Euronews has uploaded a video on measles in Europe, including the stories of Nastasia, a French teen who spent 12 days in a coma, needed 4 months of physiotherapy to learn to walk again and still suffers from a weak bladder, due to the muscle loss. Her mum believes in "building natural immunities" and in "treating with homeopathy". Max, a German boy, caught measles when he was 6 months old in his older sibling's kindergarten. SSPE caught up with him in 2006 - the family's life is centered around care for Max, who is a wake coma and needs round the clock care until he dies. Watch until the end... (and sorry for the annoying YouTube ad at the beginning)...
Nastasia's mum was infuriating. Homeopathy and wanted to "build her immunities" and a nurse. The stupid bint couldn't even admit she made a horrible mistake even though she knew she did. So much for the crunchy crowd thinking they can take such stellar care of their precious snowflakes that they could never possibly succumb to serious complications from "harmless childhood diseases".
ReplyDeleteShe is so lucky that her daughter is still alive - I think she knows that. One would wish she'd act on that, too.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this post, I thought immediately of the snide AoA tweet about everyone on "The Brady Bunch" (an American t.v. show in the '70s) getting measles and surviving. Emblematic of the anti-vax outlook, I think: based primarily on fiction.
ReplyDeleteA troll called vaccineshurtsbabies with a Facebook page called VINE has taken over the comments of this video. If anyone wants to join me to fight back I would appreciate it.
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Mr. Bray, I don't do Facebook, but I found one way to deal with Mr. Alber is to remind him when he thought a badly faked graph was real because he liked what it said:
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Thanks Chris, It feels so futile sometimes, like being outnumbered. Californians for AB2109 has 60 people, Californians against has 2,260 people. Every time a vaccine issue comes up the sane people are outnumbered 10 to 1 in the comments. That is where the real fights is, out there where the average person is reading.
ReplyDeleteKelly M Bray
Hi Kelly, I don't go to FB either or would be glad to help. I wouldn't worry too much, FB is a sandbox full of anti-vax faeces-flinging troglodytes; they don't have much credibility.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly - Erwin Alber is disqualifying himself with his paranoid comments on YouTube. Try not to get it to you!
ReplyDeleteHi again Kelly, I tried to find "Californians for AB2109" on Facebook and it doesn't turn up on a search (while the "against" group does). Check your settings - one reason why your membership is low might be that you are hidden...
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