I wrote a post about Jenny McCarthy offering hope to some mothers a couple of months ago... Yes, I understand that was risky. You either love her or hate her, right?
Well, it turns out, some thought that opened me up to a debate on vaccinations. The post really wasn't supposed to be about vaccinations... it was about hope, hope that so many in the anti-Jenny camp rape mothers of. Hope that our children CAN function normally...
I understand, our kids will always see the world through different colored glasses, but they can function with proper support and unconditional love. This is the hope I want to instill in others... unlike, the hope that the diagnosing psychologist offered us by telling us our daughter would never have a meaningful relationship, work or live independently... if we didn't do her ABA program!
This post was about the hope Jenny offers. The strength she emits to some. It was to defend a fellow mother who has been criticized for 'speaking outside the box'. My most recent critic responded, "There is NO evidence to indicate that vaccinations cause autism. http://tinyurl.com/ylbnrpc Think critically. http://tinyurl.com/cxnbvv"
Well, I go could go on for a really long time about both of those statements, but this sums up my reaction:
I do think critically -- about a system that deems it perfectly safe to inject mercury into a pregnant woman, yet tell her not to eat tuna fish.
I think critically -- about a system that refuses 3rd party unbiased research.
I think critically -- about the people sitting behind a computer making these comments... I wonder who is paying them.
I think critically -- about the systems (including doctors who chelate) that are taking advantage of desperate mothers and families.
I think critically -- about how there is only one industry that the government says, "Hey, if your product injures or kills a child or baby... don't worry, we have your back. You are not responsible."
I think critically -- about the elephant in the middle of America's pestilence among it's children; and wonder why we continue to tip-toe around and defend it.
I think critically -- about much and often!!
Most importantly, I think critically -- about each calculated move I make in addressing my child's symptomatology (which happens to mimic mercury poisoning- but we won't go there [today]). I think critically about the cost of her traditional and non-traditional treatment, her education, her dietary needs, her spiritual needs, her emotional needs, cognitive needs, physical needs...
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But do you think critically enough to look at both sides of an issue and weigh the arguments?
//I do think critically -- about a system that deems it perfectly safe to
inject mercury into a pregnant woman, yet tell her not to eat tuna fish.//
Again, it's not by the simple fact that it's mercury but also in WHAT form it is being ingested, and how much, etc. Think more critically than taking things at face value.
//I think critically -- about a system that refuses 3rd party unbiased research.//
What do you mean by this?
//I think critically -- about the people sitting behind a computer making these comments... I wonder who is paying them.//
I wonder exactly the same about you at this moment.
//I
think critically -- about how there is only one industry that the
government says, "Hey, if your product injures or kills a child or
baby... don't worry, we have your back. You are not responsible."//
And that is...?
//I think critically -- about the elephant in the middle of America's
pestilence among it's children; and wonder why we continue to tip-toe
around and defend it.//
You mean measles, smallpox and polio are still epidemics? Wait a second...
I understand the need for hope in people's lives. The diagnosis of austism, cancer and many other diseases with bleak medical outcomes can be devastating news to anyone. Doctors often fail to provide enough support to patient's to which they have no treatment for. If you can find hope and inspiration elsewhere, I encourage you to seek it.
But the problem is that i feel that you're taking out some of your fustration on an unjustified target: vaccines. Vaccines have saved the lives of billions of people. it honestly breaks my heart to see people needlessly die because 1) group of people have an unjustified vendetta against vaccines and 2)another group of people are willing to take advantage of those people by promoting those anti-vaccine lies.
many doctors try really hard to save the lives of others by doing simple, safe and cheap interventions before things get to the point where they can't cure things. This is why doctors ask people to stop smoking, eat heathier, get exercise,use condoms, vaccinate your children. people who promote the dangerous anti vaccination stance, they are endangering the lifes of many. they might as well tell pregnant mothers to drink and smoke.
If you're wondering where i'm comming from- i'm a med student. I'm actually paying a school for the privilege to help other's in the future by becomming a doctor. I've seen the data, read it over several times- vaccines save lives.
And by the way, vaccines no longer contain mercury- because there are doctors and other healthcare professionals who are trying to reach out to people like you. Autism rates didn't change after the switch was made- please stop blaming the mercury.
I'm glad you see Big Pharma/FDA/Physicians for the greedy bastards they are.
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