Children with Cancer Need Vaccinated Communities
I want to tell you about the children that are impacted by those who choose not to vaccinate—children like my 4 year old grandson who…
Monogamy is No Failsafe: HPV and Cervical Cancer
Editor's note: This post deals with sexual matters, including non-consensual sexual assault and may not be suited for all audiences. I will always advocate for…
A Pharmacist on the Value of Vaccines
Ever since I was a child, I hated needles. I think many people would say the same thing. Even as I went through pharmacy school…
Seriously, It’s Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot
I've always felt that National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW, which is this week, falls strangely late in the year. The CDC advised everyone get their…
The Vaccine Trial
When I was pregnant I received a letter from the Oxford Vaccine Group asking me to enroll my unborn child in a meningococcal vaccine trial…
Before They Were Preventable
When I was eleven years old I learned why my maternal grandmother and my mother have always been vehemently pro-vaccine. It was the day I…
Something Even Worse: My Hib Story
“When Father Myers got up at Mass and told everyone to pray for Ben and Barbara’s daughter, MaryAnne, we thought you were never coming home…
I Changed My Mind; Now Let’s Change Our Laws
I know those people out on the steps of state capitols across the country protesting proposed immunization laws. They are scared and misinformed. I know…
Fighting HPV and Cancer
The past three years have been grueling. During that time, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Adenocarcinoma at age 36. I was a single mother…
An Uncomplicated, Straightforward Choice
1 Week Prior to Doctor Appointment Zoe: “I don’t want to get a shot. Will I have to get a shot?” Me: “Yes, you will…
