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Mike's avatar

Sometimes satire can illustrate something far better than anything else!

I did, in real life, have a friend who was the mother of an autistic child. This friend posted several comments on social media expounding how it was horrible for people to think of autism as a "disease" or a disorder. Because of how much she loved her autistic son, she saw him a being perfect and wonderful, and I'm sure he was wonderful, and I'm sure he was a perfect as his physical body would allow him to be.

I have a daughter who has a very pronounce learning disability, who, at age 38 is still at a first grade level academically. She also had epileptic seizures for a few years starting at age 5, and still has some neurological difficulties. I love her beyond words. To me, she is a blessing. That said, if I knew that there was something in the vaccinations that I allowed her to get as a baby and young child that had caused something to happen to her brain that limited her academic capacity, I would certainly want other parents to know about it so that they could make an informed decision when the time comes for them to get their own children vaccinated.

I do not remember whether or not the seizures took place shortly after she received a vaccine, but I certainly do hope that all of us would be willing to openly and honestly look at all aspects of vaccines and all medications from a non-biased perspective in order to understand their true risks and benefits, with no financial influence from Big Pharma or Big Medicine. Just pure, honest scientific research.

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Brilliant. A tough one to laugh at, but I love you took it on.

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