September 2, 2009 1:31 PM

Teen Cries Tears of Blood

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(CBS)  Fifteen-year-old Calvino Inman, of Rockwood, Tenn., appears to have a bizarre medical condition that doctors can't seem to explain with any degree of certainty.

He cries tears of blood.

Inman says he has cried blood for three months, up to three times a day.

So, what's the reason for his condition?

Experts are stumped. Despite visiting several doctors, and undergoing several tests, including Computed Tomography (C.A.T.) scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound tests, doctors can't say for sure what's causing the bleeding.

CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said on "The Early Show" Monday, doctors are theorizing the condition could be haemolacria, a type of bloody tear condition, which reportedly affects one in a million people.

Ashton said what's perplexing about Inman's case is that the tears are affecting both eyes.

"Usually," she said, "it's would be more plausible occurring with just one eye."

Doctors haven't been able to find anything, Ashton said. However, she added, in medicine, it's as important to know what something isn't because that could lead to further clues about the condition.

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by DDCCAA September 3, 2009 5:01 PM EDT
I have been studying the health effects of electromagnetic radiation for the last ten years. Hemorrhaging from the eyes, nose, and ears are a negative health effect of exposure from this pollution. They need to have, by a reputable engineer, readings of microwave energy, radio waves, electromagnetic frequencies and amplitudes measured in his dwelling or in the places he is experiencing these hemorrhages.
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by Hosheen September 3, 2009 1:57 PM EDT
As usual, the religious wackos assume anything they can't understand (which is most things) to be a "religious event".

Mankind will never truly be free until the black yoke of religion is lifted by the light of facts, logic, and intelligence.
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by cs4466 September 3, 2009 1:02 PM EDT
Well, the Christians will be all over this story. They will think it's Jesus coming back to earth take them all away! Wow would that be great... Earth would be at peace at last!
by Kalvin007 September 2, 2009 7:29 PM EDT

Naww.... you'd have to grab all the buddhists, mormons, satanists, witches, hindus, and every other non-christian religion and cart them away at the same time. Christians are nutty, but so are all the others.

Those of us that are left will have peace in a paradise free of the fear, superstition and social manipulation that are at the heart of ALL religions.
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by namesomeone September 3, 2009 9:28 AM EDT
A similar situation happened in my family, while on vacation, approximately 35 years ago. The white of the eyes were completely blood covered and lasted several days. Tears were slightly pink in color. Emergency room doctor suggested could have been caused from combination of salt water and chlorine in swimming pool water.
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by jkfarm September 3, 2009 9:02 AM EDT
Oh good grief! It has no religious meaning. No one hit the kid or not caused by mom doing drugs! My son had the same thing happen several years ago. Doctor said he never heard of such a thing but gave him a vitamin K shot and he has not a problem again. Quite possibly this boy needs a good dose of vitamin K.
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by JamminJ00 September 3, 2009 7:39 AM EDT
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE. HE WAS PROBABLY TALKING MESS AND GOT HIT IN THE EYES, IT MESSED UP HIS NASAL CAVITY THUS HE CRIES BLOOD.

OR

HE HAS AIDS

OR

HIS MOTHER WAS ON CRACK WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT, AND YEARS DOWN THE ROAD IT CAUGHT UP TO HER IN THE FORM OF TEARS OF BLOOD. BUT SHE WONT ADMIT IT BECAUSE SHE IS ENJOYING THE PUBLICITY FROM THE NEWS.

I DONT BELIEVE IT IS TRUE, I DONT CARE WHAT YOULL SAY!
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by mkfisher September 3, 2009 7:38 AM EDT
The doctors in Tennessee are so pathetic, I'm not surprised it has taken so long - or that the Mother and son have seen so many of them. I went through something similar with my daughter, and the medical community here is a nightmare.
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by salehawal September 3, 2009 7:14 AM EDT
Dear sir,

if you may send me the mother contact information i may try to help, i think there is similer cases i saw in the past such as:

1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw0Ogimcf24
2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znNwat08DTg

i think the first case was solved by this guy:
http://www.alroqia.com/

and here is the same girl story on his site:
http://www.alroqia.com/stories_n/story26.htm

so far i understood that what ever happened for those kids your and the others are from up natural matter we cant see and we cant understand

either some people you might know did the magic on your son or something else but the bottom line is this is something doctor's don't understand

you can check the site and contact the guy and then visit him and make sure that he cured that girl then he might help you cure your son as well

for cbsnews, you may interview the guy since i know you may say this is unbelievable but it is your job to prove if it is...


All the best wishes for you and your son and i hope he will be cured soon...
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by erasmus111 September 2, 2009 9:00 PM EDT
by vielmann September 2, 2009 7:59 PM EDT
I would suspect that it has something to do with blood vessels close to the surface that easily bleed, such as occurs with people and frequent nose bleeds.


Yes. Also I have an Aunt that has too much blood or something. She is supposed to donate blood to help with the problem. She will get nose bleeds because of it. I was wondering if that could be the problem. Instead of getting nose bleeds maybe it's happening with his eyes. They've done different tests though, so they have probably tested for that.

So because he is bleeding from his eyes 3 times a day, I wonder if that could be a problem for him? Maybe cause anemia or something. Unless of course his problem is too much blood.
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by Ms_James September 2, 2009 8:46 PM EDT
Please listen. This boy must be reunited with Rashida Khatoon. She lives in india. both must cry the tears of blood together. The tears of blood represtent the blood shed over hatred, many people are going to die. After the ending of a war, the gods send out plagues. I know this sound s crazy but we can save the lives of many. If we continue to not help these to reunite the world will loose over half its 3/4 the population. To those with no understanding of the tears of blood will die to. calvino and rashida will contuine the cry the tears of blood untill the plagues are over.Nor calvino or rashida will die from this plague,they have been protected since the day they were born. It is his fate and hers. Please understand.
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