Five Years! A Letter of Thanks to You
Five years ago, Voices for Vaccines relaunched as a pro-vaccine parent organization. On a personal level, working with Voices for Vaccines these past five years…
I Survived What Was Supposed to Kill Me
A few years before my diagnosis, I had seen many doctors for irregular bleeding and cramping. Sometimes my paps would come back abnormal and doctors…
A Survivor Who Reminds Us to Prevent Cancer
Every parents' life has been touched in some way by cancer. Whether they or their friends or their grandmothers or someone else has beaten or…
Everything You Want to Know About Influenza
Well, maybe not everything. But a lot! If the Voices for Vaccines Facebook page is a gauge, this flu season is seeing the circulation of…
The Crunchy Skeptics Changed My Mind
We started out following the doctor’s orders with our first baby—she received her first year’s vaccines on time. After a period of moving around a…
The Unvaccinated Children We Love
"My sister-in law won't vaccinated my nieces and nephews." "My cousin has been posting anti-vaccine memes on Facebook." "My best friend is convinced her child's…
What Can I Do?
If you don't know Tara Smith from Kent State, you should. That may be the main reason we asked her to be a guest on…
Honoring One Life to Save Others
Kimberly Coffey was 17 years old and days away from high school graduation when she caught what she thought was a case of flu. Days…
Vaccines: Not Just for Kids!
Crossing the threshold into adulthood is marked by rites of passage: graduations, first jobs, and lowered vaccine uptake. Perhaps getting fewer vaccines isn't a rite…
Lasting Scars from Chickenpox
It all began on a warm afternoon in May of 1996. My 6-year-old daughter was swinging on her swing set when she suddenly stopped and,…