[tri-med] Re: The Age of Autism: The Amish anomaly

I had no idea chicken pox could be that dangerous.  We did get Elanor's 
chicken pox shot, but Arwen had it before we got her shots, and we opted not 
to get hers.  With the flu shot, it is a good thing for those of us with 
compromised immune systems and caregivers, plus babies and the elderly, but 
it just irritates me that healthy people in their 20's and 30's who get the 
flu shot just because it's there and their insurance covers it.  Again, I'm 
all for the vaccines for those who need it, but it seems as if people don't 
take the time to inform themselves, and the public programs just want 
everyone to do what they say, no questions asked.

Jennifer, mom to Arwen, 7; Elanor (t18), 5; caregiver to Joe (cerebral palsy 
& spastic displaysia), 26 & Eric (cerebral palsy & seizure disorder), 19; 
and wife to Andrew; Boise, Idaho
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: The Age of Autism: The Amish anomaly


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Vanderbeek"
>>>Chicken pox, for example.  Really, do
>> you know anyone who has died from chicken pox?
>
> Yes - actually a number of children with T-18 have ended up with
> encephalitis from chicken pox and subsequently died. Kari Halliday was 
> one.
> And thats why I am so paranoid with Alex around chicken pox. As soon as 
> the
> vaccine was released here Alex got it - unfortunately his titres for 
> chicken
> pox are marginal at best so the paranoia continues. Actually his titres 
> for
> many of his vaccinations are marginal.
>
>>>Flu shots--everybody I know
>> who gets the flu shot (except Elanor-go figure) gets the flu.
>
> Well you can count us in on the "havent had the flu" folk. We have had 
> colds
> here (and they have been minimal) but no flu ever since Alex and I started
> to get the flu vaccine every year. Alex is IgA deficient (something that 
> has
> been reported in a number of kids with chromosome18 problems) and that 
> makes
> him extremely vulnerable to chest infections. But we have had precious
> little since we started vaccinations and other precautions on a regular
> basis. He also is on a special list for washed blood products if they are
> ever needed as a result.
>
> As with
>> anything, inform yourself before you make a decision.
>
> Agreed - my second daughter caught measles when she was 10 months old and
> ended up with meningitis. We suspect that that was left her with epilepsy
> and mild CP. My step daughter was anti vaccination with her son. He was 
> NOT
> vaccinated but he still has severe autism...............
> Count me in on the vaccination route until they prove that its dangerous,
> and in my very humble opinion they havent.
>
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