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BearCub777's avatar

I haven't seen her since 1999. But I burst out crying when I read this. To all who were close to her and loved her, my deepest condolences. In 1999 I had just had my second baby, and my first son had had a severe vaccine reaction. I was doctor-less because my pediatrician had "fired" me when I refused to give my son any more vaccines or any to my newborn unless I got a ton more information, which they weren't willing to give. I found Janet Levatin. Her straightforward, gentle care of my young family saved me from postpartum depression and feeling utterly cast out of any support, having no relatives near me and now being unwelcome in most medical offices that dealt with young children. May she rest in peace and may all who loved her find deep comfort in her memory.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

This is such a beautiful testimony, thank you. She was so kind and empathetic and understanding to everyone around her. I have a friend who shared a hotel room with her and Janet would bring her back small gifts and thoughtful things. She was always thinking about other people and doing them small kindnesses. I love that. Janet! The world needed you HERE. May you be at greater peace wherever you are now, dear heart.

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Diane Perlman, PhD's avatar

Sorry for your loss. May her memory be for a blessing.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Thank you Diane. The world has lost a great healer, great woman, and great mom and grandma.

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

I was unaware that you had cancer. Please

know that we cured Mom’s stage 4 lung

cancer with mets— in about 30 days. We used blood root paste. The only pain she experienced was handled easily using advil or

aspirin. And Mom was kind of a pain weenie so that’s saying something! I’d be happy to walk tou

through it.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Thank you. 🙏

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Deb Gowen's avatar

Thank you for writing this. Having her in the Boston area for as long as we did, serving families, was a gift and a blessing. She passed too young.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

I think so too, Deb. Too soon. And she was very close to finishing her book. I wish I turn the hand of time back and have her be here with us again. I am so hoping her son or someone in her inner circle will be in touch with me about finishing her book.

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Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH's avatar

Yes...it was profoundly sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Janet Levatin, a real healer. Accessing a good homeopath is challenging but worth the challenge.

As a homeopath myself (since 1975), it does take at least a decade for a homeopath to develop some degree of expertise, though my own first homeopath graduated homeopathic medical school in 1906 (!)...and he practiced until 1976...and in 1976, he flew to Athens, Greece, to study further with a famous homeopath. The study of homeopathy is never-ending...and yet, it is so worthy to see daily miracles from good homeopathic treatment!

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Hippocrates News's avatar

She sounds great. Cause of death at only 71? Covid vaxxed?

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

No. Not vaccine related. She was fighting a different kind of demon. 😢💔

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Alison H.'s avatar

Many doctors were forced to vax...

COVID Shots Harm Mental Health and Increase Depression: Study (with short video): https://vigilantnews.com/post/covid-shots-harm-mental-health-and-increase-depression-study/ This devastating news comes from a Korean study that found COVID-19 vaccination “significantly increased” the risks of depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders, and sleep problems. // The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, analyzed over 2 million vaccinated individuals and 350,000 unvaccinated subjects from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) claims database. “COVID-19 vaccination increased the risks of depression, anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, and somatoform disorders, and sleep disorders while reducing the incidence and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,” the researchers concluded. The findings showed that those who received a mix of vaccine types (heterogeneous vaccination) faced the highest risks of psychiatric adverse events. (2025)

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Molly's avatar

Jennifer - Can I ask what kind of demon? It all sounds so suspicious and confusing. Far too young to die. Very, very upsetting.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

She died by suicide, Molly. She was really suffering with her mental and physical health.

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Ryan Murdock-Place's avatar

Hello, thank for the lovely words and insight about Janet. I never knew her as a healer nor a crusader of the anti vax movement. I can only say I respect her work as I am merely acquainted with what Janet believed in. I met Janet in 2007 and we dated for nearly a year, she was my girlfriend Despite being 20 years younger than Janet, oh gosh...I really loved her. She was so sweet to me, she really wanted to be loved. That's how I knew her. I do believe this was a part of Janet, if I can find the words...to find balance as a woman between her family, work and having as I guess she would describe a "mensch". Alas it was a role I struggled with, I was immature at 33 years old and holding on to the things in my life that make me feel comfortable. My home, where I currently live and grew up in Gloucester, Ma. my cat at the time and I guess just my day to day life. I know she knew all that and she settled with work arounds to try and make "us" work. She really had a fantastic way about her to be fun and romantic and so caring and very generous, little things to this day I have. She would bring a toothbrush holder for my campy house of give me a proper iron skillet to cook with or that cute rainbow colored cooking apron. We had many homemade breakfast together with french toast as well as checking out some really great places to dine. She loved museums and she entertained my interest in cycling, she was so cute wearing her helmet and riding at her pace. We kept in touch after we broke up for about five years and by that point she moved from Ma. to her new home in Ohio. We weren't super tight, she was a busy woman but l loved her, I had a real hard time letting go. You know I did meet a few woman between then and now but I am mostly single by choice. I don't think there was ever a week or at least a month since I met Janet that I have some kinda thoughts or memories of her. Maybe it's easier to say this now that she's gone and missed but I really did think that someday we would meet again. Well I am a bit mad and more sad as to trying to make sense of Janet's passing. It's been really difficult, I'm not much for Facebook, just a fake name no photo and mostly so I could browse marketplace, not sure I have a legit voice here but I really am in awe and just wanting to know more about Janet everyday I get online. I truly appreciate whatever folks have to say or share of Janet, their photo's of the most beautiful woman I ever had the pleasure to love. There really is a lot to learn about her at least for me but I can relate for sure. She was a very caring and sincere person even to as she would put it a "ruffian" like me.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

❤️💔❤️💔 Thank you for this long comment, Ryan. I feel your loss in every sentence. Janet Levatin, M.D., we all miss you. 💔💔💔

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Alison H.'s avatar

Doctors have been forced to vax...COVID Shots Harm Mental Health and Increase Depression: Study (with short video): https://vigilantnews.com/post/covid-shots-harm-mental-health-and-increase-depression-study/ This devastating news comes from a Korean study that found COVID-19 vaccination “significantly increased” the risks of depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders, and sleep problems. // The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, analyzed over 2 million vaccinated individuals and 350,000 unvaccinated subjects from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) claims database. “COVID-19 vaccination increased the risks of depression, anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, and somatoform disorders, and sleep disorders while reducing the incidence and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,” the researchers concluded. The findings showed that those who received a mix of vaccine types (heterogeneous vaccination) faced the highest risks of psychiatric adverse events. (2025)

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Karla Bennett's avatar

She sounds like a wonderful person and doctor. I hope her book are published!

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Me too.

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Nancy Fahey's avatar

I’ve saved her name so when her book ‘s’ come out I’ll make sure to read. Can you imagine how she had to fight for ‘what I believe’ was right….!

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Yes. And she writes about that. It was one uphill climb after another.

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Nancy Fahey's avatar

It was like the Covid shot….it just didn’t make sense that they could automatically make billions of doses over night…I read where it would have taken years to make the facilities for that much, so ‘maybe’ it was made in advance…just a thought!

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cds's avatar

Thank you for sharing about someone I wish I had known.

Jennifer, you are fulfilling your purpose on earth, thank you. I'm in awe of you and the courage you have to complete this task as you struggle with cancer.

Blessings to you!

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Thank you.

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Abigail Starke's avatar

I didn’t know you had cancer. 🙏😢🥺

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

I had an enucleation two years ago. Ocular melanoma. Can’t put my eye back in its socket. Sadly, the cancer came roaring back.

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Abigail Starke's avatar

Oh my gosh! How do u do anything without that?

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Ilonka Michelle O'Neil's avatar

A beautiful tribute, Jennifer. I'm sorry for the loss of this wonderful doctor and friend.

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Abigail Starke's avatar

Agree. Wish I knew her. Praying for her family.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

❤️❤️❤️💔💔💔

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Gayle Wells's avatar

Our sister! A hero that most likely bred many more just by her presence on earth. Thanks for this.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

She did so much good for the world and showed such kindness to so many people. I miss her.

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Gayle Wells's avatar

She probably knows that you are feeling that for her. I believe remembering these individuals continues their influence and it spreads organically to continue the great works for the good.

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Michelle Swisher Sparks's avatar

Dr. Levatin was my great granddaughters Pediatrician and she was my friend. I was/am/still devastated at the news of her passing. I am also smad because we adored her and took all of her advice to heart. The last time I spoke with her via email was June 5, 2025 as we were trying to figure out if we would see her on her birthday month of October 2025. My granddaughter shares her birthday month too. Dr. Levatin is in my heart and I will forever mourn her untimely passing. She is missed. She will always be missed.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔

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Tracy's avatar

Lovely write up, Jennifer. She had such a kind soul. Confirming her son received your contact information and will be reaching out when he’s ready. I know he would love to help in any way to honor her life and legacy.

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Thank you Tracy. I have his as well. I will wait to hear from him. I know how overwhelming it is to lose your mom so suddenly. My mom died of a massive aneurysm, very unexpectedly. It was—and still is—so so sad and hard. I’ll be here when Rafael is ready to reach out.

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Lisa H's avatar

Beautiful story and tribute to your dear friend and a person/physician I would have loved to know. God bless her family and no doubt all the goodness she brought to this world lives on in her legacy. 🩷

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Peggy Magilen's avatar

I have known of other great people leaving this life too young, but it has been clear to me that this service of life was done for them, as they will then return for even higher purposes. Who we are as conscious beings never dies, only the body, as we move forward to our next calling.

🙏❤️🙏

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Cynthia Bauman's avatar

Oh noooo, I am so sorry about this, when it rains it pours. What a shock this must be, sending you and her family much love during this difficult time.

And yes, I too hope they are in touch with you about finishing her book. Of course it would be you. 🧡

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Jennifer Margulis's avatar

Thank you, Cindy 🙏🙏🙏

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