When It’s Not a Choice: Measles and Leukemia
Prior to our son’s possible exposure to measles, I did not think about how my choice to vaccinate my children affected anyone but my own…
Growing Up Unvaccinated
I am the 70s child of a health nut. I wasn't vaccinated. I was brought up on an incredibly healthy diet: no sugar til I…
How a Chickenpox Lollipop and a Pink Birthmark Got Me All Worked Up About Vaccination
When my son Cole* was 10 months old, my neighbor Melissa* informed me that she was going to be giving her 4-year-old daughter a chickenpox…
Getting with the Schedule: Slow-Vax to Pro-Vax
I am the mother of a two-year-old girl and a nine-month-old girl. My pregnancy with my youngest was unexpected and filled with worry. I nearly…
Science is Real
Of all the criticisms lobbed at me after I "came out" as pro-vaccine, by far my favorite is that I'm in the pocket of Big…
Learning Lessons from Measles
April, 1961 in Baltimore, I went to play with my younger cousin Leon while my mother shopped nearby for birthday party hats, balloons, and other…
A Science-Based View
Today, instead of watching Jenny McCarthy make her debut on The View, I will be getting my annual influenza vaccine. As a registered nurse, I…
Making the hard choice to protect
My son, H, had his 12 month well visit one Friday where he received the pneumonia, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and Hepatitis A vaccinations.…
Anna’s Voice
I'm a twenty-one-year-old living with autism.  I was born this way. My autism was not a result of vaccines. I am who I am, and I'm…
Mindful Parenting
Folic acid supplements: $30 Soft Structured Baby Carrier: $110 Organic cotton coming-home-from-the-hospital baby gown: $25 Cloth diaper covers and prefolds starter pack: $200 So many…