My brother Bobby went to school on Friday, January 18, 1991, for the last time. He was suffering from what seemed to be a mild flu and was sent home from school. When he arrived home, it was clear he had something worse. He was coughing, lethargic, nauseous, and pale. He lay down on the couch to watch cartoons as I brought him water and crackers. A bucket sat next to him for when he threw up, since he couldn’t make it to the bathroom.| Voices For Vaccines
Hearing that measles was going around was like hearing someone had been eaten by a dinosaur last night—unfathomable.| Voices For Vaccines
I typically stay on top of vaccines. But in 2023 we were late with flu shots–a mistake I will never make again.| Voices For Vaccines
The panic of having to go back into isolation over the measles is overwhelming. We want nothing more than for our kids to try and have normal lives.| Voices For Vaccines
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.| Voices For Vaccines
Meningitis is not a disease I thought I would ever get, especially at the age of 51. It all started on a Monday morning in February 2003.| Voices For Vaccines
I grew up in a Christian Scientist household. When I turned 18, I became a rebel.| Voices For Vaccines
What was a cough for my daughter put our baby son in the PICU. It’s my greatest hope we get a vaccine.| Voices For Vaccines
I thought my baby just had a cold. Within a matter of hours she was in the PICU because of this virus.| Voices For Vaccines
Nobody wants their kids to be sick. To have a child almost die from a virus, though? That’s a whole different level of powerlessness.| Voices For Vaccines
The stress that this virus has caused me and my family can be prevented with a vaccine.| Voices For Vaccines
After what it put our family through, I had to make sure my daughters were protected.| Voices For Vaccines
When I was young, I was the only kid in the whole school with a disability from polio. Years later I began to its the long-term effects.| Voices For Vaccines
