Massive revelation in iBurst tower battle

[Sabre]

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Over the past few months a battle between certain concerned Craigavon residents and iBurst reached fever pitch, with residents demanding that iBurst move a tower that was erected in Fourways Memorial Park on 12 August 2009.
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In an email one Craigavon Task Force member, Tracey-Lee Dorny, describes the affected community’s symptoms: “several rash cases were presented in person and by photos from people who could not attend [a meeting with iBurst]. Headaches, nausea, tinnitus, dry burning itchy skins, gastric imbalances and totally disrupted sleep patterns, especially with some of the children, were some of the issues presented by the residents.”

Dorny told The Star that she and her son are spending alternate nights at her mother’s house to get some relief. “When I’m off the property, the symptoms subside,” she said.

Another resident, Dave McGregor, is also quoted in The Star as saying that his wife and nine-year-old son suffer bouts of nausea and retching, and have developed skin rashes since the erection of the tower. “We’ve told our son that the tower is only switched on one day a week, so it’s not psychosomatic,” McGregor told The Star.
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“At the meeting in mid-November residents claimed that full recovery of skin conditions could take as long as 6 weeks. Yet, the tower was switched off for more than 6 weeks by this time,” said Van Zyl. “At this point it became apparent that the tower can, in no way, be the cause of the symptoms, as it was already switched off for many weeks, yet the residents still saw symptoms that come and go according to their proximity to the area.”

Van Zyl added that “whatever caused their symptoms, it was now a fact that it could not be attributed to the iBurst tower and the tower was switched back on in the 2nd week of December.” The iBurst CEO added that residents failed to show up for subsequent meetings scheduled for the 30th of November and the 2nd of December.

So the tower was turned off, but the people still felt the effects.... hmm, me thinks something else might be causing it...

[ElZorro]

But if you can blame (and sue) a faceless corporation, thats a win for (almost) everyone!

[Mr Kleen]

I don't think the people were faking... on purpose. mind over matter: they were literally making themselves sick over this tower.

[Sabre]

I don't think the people were faking... on purpose. mind over matter: they were literally making themselves sick over this tower.

Quite possible.... the mind works in mysterious ways....

[avriette]

I don't think the people were faking... on purpose. mind over matter: they were literally making themselves sick over this tower.

The nocebo and other psychosomatic disorders are incredibly powerful. I am very much convinced that people in a situation who firmly believe that something is happening to them can exhibit symptoms simply because their brain has the capacity to "force" the body to behave a certain way. It's kind of frightening, in fact.