For background see this post: Hammond Family Terrorised By Police

Recently I had a long telephone chat with Tanya Hammond, whose family in Kalgoorlie, an outback gold-mining town in Australia, is experiencing extreme hardship after her husband Ben was injured by a vaccine and is now severely incapacitated and unable to work. Tanya is now full-time carer for Ben, they have 5 kids and they may soon be homeless.

Ben suffers from Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a condition related to multiple sclerosis (MS) – it is a bit like getting a sudden catastrophic case of MS. It came on after he had the dTpa shot (adult diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough vaccine) in 2012, so the hospital would let him visit his newborn premature baby in the prem ward. [Read more…]

This is a follow up to Hammond Family Terrorised By Police

The Hammond family have now had some very encouraging support and validation from Alannah MacTiernan, Federal MP for the seat of Perth.

First, some background… [Read more…]

Ben Hammond with his newborn, 3 years ago

See new post for update: Escape From Kalgoorlie.. Tanya Hammond Interview May 3

Two days ago, January 19 2016, the Hammond family in the outback gold-mining town of Kalgoorlie Western Australia were allegedly terrorised in their home by police. There appears to be a connection between this and the fact they have been speaking out about compensation for vaccine injury.

Some background…

Two days after the birth of their 8-weeks-premature baby in September 2012, Ben Hammond and his wife Tanya had to have the dTpa vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough), otherwise the hospital would refuse them access to their baby. Both parents had the shots and Ben became ill soon afterwards, and 12 days after the shot he was found on the kitchen floor paralysed.

Since then, Ben has been working through horrendous health problems, and although he has learned to walk again after extensive rehabilitation, he is completely numb from the chest down, has no bowel or bladder function, has limited liver and kidney function, has no immune system worth mentioning, is in constant pain, and is housebound. He has been diagnosed with ADEM, an autoimmune condition similar to MS. Ben was strong and healthy and worked as a mine manager before this happened. [Read more…]