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Published : July 23, 2009 |
Author : Rhonda Robinson
Category : K. Family Health, Using Herbs and Natural Remedies | Total Views
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 Rhonda Robinson
Rhonda Robinson is a mother of nine, and grandmother of 16, who believes the single most powerful force in America today is a vigilant mother, unafraid to nurture and protect her children.
Still married to her high school sweetheart, Rhonda is a homeschooling mother by day, and a speaker, weekly newspaper columnist, and freelance writer by night (actually, really early morning before anyone is up—but it’s still dark out, so that counts.)
Spanning 20 years of homeschooling and childbirth, Rhonda has gained over 572 pounds and lost 500, nursed a total of 17 years, and changed at least 29, 952 diapers, and rocked over 5,000 miles of tearful terrain. She holds a Master’s degree in laundry and speaks fluent toddler.
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Spider-pox?
“Look at him. Just look at this child.”
“Show
Daddy your tummy sweetheart.” The sleepy five-year-old slowly pulled up
his pajama shirt, revealing a round spotted belly. Some of the little
red spots had blisters in the middle; other smaller spots had blisters
just beginning-and they all seemed to itch at once.
“It’s
obvious what’s happened,” said the daddy. “A spider must have made an
egg sack under his bed. Then last night, it broke open, and baby
spiders crawled out-they just ate him up.”
This seemed to be a
bizarre, but plausible explanation. After all, they were good
conscientious parents, who have diligently kept up with all
immunizations and checkups. It just never occurred to this young mother
that she needed to clean her children’s room with pesticides.
Two weeks later:
As friends begin to arrive for their play date, another speckled toddler comes romping down the stairs.
“Hey,” one mother calls out, “you didn’t tell me you guys had chickenpox!”
“Chickenpox?” comes the startled reply as she enters the room.
“Have you seen your child today? What did you think it was?”
“ I thought it was another spider! Well, there you have it- he’s got chickenpox!”
When
you consider that only 10 percent of the American population over the
age of 15 has never had chickenpox, it’s no wonder most families have
their own chickenpox tale, and can usually point to at least one
signature scar to prove it.
In general, most parents have
considered chickenpox as little more than an inconvenient interruption
to their schedule. Necessitating quarantining whining children, while
attempting to control the itching.
It amazes me how so many young mothers have such a fearful outlook on this common childhood ailment.
In July of 2002, amid conflicting opinions and opposition from parental-rights groups, Illinois became the 35th state to add chickenpox immunizations as a requirement for children to enter public school and daycare.
Along with the mandate came public awareness ads, proclaiming chickenpox as a deadly disease.
Just how deadly is it?
According
to The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), an estimated 3.7
million cases of chickenpox appeared annually in the early 1990s. In
1992, out of approximately 158,000 cases of chickenpox, 100 deaths were
reported.
These are probably the statistics the commercials used, and explains why parents today are so alarmed.
The
problem with this type of public service message is that they are not
really designed to inform the public, but to persuade.
They
fail to present all of the information, because it is not the intent of
the commercial to help parents make informed choices concerning their
child. It is intended to make them more comfortable with the new
mandate.
They don’t say on the commercials that over half of
those deaths were in adults. For adults, the varicella zoster virus
(chickenpox) can be severe; 20 percent of adults develop complications.
But less than one percent of children develop severe or
life-threatening complications. And of these children, most have
compromised immune systems or pre-existing health problems.
So
who is at risk here? It would seem to be mostly the adults. Which
brings us to an obvious dilemma. Are we are immunizing children today,
only to leave them vulnerable as adults?
Immunized little
girls, who have avoided chickenpox in childhood, could grow up and find
themselves unprotected during their childbearing years. Chickenpox can
prove devastating to a pregnant mother and unborn child.
Only recovery from full-blown natural chickenpox can provide lifetime immunity.
Parents
are not being asked; they are being compelled by law to submit to
vaccinations with little or no information on origin, efficacy, or
possible reactions. Parents have a right, and need, to ask questions
concerning the healthcare of their children.
As parents, we
ultimately bear the responsibility for the health of our children, not
the bureaucrats, or even the family doctor.
When presented with
a procedure that alarms your parental instincts, ask the doctor this
simple question. If I submit my child to this, will you sign a paper
stating you will be personally responsible physically, emotionally and
financially for this child for the rest of his life if there are any
serious reactions or complications?
Because you already have; it was called a birth certificate.
Rhonda Robinson
Editor's Note: If you are interested in more straight talk about children's vaccines, you may enjoy checking out this website: Think Twice
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 Posted by Anna on July 29, 2009 |
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Good article. Can you go into detail about other vaccines? I have been doing some research and have been holding off on giving any vaccines to my baby. I want to know what other mamas think.
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