting addicts to rid themselves of the slavery of drugs and alcohol.

Narconon's Chilocco facility, operating without any government financial aid, has similarly brought relief to many of the afflicted who have sought its help. Once certified, Narconon promises to continue that success on a greater scale.

It is unfortunate that _____ has sought to make my religious[sic] faith[sic] a public issue. As _____ knows from my direct communication, I love her and all my eight grown children and seek to nurture their friendship and mutual understanding.

Obviously______ is seeking the same ends with me in her own way.

Dorothy Dickerson
Albion, Mich.

(End of quote)

Daughter is "misinformed and inaccurate"? Daughter, who lives in Michigan, has never visited NarCoNon Chilocco in Okahoma. Mother is informed and accurate? Mother, who lives in Michigan, has visited NarCONon Chilocco in Oklahoma?

WILL THE REAL TRUTH PLEASE STAND UP?


Subject: Re: LETTER FROM A LOST MOTHER
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:09:46 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <11224-3AB4B39A-115@storefull-156.iap.bryant.webtv.net>


Letter No. 3
Your Views,
THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN
March 16, 1992
STATE CORRECT

My family has watched with great interest while Oklahoma has dealt with the Narconon issue. Our mother is still being held by Narconon's parent organization, Scientology. She is thousands of miles from home and has no money. Her communication to us is under Scientology's Disconnect Policy. She is under orders not to see us. She must only write "fair weather" and "good roads" letters. (all of her communication is censored) Consequently we hear about beautiful California sunsets. We love her dearly and hope she finds her way home soon.

In this instance your state government took appropriate, balanced and timely action. They did their homework, they were diligent, they were fairminded and they did not sidestep their duties for an easy way out.

So please take a few minutes of your day and thank those in your government, in your press, on your Mental Health Board, your neighbors, all those who had the courage to stand up to this rich, vicious, vindictive, destructive group called Narconon / Scientology.

Mr. and Mrs.---------------and Family
Des Moines, Iowa

End of quote

These were relatives of Dorothy Dickerson who was ordered by the "Church" of Scientology to sue Sally Jessy Raphael so Sally would shudder into silence. Which apparently, Sally Jessy Raphael has done.