As the middle of five siblings all born between 1947 and 1957, I was lucky enough (we all were) to get natural measles and lifelong immunity. So did our cousins, friends, classmates, etc., and those of us who became mothers, passed on protection to our children for the first several months of life.  When my early vaccine safety research started in 1988, I talked with my own mother, aunts, and friends' mothers to find out what it was like when we kids got measles, mumps, chickenpox, etc. Read more about that here, but basically they  all said, "No big deal."  A few years ago, I asked my then almost 90 year old aunt what she remembered about measles. She told me when she was young (one of ten children) and got "them", they put a measles quarantine sign on the house. They had to stay inside and no one could come in; but years later, when her own four kids got measles, she told me there was no sign. She laughed and said, "Measles? Never thought much about it. Just waited until they ran through the house and were finished!"

​I know that there can be complications with measles. They're listed in five lines on page 1 of the vaccine package insert. However, if you turn to pages 3 through 8 of that same vaccine package insert, you'll find those same complications plus a whole lot more listed under vaccine contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse reactions. In most cases with rest, good nutrition and adequate Vitamin A (Mom always made us take cod liver oil) measles is a fairly benign illness; and as a reward for your temporary discomfort and inconvenience, you'll have lifelong immunity. I hope the information below will help you put and keep measles in perspective. Read, watch, share; and if you've had a measles experience -- either as a child or more recently -- please post a comment sharing what it was like when measles "ran through your house."

Doctors, government officials and the media repeatedly tell us that the MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella) vaccine is safe. However, as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Children's Health Defense) explains in the first video below, the actual results of MMR vaccine safety trials, which remained hidden until a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) release from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), tell a very different story.

​The following information is from Children's Health Defense...

The MMR vaccine is at the heart of the vaccine debate. The following are some of the key facts learned from the clinical trial reports produced by the FDA, which the agency relied upon to license the MMR:

• There were eight clinical trials that in total had less than 1,000 individuals, out of which only 342 children received the MMR vaccine

 

• The safety review period only tracked 'adverse events' for 42 days after injection

 

• More than half or a significant percent of all participants in each of the eight trials developed gastrointestinal symptoms and upper respiratory infections

 

• All adverse events were generically described as 'other viruses' and not considered in safety profile of licensure

 

• The control group received other vaccines for either rubella or measles and rubella, and none of the controls received a placebo (an inert substance such as a saline injection)

Below is information to give you an idea of what's going on in the U.S. regarding medical freedom, parental choice and your right to refuse vaccines for yourself or your children. No matter where you live, listen to Senator Dallas Heard and Luke Smith-Anderson under "Oregon." The wisdom in their powerful messages is of benefit to all.

Join your state's vaccine choice or health freedom advocacy group to stay informed and get involved; and be sure to register at National Vaccine Information Center's NVIC Advocacy Portal ​to be notified of legislation in your state and to take action when necessary. Please post the link to your state's advocacy group or information from your state in the comment section below...thank you!

The Pennsylvania Press Conference in support of HB286, The Informed Consent Protection Act,  is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Harrisburg, PA. Details below.

In this powerful Facebook video commentary, Kami Altenberg Schaal, a nurse of 22 years, shares her experience when four out of five members of her fully vaccinated family (including boosters and measured titers) came down with mumps. Kami did everything right, including reporting the outbreak to her health department who refused to inform her school district of her family's fully vaccinated status “because it could give the 'anti-vax' movement some fodder, some assistance.”

​Kami experienced first hand the rude and ignorant comments that parents of vaccine injured children often endure from pro-vaccine advocates; and she urges those who might be quick to judge and point fingers to be kinder to those who have experienced vaccine injury and loss.

Thank you Kami Altenberg Schaal for having the courage and integrity to speak out. There is so much wisdom in your message. God bless you and your family.

Photo by Twitter Trends 2019

“…I am not even sure if I would have agreed or believed what I’m going to talk about, if it did not happen to me and my  family.” - Kami Altenburg Schaal

Please be sure to unmute speaker at bottom right after starting video.

“I really never wanted to enter this controversial argument but I have learned a lot and cannot stay quiet any longer.”

by Angela Renee, BSN, RN

“It’s been too long I have stayed silent. It’s time to share my story. To speak the truth in love. My adult career as a Registered Nurse has been centered on the NICU, PICU, & Pediatric populations. 

Growing up I had all my vaccines, the 11 or so we got back in 1984, seemingly uneffected and happily moving forward in life.

​Fast forward to nursing school. I remember watching a short video, the CDC schedule & the importance of our patients receiving the full schedule. The denial of the autism link - and that’s it. We did not study ingredients, we were not told about vaccine injury/death, or how to report to VAERS when an injury occurred. One class quickly spoonfed. And we moved on. 

Upon graduating and securing my first job in the NICU, I thought nothing of the injections I pushed into the thighs of my screaming newborn patients, nor of the “poor feeding,” lethargy, high-pitched screams, & breathing abnormalities that would sometimes follow. This was all normalized as common for the short period after vaccines. I questioned nothing as my own belly grew and grew with my own first child. I was a nurse after all, and this was science. 

​I drove to my son’s 2 month well visit and a voice inside told me, “Don’t do it. You need to research first. “ And I actually listened to my gut and declined. Me, the nurse who injected other people’s babies...I told my pediatrician I just wanted to wait a bit and do some more research. I was made to sign a form acknowledging that I was putting my child at risk. I left feeling shamed, but relieved that there was still time to decide. Shortly after I received a phone call from my nurse manager that upon returning to work from my maternity leave, I would be joining the float pool which would place me returning to work in a brand new orientation to the pediatric and PICU units.

Today, March 5, 2019 is the eight year anniversary of Mason Bundy's death. Mason died within days of receiving the DTaP vaccine after the pediatrician told his young parents that they would be "signing his death certificate" if they didn't agree to it.

Mason's Mom, Kari would like the following Facebook post shared far and wide. Like many parents who have lost a child to vaccines, the Bundy's speak out to protect other children and families from the harm and heartache that vaccines can and do cause.

When vaccine risk awareness advocates speak out, pro-vaccine advocates, including mainstream media, are quick to call it "misinformation". Let me assure you, the information you are about to hear in the video below is NOT "misinformation". These are real moms with real stories.  Watch, listen, learn the risks before it's too late, and please share.