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<blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 7651586" data-attributes="member: 2093"><p>I have to say I agree with Janx. In my job people come in to me with situations they're seeking information for all the time. They expect advice/help along with the book or other resource I hand them. Legally, in many situations, advice is exactly what I can't give them. However, if I can indicate to them WHERE to go to get the info that will lead them to good decisions... I can often save them some time and trouble. </p><p></p><p>Case in point; this one is tragic. A mom who has a child about 10 years old. Child has brain tumor. Has been in treatment for several years, has undergone clinical trials, the whole nine yards. Child is in remission at this time, but long-term prospects of a cure are nil. Mother is a bit of an "alt medicine" believer, and now has the child on a "natural diet" cure. Parent is also seeking alternative treatments online. I direct her to a website (among several that I recommended) warning people NOT to fall for a particular alternative treatment center located here in Texas that is VERY bogus, offering horrible supposed cures that do nothing except rob families of income and offer false hope.</p><p></p><p>In the long run, she read that site's info, and ended up thanking me; I had shown her, without EVER indicating how I felt about him, how bad this guy was, by providing her with an alternate source of real information. She'd heard of his "miracle cures" and was actually contemplating a visit to his clinic. She was able to stay clear of something via her own decision, yet I never had to try to voice my (very science-based) personal opinions, which would not have sat well with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gilladian, post: 7651586, member: 2093"] I have to say I agree with Janx. In my job people come in to me with situations they're seeking information for all the time. They expect advice/help along with the book or other resource I hand them. Legally, in many situations, advice is exactly what I can't give them. However, if I can indicate to them WHERE to go to get the info that will lead them to good decisions... I can often save them some time and trouble. Case in point; this one is tragic. A mom who has a child about 10 years old. Child has brain tumor. Has been in treatment for several years, has undergone clinical trials, the whole nine yards. Child is in remission at this time, but long-term prospects of a cure are nil. Mother is a bit of an "alt medicine" believer, and now has the child on a "natural diet" cure. Parent is also seeking alternative treatments online. I direct her to a website (among several that I recommended) warning people NOT to fall for a particular alternative treatment center located here in Texas that is VERY bogus, offering horrible supposed cures that do nothing except rob families of income and offer false hope. In the long run, she read that site's info, and ended up thanking me; I had shown her, without EVER indicating how I felt about him, how bad this guy was, by providing her with an alternate source of real information. She'd heard of his "miracle cures" and was actually contemplating a visit to his clinic. She was able to stay clear of something via her own decision, yet I never had to try to voice my (very science-based) personal opinions, which would not have sat well with her. [/QUOTE]
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