Not been on here in ages
Jun 15th 2010 | 11:39 pm
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Not been on here in ages
Just making a quick visit to see if everyone is behaving themselves 
Jun 15th 2010 | 11:49 pm
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Re: Not been on here in ages
I doubt it.... 
Welcome back....
Welcome back....
Jun 15th 2010 | 11:51 pm
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Thank you 
Jun 15th 2010 | 11:59 pm
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Some of you may recall (about 4 years ago now) that our daughter (now aged 18) was failed on her medical because she was on a course of growth hormone to improve her height. CIC then decided to ban her from entering Canada, even for holidays. This ban was then made lifelong, for some inexplicable reason and is still in force as far as I am aware.
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Jun 16th 2010 | 12:29 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Some of you may recall (about 4 years ago now) that our daughter (now aged 18) was failed on her medical because she was on a course of growth hormone to improve her height. CIC then decided to ban her from entering Canada, even for holidays. This ban was then made lifelong, for some inexplicable reason and is still in force as far as I am aware.
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Jun 16th 2010 | 1:16 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Some of you may recall (about 4 years ago now) that our daughter (now aged 18) was failed on her medical because she was on a course of growth hormone to improve her height. CIC then decided to ban her from entering Canada, even for holidays. This ban was then made lifelong, for some inexplicable reason and is still in force as far as I am aware.
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Jun 16th 2010 | 2:13 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
I could probably write a book about it It got as far as our MP, an MP in Ontario, the Canadian Ambassador, the Foreign Secretary and the Canadian Prime Minister (thanks to Judy in Calgary), but none seem to have (or so they say) any power over CIC's decisions
It does not bother us now at all.........we just do not go to Canada, despite having relatives there, which is the only downside to this whole affair.
It got as far as our MP, an MP in Ontario, the Canadian Ambassador, the Foreign Secretary and the Canadian Prime Minister (thanks to Judy in Calgary), but none seem to have (or so they say) any power over CIC's decisionsIt does not bother us now at all.........we just do not go to Canada, despite having relatives there, which is the only downside to this whole affair.
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Jun 16th 2010 | 5:51 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Some of you may recall (about 4 years ago now) that our daughter (now aged 18) was failed on her medical because she was on a course of growth hormone to improve her height. CIC then decided to ban her from entering Canada, even for holidays. This ban was then made lifelong, for some inexplicable reason and is still in force as far as I am aware.
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Anyway, just to let you know my daughter has now finished her growth hormone treatment and now stands almost as tall as me (she is 5ft 7ins and still growing)
Jun 16th 2010 | 7:41 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Wow 5ft 7in - I am surprised that at only 5ft 1, little old me managed to get past Immigration. How strange 
Anyway, welcome back
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Jun 16th 2010 | 11:20 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Wow that seems particularly harsh on the part of the Canadian government. I'm glad your daughter is doing well now too.
I wonder if their decision is in part due to some fear about possible risk associated with newvariant CJD. I know back in the 70s and 80s, they used extracted human growth hormones on kids in the UK from shady sources in Europe, and in more recent times there has been debate about potential nvCJD exposure to these recipients and then onwards from there, organ donors, surgical instruments etc.........
I wonder if their decision is in part due to some fear about possible risk associated with newvariant CJD. I know back in the 70s and 80s, they used extracted human growth hormones on kids in the UK from shady sources in Europe, and in more recent times there has been debate about potential nvCJD exposure to these recipients and then onwards from there, organ donors, surgical instruments etc.........
Jun 16th 2010 | 11:25 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
Wow that seems particularly harsh on the part of the Canadian government. I'm glad your daughter is doing well now too.
I wonder if their decision is in part due to some fear about possible risk associated with newvariant CJD. I know back in the 70s and 80s, they used extracted human growth hormones on kids in the UK from shady sources in Europe, and in more recent times there has been debate about potential nvCJD exposure to these recipients and then onwards from there, organ donors, surgical instruments etc.........
I wonder if their decision is in part due to some fear about possible risk associated with newvariant CJD. I know back in the 70s and 80s, they used extracted human growth hormones on kids in the UK from shady sources in Europe, and in more recent times there has been debate about potential nvCJD exposure to these recipients and then onwards from there, organ donors, surgical instruments etc.........
Jun 16th 2010 | 11:34 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
So much for far fetched logic based on tangible extremely unlikely probability then!I can't believe they spitefully banned her from even travelling to Canada for a holiday. That's just plain childish.
Jun 16th 2010 | 11:46 am
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Re: Not been on here in ages
As far as I know that was in the US, not the UK. And anyway, the problem was fixed in 1976 so I doubt it has anything to do with an 18 yr old Brit in 2010.
