I recall my wife and I taking our newborn son for his 1st round of vaccine. His leg swelled up and went purple that day. It was hard as a rock. He screamed for days. I was so worried about him. I put ice on it and tried to help him with the pain.
We still have his vax booklet in the kitchen that is now 18 years old sitting on a shelf with the cookbooks.
All the other boxes are left unchecked as we refused to take him back or ever have another injection put in him. One if the biggest mistakes I ever made was thinking this was a normal procedure and good for him.
A couple years ago he needs stitches for a cut in his leg at the emergency room.
The Drs insisted on him getting a tetanus shot. We side eyed them and then laughed out loud. Not a chance ladies. We don't inject anything you are offering. I could see the shame in their faces.
I think that parents who unfortunately experience the unexpected loss of their baby are so consumed by grief that they just want to remember their best interactions with their lost child. They don't want to be reminded of the circumstances in which their child died mysteriously; in fact many a grieving mother will retain strong feelings of guilt because they did not recognise any signal of impending loss. These feelings of guilt are not rational nor are they reasonable because the mystery of their loss was in fact unheralded. Medicos would have known that a preceding factor such as recent vaccination would have to be considered scientifically as a contributory factor however launching into such an investigation is beyond the skill of a lone practitioner. Also the medico may harbour feelings of guilt and fear of litigation and thus consoling the parents with "it is an act of God" or "these things just happen" tend to close down parental curiosity. Grief for loss is the only acceptable option.
In Australia SIDS cases are reported to the district Coroner who instructs a forensic pathologist to investigate and report findings. In previous decades the most common findings would include "non-specific bronchiolitis" and the case would conclude without further comment. However, the details of such SIDS cases can be found in State Records Offices and in modern time would collectively provide a wealth of data for a team of PhD students lead by a competent investigator. Vaccination details could be found, perhaps parents could be interviewed to elicit any possible correlation. It is not acceptable to consider that SIDS is just a mystery.
You raise an important point about the grief parents face after losing a child and how tough it is to navigate those feelings. I wouldn't wish it on anyone; not even those doing the harm. The directness of this article is a product of that mindset: see the insanity to end it. Finding answers, I suspect, is a crucial part of the healing process. It would be for me, but I know ignorance is bliss when it's too painful to face... and the damage is already done. We need support systems for parents to ease feelings of guilt and isolation... And a legal framework that encourages reporting and investigation of unexplained infant deaths, without the fear of litigationn, to empower medical professionals to connect with families... openly.
Protecting big pharma from liability fosters a system where profits are prioritized over public health. The medical industry could establish multi-disciplinary investigative teams made up of medical professionals and grief counselors to sensitively address SIDS cases and vaxx history. Promoting independent research & ensuring data transparency would build integrity/trust and shift the focus from mystery to serious investigations. I think parents need answers/transparency... and they are starting to get it in the wake of what happened - it's just starting, it seems.
I appreciate your thoughts. I believe the medical industry is headed into decentralization (all industries are headed that way now). With more investigations and court cases, the truth will come to light. Medicine will become more community-owned and operated, and new tech (physics-based) will lead to natural solutions.
I recall my wife and I taking our newborn son for his 1st round of vaccine. His leg swelled up and went purple that day. It was hard as a rock. He screamed for days. I was so worried about him. I put ice on it and tried to help him with the pain.
We still have his vax booklet in the kitchen that is now 18 years old sitting on a shelf with the cookbooks.
All the other boxes are left unchecked as we refused to take him back or ever have another injection put in him. One if the biggest mistakes I ever made was thinking this was a normal procedure and good for him.
A couple years ago he needs stitches for a cut in his leg at the emergency room.
The Drs insisted on him getting a tetanus shot. We side eyed them and then laughed out loud. Not a chance ladies. We don't inject anything you are offering. I could see the shame in their faces.
I think that parents who unfortunately experience the unexpected loss of their baby are so consumed by grief that they just want to remember their best interactions with their lost child. They don't want to be reminded of the circumstances in which their child died mysteriously; in fact many a grieving mother will retain strong feelings of guilt because they did not recognise any signal of impending loss. These feelings of guilt are not rational nor are they reasonable because the mystery of their loss was in fact unheralded. Medicos would have known that a preceding factor such as recent vaccination would have to be considered scientifically as a contributory factor however launching into such an investigation is beyond the skill of a lone practitioner. Also the medico may harbour feelings of guilt and fear of litigation and thus consoling the parents with "it is an act of God" or "these things just happen" tend to close down parental curiosity. Grief for loss is the only acceptable option.
In Australia SIDS cases are reported to the district Coroner who instructs a forensic pathologist to investigate and report findings. In previous decades the most common findings would include "non-specific bronchiolitis" and the case would conclude without further comment. However, the details of such SIDS cases can be found in State Records Offices and in modern time would collectively provide a wealth of data for a team of PhD students lead by a competent investigator. Vaccination details could be found, perhaps parents could be interviewed to elicit any possible correlation. It is not acceptable to consider that SIDS is just a mystery.
You raise an important point about the grief parents face after losing a child and how tough it is to navigate those feelings. I wouldn't wish it on anyone; not even those doing the harm. The directness of this article is a product of that mindset: see the insanity to end it. Finding answers, I suspect, is a crucial part of the healing process. It would be for me, but I know ignorance is bliss when it's too painful to face... and the damage is already done. We need support systems for parents to ease feelings of guilt and isolation... And a legal framework that encourages reporting and investigation of unexplained infant deaths, without the fear of litigationn, to empower medical professionals to connect with families... openly.
Protecting big pharma from liability fosters a system where profits are prioritized over public health. The medical industry could establish multi-disciplinary investigative teams made up of medical professionals and grief counselors to sensitively address SIDS cases and vaxx history. Promoting independent research & ensuring data transparency would build integrity/trust and shift the focus from mystery to serious investigations. I think parents need answers/transparency... and they are starting to get it in the wake of what happened - it's just starting, it seems.
I appreciate your thoughts. I believe the medical industry is headed into decentralization (all industries are headed that way now). With more investigations and court cases, the truth will come to light. Medicine will become more community-owned and operated, and new tech (physics-based) will lead to natural solutions.