What’s up with All These Outbreaks?
A few months ago, I came across an article claiming that we can blame the anti-vaccine movement for the mumps cases popping up in college…
A Mother I Never Met Changed My Mind About Vaccines
Have you ever strolled by someone in the grocery store who smelled like she just walked out of a package of incense? That was me.…
Remembering Jennifer: An HPV Story
I met Jennifer in 2011 when I moved to a rural town in Minnesota so that my husband could pastor a local church. It was…
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Prevent Cancer
I have no underlying health conditions and was and am a generally healthy. I am athletic, active, and enjoy time spent outdoors in any capacity. I had…
Remembering Ashley: An Influenza Story
On December 27, 2013, my life changed dramatically: I lost my only daughter, Ashley. She died from the flu at age twenty-three. Her death was…
I Vaccinated!
I've got a secret to tell you. All those "I voted" stickers you see on election day? Those aren't your reward for voting. You might…
Being the Odd Mom Out in a Low Vax Community
As my child turns two this year, I’m looking back at some of the earlier memories I have of motherhood. During pregnancy, I recall one…
How Effective Are Childhood Vaccines?
Modern vaccines are very effective. But nothing is 100% effective. As people know, children can – sadly – be harmed in a car accident even…
Building on Momentum
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and we hope your social media feeds have been inundated with vaccine talk. But we need to remember that…
Emerging from the Herd
I was raised in a family where it was traditional to challenge authority and the status quo, to buck trends and conventions, and to always…