Objectivity Counts For Something

Why do I have a soapbox on vaccinations?  Why, I'm the perfect person to have a soapbox on vaccinations!

I was raised according to the western medical model in the 1950's, 60's and 70's.  In my recollection, my mother demonstrated a pretty decent balance between what she felt was best for us and what the family doctor told her.  For instance, when it came time for one of my brothers to have his tonsils out and the pediatrician offered her a "volume discount," if she included me and our other brother for tonsillectomies of our own on the same surgery day, she politely declined (way to go mom!).  However, because she was raised during a time when polio was a constant threat, the relatively new medical wave of vaccinations seemed like a really good idea to her.......so we were vaccinated.

I never really had any reason to question my own vaccinations (until much later), but I had begun to hear rumblings of troublesome reactions and even more disturbing research having to do with the vaccines that were current while I was in chiropractic college.  I knew that I wanted to have children of my own, so my ears naturally perked up, and I began to read and ask questions.  In the early going, my research and inquiries were completely selfish exercises ~ it was all about what was best for me, my future kids, and my future family.

Fast forward 10 years ~

Now married, but unable to have children, and with more than ten years of research under my belt.......Just exactly what was I going to do with all of this great, if complex and thorny information about vaccinations?

That's when the teacher in me fully blossomed.

Who better than me to bring this information to as many people as possible?  I knew that there were young couples struggling with the same questions that I'd had back then, every day.

On the topic of vaccinations I am passionate, well-read, and now completely objective.  As Dr. Phil might say:  I don't have a dog in this fight.  I am not paid (nor am I influenced) by anyone for my opinion, I am not running for political office, I don't have a child who has been injured by a vaccine, and I have a wide variety of resources at my disposal to keep myself up to date with this vast and ever-changing topic.

As always, I ask that when you read what I have to say about vaccinations ~ check my sources, spend some time looking at my links, and follow the money.  I would never ask you to substitute my judgement for your own.  It won't be hard to for anyone who reads this blog to discern where I stand on vaccinations, but don't let my passion alone make this decision for you.  Let this be the beginning of your education.

Good luck.  Much more later.