I Was Part of a Measles Outbreak | 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
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
When I was around 11, my aunt fell fully into the anti-vax movement. She was an authority figure in my life, so I fell headfirst into it with her.| 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
