Chronic Illness “Short Film” | Julia Cimorose
I have chronic illness. People also call it invisible illness. I just look like a normal girl, right? Well, I’m not. I have many different illnesses. Dysautonomia. POTS—Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. EDS—Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. MCAS—Mast cell activation syndrome. … Which those three are a trifecta. CRPS—Complex regional pain syndrome. CIRS—Chronic inflammatory response syndrome. CAPS—Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome. […]
To Vaccinate or Not? Two Mothers ‘Debate’
Karen in her home in Seattle and Celina on nearby Veshon Island are separated by more than Puget Sound. When it comes to vaccinating their children for whooping cough they’ve come down on very different sides of the fierce debate currently raging in their community. With my two kids, we’ve done a spaced out vaccine […]
What to Do When Vaccines Go Wrong
Every year, millions of people receive vaccines. These vaccinations are designed to keep people healthy. But sometimes things go wrong, and when that happens patients can only seek recourse at what’s known as Vaccine Court—a government program run by the Department of Health that compensates the injured. … If you’ve never heard of Vaccine Court, […]
Indonesia: Measles, Chickenpox Kill Dozens of Children
Asmat tribe in Papua. Barely alive. Their bodies exhausted and weak from hunger and disease. Undernourished, they’re battling against outbreaks of measles and chickenpox. Military medical teams have arrived in some remote areas. Maria Epam and her husband Linus had to travel for five hours and their six-month-old daughter would not survive. Our daughter has […]
Witnessing the Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) | Barbara Loe Fisher
Those tiny miracles, God’s most precious gift to us. We hold them in wonder just moments after they’re born. We love them in a way we never thought we could love anyone. And they love and trust us in a way that no one else ever will. And then, one day, we wake up and […]
This County Banned Unvaccinated Kids from Public Spaces
Joe Hendricks’ kids are part of a growing number of children in the U.S. who are unvaccinated. But unlike other unvaccinated families, Joe’s lives in Rockland County, New York where a first of its kind ultimatum has been put into effect… Get your kids vaccinated or keep them out of public spaces. Locations included in […]