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has medical problems resulting from pans that are safe for him; we do not to protect their children’s health and
chronic heavy metal toxicity. After he store any of his food in aluminum; and their own values.
inexplicably became quite ill as a baby, we use a high-quality filter for all the Our situation is different, because
we ran genetic tests and found out that water he consumes in order to remove even with our two incomes, we are
he has impairments in his detoxification the heavy metals present in our munici- barely able to make ends meet. Although
pathways. Although his pediatrician pal water supply. we are both highly educated, we both
recommended that we not vaccinate As parents, we feel obligated to look hold PhDs in a field that lost prestige and
him due to his condition, we have been out for our son’s health and welfare, and marketability after the economic crisis
unable to obtain a medical exemption. we cannot agree to any medical proce- of 2008, and work hard for a living that
Doctors have their licenses, reputations dure that carries such a risk to his health. barely allows us to pay for basic living
and professional networks to maintain. The bill has been amended to allow non- expenses in spite of our parsimonious
Despite his genetic condition, Gre- vaccinated and incompletely vaccinated habits. Families like ours have been
gorio lives a fairly normal life as a result children to be home-schooled, and we ridiculed both in the media as being
of the precautions we take to reduce his know a number of parents who have unscientific and acting contrary to the
exposure to heavy metals. We launder decided to quit their jobs and put their public good.
his clothing in special detergent to re- careers on hold in order to home-school We have decided to leave California
move the antimony that is sprayed on it a child who has already had one or more and return to our roots in rural Italy,
during the manufacturing process; we adverse vaccine reactions, in order to where we still have some family and
prepare all his food from scratch from protect the child’s future health. These friends, and fulfill our long-time dream
fresh organic ingredients in pots and families are making enormous sacrifices of bringing the WAPF to Italy. As part

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