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WHY?
…
For
eating a vegan live food diet!
Can this be happening in America?
One family that has experienced the brunt of this attack is the Andressohn family.
Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn and their five beautiful children. You may have
heard a few national news bites about this family's horrendous situation.
A beautiful, peaceful, God-centered family that committed the "crime"
of practicing total wellness and for years have been eating vegan live foods.
This story you are about to read may be difficult for you to believe but unfortunately
it is absolutely true.
This is must read information for everyone who believes unbounded health &
happiness is an inalienable right for all. This urgent report will provide you
with the whole story and what must be done to help this family & preserve
every Americans' right to pursue a healthy and happy life.
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Joseph and Lamoy Andressohn live in Homestead, Florida just outside Miami. The
Andressohns are the proud parents of 5 beautiful children ages 8, 6, 4, 3 and
2 months. They are a God revering and loving family. Along their life journey
together, they discovered the wondrous benefits of a living food lifestyle.
Joseph and Lamoy chose this healthy way to live more than 5 years ago, with
their two children at the time, and made it an important part of their life.
Over the next several years, the Andressohns were blessed with four more children.
As part of their home schooling, the children were taught how and why a live
food diet is so important to their health and well being. When well-meaning
neighbors offer candy to the children, it is politely declined. When asked why,
the children say,"Candy is not good for you!”
The Day the Andressohn Family Was Torn Apart!
Life was grand until one fateful day, May 15, 2003. The Andressohns’ fifth
child, 51ž2-month-old daughter, Woyah, who at birth was diagnosed with DiGeorge
Syndrome was having problems breathing. The Andressohns immediately called 911
for help. The ambulance arrived with the local police.
Being entirely unfamiliar with a living food lifestyle the officers questioned
the Andressohns at the scene. Due to the officers ignorance of a live food nutritional
lifestyle, they jumped to conclusions and suspected parental neglect, and held
the parents for further questioning, forbidding them to go to the hospital to
be with their ailing child.
Just two hours after the emergency call was made, the Florida Department of
Children and Families (DCF) arrived and took the other four children into custody.
Immediately following this action, police investigators arrived at the Andressohns'
residence, asking them to sign a release paper so they could search their home.
They were told by the investigators, "A warrant would be obtained from
a judge the next day so why not let the search begin immediately?". The
Andressohns were also told the more they cooperated, the sooner they could see
their baby girl. Completely wrought with worry for their daughter and with nothing
to hide, the Andressohns signed. Nothing was found in the search to substantiate
the suspicions of the police investigators.
However, the investigators were still not satisfied and took the Andressohns
to the police station for further questioning. The parents were questioned by
the police for hours, and after all of this time the Andressohns were then given
the terrible news their baby daughter Woyah had died hours before. The Andressohns
had been lied to and grilled by the authorities for information. The police
and DCF investigators had clearly withheld the information of their baby’s
death as a means to extract information unethically. The shocked and grieving
Andressohns were then taken home and were told they would be contacted.
What Would You Do If This Happened To Your Family?
The Andressohns' first concern at this point was the health of their other children.
With permission from DCF, they prepared living food and took it to the care
provider’s home. During this time the DCF doctor was under pressure from
the prosecutor to examine the children. The doctor performed a cursory examination
only and thus misdiagnosed the children's state of health and reported to the
court that the children were malnourished and had signs of rickets. It was later
discovered this was a lie under oath! The state’s radiologist later reexamined
the children and gave them all a clean bill of health! However, the misdiagnosis
by the DCF doctor granted the judge the authority to force the children’s
DCF care providers to feed them bread, pasta, peanut butter, soymilk and other
so-called "Standard American Diet" foods. Within the first week of
this radical diet change, all the children came down with flu-like symptoms.
The two older children complained of head and stomach pains, while the two younger
children were rushed to the emergency room. Never having been sick a day in
their life, they were diagnosed with bronchitis, asthma and pneumonia.
These children had never experienced illness in their entire lives or the symptoms
of being sick such as stomachaches and headaches so this was completely foreign
to them. As you can imagine the children were terrified!
When the Andressohns learned of this despicable action, they motioned the courts
to reverse this decision and allow the children to return to eating whole live
foods. Reversing this action took several court appearances to accomplish. Then
on June 6th the Andressohns appeared in court on a motion to have the children
placed in the custody of Joseph Andressohn's sister.
Provide Your Family A Healthy Diet: GO TO JAIL!
The same day, the media arrived to film the police serving arrest warrants to
both Joseph and Lamoy. That day they began a 99-day stay in jail! While the
Andressohns were incarcerated, DCF decided to modify the children’s diet
yet another time, this time including meat and dairy, and they were given inoculations.
This caused the children to again become radically sick, and more visits to
the emergency room followed. The children were finally allowed to live with
Joseph’s sister.
Making the Best of A Miserable Situation
While incarcerated, Joseph and Lamoy attempted to continue eating a living food
diet. Lamoy received support from her fellow inmates and some of the staff,
but the facility authorities became concerned and ordered her to visit the detention
hospital for a thorough checkup. This went on for 1 1ž2 months until they were
convinced that she was fine. She was able to continue to eat living food the
entire 99 days. Three inmates actually became vegetarians while in jail with
her, and Lamoy was also able to help people with headaches and other minor pains
by providing reflexology. Joseph unfortunately, did not have all the support
he needed, and thus succumbed to small amounts of cooked food. As a result Joseph
himself became very ill, suffering a multitude of ailments.
During the Andressohn's 99 days in jail, friends and loved ones diligently made
great efforts to arrange their release. In the end, a friend who hardly knew
the Andressohns came forward and paid $12,500.00 to release the Andressohns
on a combined $125,000 bond. Their release came with the unusual condition that
the Andressohns agree to be placed under "house arrest". This condition
requires both parents to be shackled to electronic ankle monitors. But as the
Anderssohns soon learned this was just the beginning of their horrific ordeal...
Imagine receiving a 50-year prison sentence for feeding your children a healthy
live food diet!
Unbelievably, the prosecutor actually attempted to negotiate a plea bargain.
The prosecutor offered 50 years for 1 count of aggravated manslaughter and 4
counts of child neglect. When this was refused, the prosecutor came back with
a 10-year offer. Once again, the Andressohns refused and he dropped it to 2
- 3 years. When the Andressohns refused this offer the prosecutor then dropped
it once again to 364 days. The prosecutor was adamant and said that this would
be the last offer. Having done nothing wrong, the Andressohns said they would
not admit guilt and headed for the courtroom doors. The prosecutor literally
chased them out of the room asking if they would accept probation. Even though
probation may sound good… the Andressohns said they would not compromise
their position or their children’s health knowing that probation most likely
meant feeding their children a diet that the state would force upon them.
What the Andressohns Now Face
The Andressohns are facing two critical court trials and they MUST win both
cases in order to reunite their family. The first trial is for criminal charges:
1 count of aggravated manslaughter and 4 counts of child neglect. This trial
is set for August, 2nd, 2005.
The second trial is in the family court:
To prove they are parents fit to raise their children. This trial date for the
family court is under continuance until the criminal trial is concluded.
Please keep in mind the Andressohns are people of very modest means. The financial
strain of this nightmare is beyond belief!
What Is Being Done To Help The Andressohns?
The Andressohns need help getting their family back together again. Their four
children have been without their parents for more than two years and the Andressohns
desperately need financial help in order to defend themselves and reunite their
family. Another child was born recently, who they named Joy. Because Joy was
born at home, a technicality in the law has allowed the Andressohn's to retain
custody of Joy.
The Bigger Picture
Please take a moment to ponder the bigger picture and what this case means to
you and everyone who believes it is our right to live a healthy and happy life.
As advocates and emissaries of this lifestyle, we know full well that it’s
our lifestyle that is being persecuted!
What Is Our Responsibility?
Embracing living foods isn’t only about how to juice vegetables and make
raw wedding cakes; it can mean facing adversity and standing up for our right
to live a life of wellness. Right now, each and every one of us who embrace
a living food lifestyle is on trial right along with the Andressohn family.
The Andressohns are not only fighting for themselves and their children's lives
but for OUR way of life as well!
If you find it in your heart to help financially, please send a donation to:
Joseph &
Lamoy Andressohn
10740 SW 175th Street
Miami, Florida 33157
For more information:
www.rawfriends.com/andressohns
Offer from Rhio: For each person that donates $100. or more to the Andressohn's, I will send a signed copy of my book, Hooked on Raw. Join with us in holding a clear vision and prayer that Joseph and Lamoy will shortly be unconditionally reunited with their children. Contact Rhio at: Rhotline@aol.com
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