I know it's really crass to quote oneself (the above posted on 2nd January 2012) but I really can't keep retyping what I think is the bleeding obvious and I would hate to think we are being manipulated slightly here at ESMB.
M and M ... they iz running this op.
This 'war' is really heating up now and the very last thing I want to see is the little bad guy (Miscavige) removed from the picture to be replaced by a cuddly version.
Anyone that is still a scientologist,
is still a scientologist!
The cofs needs to be disbanded and just because things are warming up and many of us (including M and M) would love to see the dwarf hauled off (or be tripped ingloriously from his self made throne) is not a good reason to go all gooey over Debbie Cook.
Now would be the time to go in harder.
I was carefully told (before the trial) by someone that apparently knows, that Debbie is not in league with M and M, which (of course) just further convinced me that she is, though we may never know the truth ...
I would protect, defend and even financially support Debbie as a human being ... but I will do none of the above for a person that is ultimately just trying to save the cofs.
A quick word on Fibrositis (Fibromyalgia) ... as La la lou lou has stated this illness is very real and is completely debilitating (I know this because I was diagnosed with it myself after finally staggering to a doctor and admitting to the state I was then in).
There are no tests for it (apart from those done to exclude other possible diagnosis) and the main treatment is to
reduce stress and increase exercise, nutrition and for some, certain drugs and treatments can help. The main ones offered are antidepressants (and nerve blockers, cortisone and muscle relaxants).
Reduction of stress really helps.
I doubt that taking on the cofs (alone) would.
I have no reason to believe that Debbie does not have fibromyalgia and it would be the perfect thing to have, if wanting to get fitness boarded out of the SO.
I know this sounds mean spirited but seriously, Miscavige is currently on the back foot and the cofs is severely damaged as a brand ... this is the time to stick the boot in further, not to go all soppy.
Just a thought.