My Baby Had Measles: Mobius Update
Earlier this year my 4-month-old son Mobius was part of the Disneyland measles outbreak. It’s been a stressful ordeal, but he’s been recovering beautifully. He…
A Moment of Hesitation
I was still trying to come to terms with how things had played out. In the space of just over a week I’d gone from…
The Dreadful Swiftness of Disease
It was September of 1951, the year I was born. I was only five months old -- too young to remember the details -- but…
Protecting Baby Before He is Born
We got our flu vaccines before I found out I was pregnant. Our provider had their flu clinic in September, and we all went. It’s…
Angel’s Pertussis Story
Not knowing if our little boy was going to make it was the worst. Looking back at the moment when his heart stopped, I remember…
We Learned the Hard Way
I’m writing this from quarantine, the irony of which isn’t lost on me. Emotionally, I’m a bit raw. Mentally, a bit taxed. Physically, I’m fine.…
We Must Protect All Children
I have always been pro-vaccine. My father worked in International Development, so I grew up and traveled all over the world in my youth, meeting…
Measles and My Sister
At the end of February 1960, my sister, a precocious, healthy child was halfway through the fourth grade in Rockland County when she contracted measles…
I Grew Up in an Anti-Vaccine Cult
My parents were brought up listening to the radio broadcasts and reading the literature of the Worldwide Church of God, a cult/fringe religion that was…
Play It Safe
You know the scenario. You are sitting at your new playgroup with your toddler talking to a mom you have just met when the discussion…