So, I guess I should start this by saying, yes I have been
following all of the vaccine stuff of the past week, but if you are on my
facebook page at all, you already know that.
I think the unfolding of this story is going to be a long, drawn out
process, I think there is much more going on than we are aware of. Besides the video that was released that had
recordings of Dr. William Thompson in snippets talking about the validity of
the 2004 MMR study, another recording has been released of him discussing
thimersol being given to pregnant women in the form of the flu shot. I will attach it so you can see what I am
talking about. The validity of this
recording of his voice in particular has not been confirmed, but he did confirm
in his press release today that although he did not know he was being recorded,
the initial recording relating to the MMR study was him. I have no reason to question that the second
one is as well. The second one actually
bothers me much much more- probably because I was pregnant with Nate during
that whole swine flu panic in 2009- I had the flu shot and the two swine flu
shots while pregnant because I wanted to protect my unborn child. Now….oh man.
I am not even going to attempt to change any minds or come
out as pro or anti vaccine here. I don’t
know what the hell I am anyway at this point.
My boys are fully vaccinated, completely on time, because I was being a “good”
mom. They got their flu shots- until,
that is, we started with our current, amazing pediatrician who advises against
giving a shot with thimersol in it to my sons with autism. So I don’t do it anymore. Last year my husband was the only one who got
the flu shot. And guess who got the
flu??
What I do want to do is give some background on the
evolution of my thinking regarding vaccination, any links to autism, trusting the
cdc, etc. I have mentioned a million
times in the past that I am a nurse. I
thought I knew it all, had taking care of my kiddos all figured out, especially
the medical aspects. My older sister had
her children first, and questioned the traditional vaccine schedule. She altered it in a way that made her more
comfortable. I scoffed at this- sorry
honey, but at the time I did, just not when we talked,ha. My sister was a “granola” girl, you know,
home water birth, no epidural with her first baby (is she NUTS lol), I figured
she was just questioning everything “mainstream”. I thought it was silly. The recommendations are there for a reason, and
we should follow them, right?
Right
When Jack was born, I had a sucky obstetrician- it’s just a
fact. She didn’t send my medical records
to the hospital in time (I was only a week early), and because they didn’t have
documentation that I was immunized against hepatitis B, it was required by law
that Jack receive his first hepatitis B shot before he was discharged. So I said ok.
My child screamed for nearly 36 hours after he had his shot. Not, oh, this baby is awake and realized he
doesn’t like being out of the womb crying, I mean bloodcurdling screams, and he
could not be calmed by anyone. Not the
parade of nurses, lactation consultants, doctors, grandparents, his clueless
(at the time) parents. Nothing could
console him. It was one of the most
distressing things I had ever seen- here I had my first son, I was so full of
joy, and I couldn’t comfort or soothe him.
It was terrifying. Something was
not right. To this day, I feel like this
had a permanent effect on him- he was just different. When he was born he didn’t even cry- he just
sat there looking at the warmer light.
The nurses kept smacking his feet to try and get him to make some
noise. After that shot, he never slept
in a bassinet or crib for over an hour again, he was restless, fussy, there
just aren’t even words. He was tough,
that’s all I can really say.
Then Nate. After my
experience with Jack, I took charge of this birth experience. I did hypnobirthing, did not want an
epidural, did not want anything interfering with the natural process. I mean I had a heplock in my arm in case they
needed to hook me up to an IV, but they never did. I did not allow any shots for Nate while we
were there. He did great. He had a rough first year and a half physically
in terms of infections- ear infections, upper respiratory- lots of antibiotics
and nebulizers. And yes, he had all of
his shots on time. But he had great eye
contact, was picking up words, playing with toys appropriately, pointing-
things I really appreciated because Jack had never done them (except the
talking of course). That changed at 18
months. Yes, he had a huge round of
vaccines. And YES I do think that played
a role. I also weaned him from
breastfeeding right around that time- maybe that was a factor. Maybe it was already, as the mainstream
medical community would say “in him” and the timing of his regression was
coincidental. All I know is that I lost
him. And it was by far the worst
experience of my life. I will even post
before and after videos for you.
Before (he was about 1)
After (almost 4 years later):
So my point. I am not
anti-vaccine. I am pro vaccination-
careful vaccination, especially if there are risk factors- such as in our
family where there is a history of autism and other autoimmune issues. (yes, I believe autoimmunity plays a role in
autism, so there). I AM anti
bashing. The things that are being said
to autism parents who dare to QUESTION the norm, to express their concerns
about the current vaccine regimen are slammed like you wouldn’t believe by
people who have no clue what autism parents have experienced or continue to go through. Even in light
of the new revelations of the past week, which actually most people don’t know
about since the media is not reporting it, this attitude remains.
When the media finally did speak up this evening, they focused on what may be a crap retrospective
analysis of data by Dr. Hooker instead of the statements of the esteemed CDC
researcher Dr. William Thompson. Pay
attention people to the credible person speaking- he questions the study- he
thinks further research into the safety of vaccines is warranted. We are not morons. So stop saying things to parents like:
Such selfish parents.
Silly people endangering
us all with their self-perpetuated fantasies.
VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN
YOU MORONS! PRAYING TO THE "GREAT SPAGHETTI MONSTER IN THE SKY" WILL
NOT CURE YOUR KIDS!
Anti-vaxxers
are a danger to society and bad parents
Here is Dr. Thompson’s press release from
yesterday evening:
This is not a hoax, this researcher released the above statement, and is
questioning the validity of the paper they generated. He is calling for further research. While telling us to continue vaccinating. The results he is speaking of affect a very
small segment of the population, true, but I don’t think it’s these specific
results that have parents so concerned.
I think it has much more to do with the idea that potentially important
information was left out of the final report from this study.
And if it was done in this study, what about the others? This doctor co-authored I believe 9 related
studies. So is this a one time
thing? Or is there more to come? And I
think it’s right to question that at this point.
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