No sympathy for the Kaplans, here... It truly is a sad day when The American Chiropractor has to wish its condolences to one of our leaders [Eric Kaplan, DC] and his wife for their "freak" Botox turned botulism poisoning incident. My spell check doesn't even recognize the word Botox! What can they or you possibly be thinking? I know what the rest of us are thinking: You get what you sow. Margaret Heller, D.C. Sausalito, CA Nor here... Your upscale magazine found its way to my desk again this month. I page through mostly for nostalgic reasons, but also just to see what's in the collective mindset. Your Editor's Memo (2/05), caught my eye...great healthy picture...and then I read the last paragraph regarding the Kaplans' update. Here's my question: Am I to infer from that information that a chiropractor and his wife had injections of a derivative of botulism? And, indeed, if that is the case, what exactly HAS happened to the collective mindset? Do like I say, not like 1 do? What? The two now go on a crusade to tell people not to inject themselves with botulism?! Who are these people?! What in Hell is going on? Dr. Herby Bell Santa Cruz, CA And the unkindest cut of all.... When a "chiropractor" and editorial board member of a "chiropractic" magazine seeks Botox "treatment", whether "good" Botox or "bad" Botox, I must conclude he is not a chiropractor and yours is a medical wannabee magazine. The content of your magazine has nothing to do with chiropractic, so 1 must insist my name be removed from your mailing list. Charles Golluscio, D.C. Saranac Lake, NY TAC's Response: We appreciate your comments and understand where you are coming from. Obviously, from your emotional responses, you (all) maintain a high standard for yourselves and others as to what should be construed as a truly healthy "example " of living a disciplined chiropractic lifestyle. There are many of our readers, however, who choose different lifestyle choices than your own for a variety of reasons. It is our position here at TAC to be a voice for all members of the chiropractic profession, regardless of their techniques, lifestyles, or belief systems; and, as such, we work hard to make sure that we have authors from as many different perspectives as possible, not to give you the answers (that we think are right), but to give you a variety of perspectives from which to choose which fits you (and your patients) best. We appreciate your honest feedback and your part in helping us do this. Needless to say, the Kaplan's continue to meet the challenges presented them by the choice they made to try out what has become a very popular aesthetic tool. We continue to wish them a speedy recovery.
