Proud to be Part of the Herd
I was a scientist long before I became a mother. My interest began when I was a young girl roaming the forests with my father,…
Protecting Jude
Jude looked up at me with an expression of incredulous shock. She was being hurt and I was standing there doing nothing about it! At…
Let’s Get Started
People are already organized. Â They are fired up and want to be heard. Â They have put their names behind organizations, promoted these organizations to their…
Remembering Evan
I have always been a mom who vaccinated her children. To me, it’s only natural: if you have children, you want to protect them. And…
A Visceral, Overwhelming Empathy
I remember the day I miscarried. I remember reluctantly accepting that the last shred of hope for the pregnancy was gone. I remember being in…
Dovie, Ivy, and Pansy: Three Sisters, One Disease
I’m sure many mothers can relate when I say that family is my world. My extended family tells me where I came from. My parents…
Learning from the Past: Gae’s Story
I am a sixty-nine year old Australian, which means that I benefited from a totally free childhood immunization program.  I started school in 1949 and was…
Remembering Nicholas
"Are any of them twins?" And there it is again. Â It's not an unreasonable question with so many children so closely spaced together, but every…
From Anti-Vax to Pro-Vax
When my oldest child was born in 2005, we faithfully followed the immunization schedule, knowing nothing of the controversy until a several months later, when…
There’s an Anti-Vaccine Movement?
It's no secret that I have always been science-minded. My entire life, I wanted to become a doctor. I took AP science courses in high school, entered…