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physicians admit his reactions were due the NRA published story after story as sleep disturbances and major trouble
to the DTaP. Their only response was after story about how concealed carriers with digestion. Nothing provided relief;
that he was having an allergic reaction or armed homeowners foiled would-be the GAPS diet helped a little bit initially
to something, but they didn’t have an al- ruffians. I think that you should do the but then there was a relapse.
lergist on staff to determine what he was same thing with all the children who What set things straight in the end
allergic to. The baby sharing the room have died or have been maimed by vac- was homeopathy. It took a little while
with them had had the same reactions cines—and all the parents who have and we are still working on it four years
just after receiving his second DTaP. been plunged into unfathomable grief later, but we are finally on the right
At one point the child’s hospital room because of vaccine injury. Every single track. It took a lot of resources, studying
was filled with sixteen hospital person- day, people should see one suspicious and soul searching to get to this point,
nel, all equipped with clipboards but no SIDS death after another, one autism and it is a shame that every day a new
answers. Both parents felt the staff were case after another, one hopelessly group of innocent, naive people are
attempting to intimidate them. grieving parent after another—who thrown into the same situation.
One member of the hospital staff have been recklessly victimized by the Name Withheld
privately told the mother that he sees at medical establishment. This is not really
least two children a day with the same an argument here. You can argue about LASTING IMMUNITY
type of reactions, and the hospital doc- measles until the cows come home, but While the measles may have lasting
tors always have the same response. the opposition are simply not responsive side effects, the people who contract the
She was told by the staff member, “This to logic. They are all about calling you measles will probably have lasting im-
place is worthless. Nothing is ever done a denier. They are all about putting up munity. Those who choose to vaccinate
— no cause ever admitted.” Finally they billboards that say: “Vaccines Save may or may not have lasting immunity,
left the hospital, refusing to sign papers, Lives—Get the Facts.” So it should be. but may risk having neurological side
and headed home to care for their son. I think you should deluge them with fact effects or even death. Has this question
He is receiving remedies and after fact after fact. been researched? I believe people should
supplemental support, so fortunately is Dr. Paul K. Hubbard be able to choose to vaccinate or not. I
slowly improving. His speech is begin- Poquoson, Virginia choose not.
ning to return and hopefully he will Former WAPF When I was a child, everyone got
recover fully. The parents have firmly Virginia Peninsula Chapter Leader the measles. We missed school for three
resolved that they will not willingly or ten days as a function of the type of
give any more vaccines to their three VACCINATION AND measles. No one had adverse effects. To
children. Let’s just hope that they can TOOTH DECAY have adverse effects was the exception.
maintain the hugely important right to Our vaccination story is interest- To contract measles was a rite of pas-
decide what is best for their own. We ing in the WAPF context as one of the sage.
must defeat California SB277! main symptoms that appeared after vac- Tina Boyd, LCSW-C
Kim Schuette, CN cinating my eleven-year-old for middle Davidsonville, Maryland
San Diego, California school was tooth decay. Having had no
cavities before, within two months one WAPF INVOLVEMENT
WAPF FACEBOOK STRATEGY tooth decayed so badly that it had to be My wife and I are members of the
I think what you are doing with your removed. A few months later another Weston A. Price Foundation. We attend-
anti-vaccination memes on Facebook is one followed. It seemed like it became ed last week’s rally against SB277 which
good strategy. I think what the National almost irrelevant to pay attention to the is pending in the California legislature.
Rifle Association (NRA) did and con- diet as the body was unable to assimilate At the hearing of the Senate Health
tinues to do is instructive. There was a the nutrients. Committee, we joined in the line-up of
wave of anti-gun political activism so There were other symptoms, such hundreds of people speaking out against
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