To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate? Is It Safe?

I've been receiving a lot of emails recently regarding vaccinations. The questions range from asking about my personal beliefs on vaccines to whether or not it is safe to vaccinate at all. The other question I am often asked is if there is a "safe" vaccine schedule. Before I delve into any of this let me say this very clear, I am not a doctor and have no medical training. I am a mother of a child on the spectrum who witnessed first hand a vaccine injury in my own daughter. Due to this I have become a research machine. I think my time in journalism/news was a blessing in helping me navigate between medical journals, books, blogs, doctors interviews and other research. I also want to point out that I am not anti-vaccine. I am anti-the current vaccine schedule and anti-how 'dirty' or toxic our vaccines currently have become.

Did you know that according to the American Academy of Pediatrics current vaccine guidelines that a child today will receive 36 vaccines. Most of these by the time they are 15 months old! Compare this to the 1983 vaccine schedule of just 10 vaccines. In 1983, 1 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with autism. Today that number is a staggering 1 in 100. For boys the incidence is even higher. I am not saying it is all vaccines, but I do believe there is a connection. I also know that I witnessed first hand a healthy child drop into the dark world of autism following a group of vaccines. I do believe that a family history of autoimmune diseases combined with toxic filled vaccines were the one-two punch that delivered autism to our front door. I should also note that on top of these two things that it was also discovered my daughter was allergic to eggs and yeast. Both of these are precursors according to the DAN protocol not to receive the HepB and MMR vaccines. Both of which she did.

Click here for the current DAN vaccine guidelines. Click here for the 1983 vaccine protocol. I would also recommend that you head over to the Generation Rescue website to read more about vaccines, safe schedules and what a safer vaccine schedule looks like. Here are a few other questions that I think are important to ask:

Look at your current health and ask yourself how many vaccines did you receive as a child? Are you a healthy adult or did you need more? Does your family have an autoimmune disease (celiac disease is an autoimmune disease)? Do you or your child have food allergies or sensitivities? Egg and yeast sensitivity can be a problem with a few of the current vaccines. Do you know what each current vaccine is for and what is in them?

Here is what I do know and feel comfortable stating:

1. You are your child's advocate and have the right to say yes or no to any vaccine.

2. NEVER give a sick (even a cold!) child any vaccine

3. NEVER give a vaccine with thimerosal (mercury) in it

4. Ask to see and read the vial of the vaccine and the insert of any vaccine BEFORE it is administered.

5. Double check the expiration date of the vaccine.

6. Space out vaccines and break apart/space apart any double/triple all-in-one vaccines

7. Talk to a DAN! doctor before having a vaccine done to make sure your child is healthy enough and has done enough pre- and post-supplements regarding a vaccine.

I hope that this blog will make you stop, think and do your own research. I really don't feel that I should or can tell any other parent what is right for their child. I do believe though that I am supposed to put the questions out there and make you stop and think. Too often we are told by doctors or someone else what is best for our child. We believe that because they have a higher level of education and have passed rigorous tests that they know what is best. I think we transfer our children's advocacy to others all to often and all to easy. I have done it in the past and I have to constantly remind myself not to do it again.

Faith, Hope & Healing-

Melissa

Just What's In a Flu Shot???

I got the information below from Aleks' DAN doctor about just what is in a flu shot. Once again, I am not anti-vaccine but I do seriously question the need for all of this in our vaccines. I use to be the biggest flu shot proponent out there. I would have sworn by them, then my daughter developed autism. Seeing how I got the flu shot while I was pregnant and gave her a flu shot at just six months old, I am no longer a fan. Is it really to much to ask for healthy vaccines??

What's In a Flu Shot?

• Aluminum - A neurotoxin that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease
• Triton X-100 - a detergent
• Ethylene Glycol - Antifreeze
• Betapropiolactone- A Disinfectant
• Nonoxynol - Used to kill or stop growth of STDs
• Octoxinaol 9 - Vaginal Spermicidal
• Sodium Phosphate - A food additive, emulsifier, leavening agent & cleaning product
• Thimerosal - (also in the H1N1 vaccine) - Mercury

If you decide not to get the flu vaccine there are still ways to boost your immune system.

1. Multivitamin -(Neutraceutical grade) For vitamin & mineral support
2. Vitamin C - Potent antioxidant, antihistamine and antiviral in that it coats the outside of the virus so that it can't replicate
3. Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids - Powerful antioxidant, keeps the outside of the cell healthy so nutrients are better absorbed and waste products are more efficiently removed and supports the immune system
4. Vitamin D - Formed when skin is exposed to sunlight regulates the expression of more than 2,000 genes throughout the body, including ones that influence your immune system to attack and destroy bacteria and virus. Being overwhelmed by the 'flu bug' could signal that your vitamin D levels are too low, allowing the virus to overtake your immune system.

Hopefully this will give you something to think about. Vaccines are a personal choice and I understand that completely. I do believe that we all deserve to know what is in the flu vaccine. Our food has labels, why can't our vaccines?

A couple of things I have learned; don't vaccinate if your child (or you, if you're getting the vaccine) is sick at all, talk to a DAN doctor about what vitamins to increase prior to and post vaccine, talk to your doctor if you have an egg allergy (eggs are a part of the vaccine), ask to see the bottle and make sure it hasn't expired and always, always ask for a thimerosal free vaccine!

Best-

Melissa

Swine Flu Vaccine - Dangerous & Untested?

The swine flu, H1N1, is scary for a lot of parents. I've talked to many parents who are concerned about their child catching H1N1 but they're equally concerned about the vaccine. As the parent of a child on the spectrum what do you do? I have my personal views on vaccines. I know that my daughter suffered a vaccine injury around 12 months and that it will be a cold day in H--- before I give her another vaccine. What bothers me is the way fear is being marketed around the H1N1 and the way the vaccine is being pushed on parents and their children. Let me be clear, I am not anti-vaccine. I believe there is a place and time for 'healthy' vaccines and I believe in a safe vaccine schedule. I believe that all children are NOT created equal for vaccines. I believe that there needs to be a test to see if a child is well enough to handle vaccines. I also believe that common sense dictates that a child with an autoimmune disease, like Celiac Disease, has a lowered immune system and can not handle the toxin load that is in our current vaccines. That being said, I am very upset at the push for the current H1N1 vaccine.

Did you know that the H1N1 vaccine makers are immune from any lawsuits from people claiming injuries from these vaccines? The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius has not only given immunity to the vaccine makers for any injuries that may be sustained from the vaccines, but has also given the makers of Tamiflu & Relenza immunity for injuries stemming from their use against the swine flu. If you get sick from the swine flu vaccine or from Tamiflu or Relenza in dealing with the swine flu, you will have no recourse. If the vaccine were 100% safe why would immunity be already granted?? This just doesn't make sense to me, so I started doing some research. What I found is that the 'fear' of the swine flu is propelling manufacturers to rush out vaccines that are loaded with toxins (including ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, phenol (carbolic acid) and even antibiotics like Neomycin and streptomycin.) Remember these vaccines and toxins go directly into your bloodstream. Click here to read more on the vaccines and risks.

The decision to vaccinate your child is a personal one. I can not and have never claimed I know what is right for every child. What I have learned is that we have every right and we must constantly be on guard against what we are told is the best and the right thing for our children. I don't believe that anyone purposely sets out to harm our children by advising these vaccines. Unfortunately our children are treated like cookie cutter children, where one size fits all. As parents of children with ASD we have the duty and obligation to let our doctors and lawmakers know that this is not the case. We also deserve healthy vaccines that are properly tested. Not vaccines filled with toxins that are rushed out the door to combat a so-called fear that hasn't materialized as of yet. Take the time, ask questions and make an informed decision about the H1N1 vaccine.

xo

Melissa

Kindergarten Shots

Having seen all the talk about the flu vaccine, the swine flu scare and such I feel the need to share a true story with you. I heard this story firsthand from the little boy's mother while at the grocery story last Fall.  I think it is an important story to share if for no other reason than to make you think.  For me, her story has made me think about every vaccine that every person considers getting.

Last Fall I was shopping at our local natural/organic grocery story when I met this amazing mom.  I was in the baking aisle doing the usual of picking up boxes and reading labels to see what I could take home for Aleks.  I noticed a mother with a little boy around 8 doing the same thing yet seeming really frustrated and lost.  I asked her if I could help.  She told me that she was just started the GFCF diet for her son and was overwhelmed.  We started talking about the diet and I shared with her our success with it.  She then asked about Aleks, her autism and doctor.  I told her all about Dr. Spore and how much we loved her and believed in the biomedical therapies. I gave her one of our doctor's business cards and told her to think about calling.   She then got teary eyed and told me what a rough few years it had been.  What she told me next shocked me and I will never forget what she shared.  

The mother told me that the little boy I saw with autism wasn't always autistic.  In fact he was a typical child until one trip to the doctor right before kindergarten.  She said she took him in for his Kindergarten shots and by the next morning he was gone.  He had gotten all his shots for Kindergarten and in the process she lost her little boy.  The happy go lucky, 'typical' little boy disappeared within 24 hours of receiving his vaccines.  The mother desperately called their pediatrician to tell them something was wrong.  They kept telling her that nothing was wrong and he was fine and just tired from the vaccines.  She kept calling, for weeks.  Same answer or lack of answers.  No doctor would every tell her that her son had a vaccine injury.  It was unheard of, a little boy becoming autistic at five.  The mother told me that their doctor tried to convince them that he had been autistic before the shots and she just didn't realize it.  As she told me, she was the mother of four and she would have KNOWN if he would have been autistic.  I believe her.

The woman had no idea that I hosted a radio show for a living.  She didn't know anything except for the fact that I was the mom of a little girl with autism who believes that there is hope.  I don't know what has happened since last Fall.  I do know that my doctor's assistant told me they got a phone call that afternoon from a mom who met a 'Melissa' in the grocery store and wanted to make an appointment.  The woman was sitting in the grocery store parking lot when she called them.  I love how God puts people in our paths for a reason.  

Blessings-

Melissa