Vaccines kill many

Vaccines kill many. The following chiIdren suffered a severe reaction to a routine DPT (diphtheria. pertussis, tetanus), MMR (measles, mumps. rubella), or OPV (oral polio) vaccine. They are only a few of the thousands of children who have died or been left with medication resistant seizure disorders, mental retardation, physical handicaps, learning disabilities or other chronic illnesses after a reaction to a routine vaccination.

Chris - Christopher died 21 hours after receiving his 1st DPT & OPV vaccinations at two months of age.

Ashley - Within 72 hours of her 4th DPT and OPV and HIB Ashley was hospitalized with kidney failure and encephalitis. Because of these vaccinations Ashley is severely mentally and physically handicapped.

Richell - Within 10 hours of 3rd DPT and OPV Richell suffered a grand mal seizure. She is now severely mentally and physically handicapped.

Kimber - Within 3 hours of 1st DPT and OPV Kimberly suffered 103 degree fever, high pitched screaming and convulsions. Kimberlie died 2 years later.

Josh - Within 6 hours of 3rd DPT and OPV, at an age of 6 months, Josh suffered high pitched screaming, a 101 degree fever followed by a one hour grand mal seizure. Josh is moderate to severely mentally retarded and severely language delayed.

Anna - Within 2 days of her 1st MMR at an age of 15 months Anna began limping. Within 6 weeks she was totally paralyzed. At age 3 Anna could not walk independently or talk and was severely handicapped and language delayed.

Matthew - Within 26 hours of 1st DPT and OPV and after projectile vomiting, staring, and behavior change Matthew died.

Hi, My son Daniel recieved the Hep B shot 2 days after he was born( and I know that his immune system had to be weak due to an infection I had right before labor and a severe reaction I had to pennicilin(sp?)while in labor. Anyway, after that he hit all his mile stones a little on the late side but still on the charts. And he was connected to us, said a few words(bye bye, dada, baba)all at 1 year of age.

A few months later he recieved the MMR, 2nd Hep B, Dpt, and Polio. He had a slight fever nothing much, and slept for what I thought was an eternity, always very tired for about 2 weeks. And then he woke up, boy did he wake up, he SCREAMED every minute of the day for about another 2 weeks, and he began head banging, he was so angry. And then he stopped, and I mean stopped. No more talking no more connection, no more eating(very picky) and no to very little eye contact. It was at this time he withdrew not only from me but from the world. Do I believe it had something to do with the vaccines??YES!! Lindy

My son regressed into autism almost immediately after MMR (15‑18 months) However, he began improving around age 3...regained some speech ( about 6 words)

At age 4 1/2, he got a TETANUS shot...he regressed horribly, spent the next 6‑8 months spinning, running, howling with a repetitive voice pattern almost constantly. I had to get out of the house or lose my mind! He has not spoken a word since then, except for one night when he had a high fever, when he spoke a 5 word sentence. (the only one in his life) He now "tries" to say words (thanks to ABA). I believe that the Tetanus shot did further damage to

my son. Mary Holcomb <gotojoshua1_9@yahoo.com>

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From: "Jennifer Rochester" <rochester@clarinda.heartland.net>

My daughter had MMR, DPT, Hib, Hep b, and Opv, all on the same day ; She had a high fever that night, and regressed over the next two weeks. In these two weeks, she lost all language, screamed a piercing scream constantly, started head banging, started losing weight, etc, etc, etc.

Of course, this is all anecdotal, so it must not have really happened :‑) Well, most of my friends have had their kids be vaccinated in the same manner, so it seems to be pretty 'normal'.

For us, I refused to get her vaccinated unless she was in real good health (geez, at least I knew THAT much ‑ too bad it wasn't enough though ) so we were 'a little behind' . They decided to catch her up all at once. I asked many times if they were sure it would be ok. Something in my gut kept screaming 'NO ‑ DON'T DO IT!!!!!' but the doctor kept saying it would be fine, and then started getting really nasty and threatened calling CPS if we didn't do it all that day.

I gave in to his bullying. GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jennifer

I know you have no background on my 4 year old son. He had developed normally. Near his first birthday, he had had an allergic reaction to a sulfomide (sp?) antibiotic (treatment for an ear infection), was put on another antibiotic, developed a high fever, was then hospitalized for rotavirus. We cancelled his MMR the following month, and it was rescheduled for the next month. He was back to his old self playing with his sister, happy, talking, but still had diarrhea. The Doctor assured us that they could still give the needle as he had no fever nor infection (toddler diarrhea??). Well...Within a week of his MMR/Hep B stabbing, he essentially looked like he had a stroke. He could no longer climb stairs, eat with a spoon, talk. He developed persistent, copious diarrhea (which would continue for 18 months until gf/cf diet). He was, however, still social and had eye contact. After his DPT/MMR booster 5 months later, he developed a blistering rash, lost eye contact, developed poor sleeping habits, woke in pain, screamed and jumped incessantly. "Picasso" <ldrich@fundy.net>

From: ckcarlson@earthlink.net

I noticed you listed the shots your daughter received in one day. My grandson received the DPT, Hib, HepB, and OPV at 2 months. He had a severe reaction of high pitch crying, fever, jerking that I believe were convulsions, glazed eyes, the doctor didn't seemed surprised or

concerned, except to say they would give DT, IPV instead of the dpt and opv from then on. That gave us a false sense of security (safety). My daughter has told me he had similar behavior each time. He was late getting his last round of shots (20 months) and at that time received the DPT, Hib, HepB, IPV, MMR, and Variciela! Shortly after this (weeks) his unusual behavior started, and he lost the speech he had acquired, so forth. But I will say there were subtle signs before this that something wasn't right. Squinting in sunlight, stiffening when being held as an infant, that made me think he might be having seizures; diareah that blistered his bottom. The pediatrician was condescending and said he was normal, not to worry. I do believe he was damaged by vaccines and probably the mercury. He was diagnosed with severe autism a year ago, he recently turned four. There is slight improvement in eye contact, answering to his name,

some words come and go, but are few, since we started the GFCF diet. Haven't been able to get to a doctor that can help yet due to the cost of the tests and so forth. I know this is long. What gets me about the mandatory vaccinations, is that here in Texas you sign a form saying you are volunarily giving your child the shots, and it even says you request it! And yet the CPS can get involved if you don't want them? How can Americans stand for this, and especially when

they are killing some infants, and maiming others. God help us!

Cathy

My son received the hep. B vaccine at birth. He screamed and screamed for weeks. We then gave him all vaccines on scedule, each time he would scream for days and days. His recent DPT booster is what had me do research and I personally am allergic to thimerosal and that's when I found out that there was thimerosal in vaccines. He regressed in behavior and communication after the DPT, still not back to where he was but at least he isn't screaming my head my

head my head anymore...poor little guy...makes me angry. Donna

My nephew, age 9, who has (high functioning) autism had an immediate reaction to the (2nd) DPT vaccine. He screamed inconsolably for several days and nights, became aphasic for a year (after having normally developing speech), lost social skills and receptive communication skills, developed hypersensitive hearing and some tactile issues, among other things. A book called A Shot in the Dark talks about the DPT vaccine and children who have had adverse reactions including several who developed autism after having developed normally until the DPT or a booster. I'm convinced my nephew's autism resulted from the DPT.

Linda

"Donna Carver" <sdcarv@bright.net>

I am a nurse and mommy to 3 children. My 5 yo is Autistic...after a recent DPT booster (until this happened I poo pooed the idea that vaccines and autism had a link) my son started screaming and screaming...(hours later) he regressed terribly. It wasn't until this booster that I investigated and found out that the vaccines had thimerisol. I am allergic to thimerisol.

I know that the first DPT that Kenny got in Dec. 1993 came from a bad lot.

Another little boy who is two weeks older also got that shot and also suffers

from autism. Here's what happened to Kenny: (This was two weeks after he arrived from Korea)

Dec. 17: Took him to pediatrician for first time (6 1/2 months old) Doctor

remarked on what a big, beautiful, HEALTHY baby he was. (He had been born at 32

weeks gestation in Korea ‑‑ he weighed 5 lbs at birth though!) He got the shot

that day.

Dec. 23: He started wheezing. Took him back to doctor, they gave him a

breathing treatment, put him on ventolin, told me it looked like he had croup.

Dec. 23 (midnight): Took him to ER because none of the methods they told us for

helping him breathe were helping. He was gasping for breath, had a temp over 103.

He received a shot of epinephrine, and they sent us home.

Dec. 25: My mom noticed while she was holding him that his heart was racing.

We couldn't even count his pulse rate it was so fast. High fever. (Back to the hospital)

Dec. 27: Small pin‑point rash began to appear on his body

Dec. 31: Rash had spread over him from head to toe. Took him back to the doctor. Doctor

had "never seen anything like it". Discovered he also had 2 ear infections.

Then came the MMR/DPaT/OPV the following August... I didn't think the doctor would vaccinate that day because he'd had 13 dirty diapers the day before. When I specifically said, "You're not going to give him his shots today are you?" , the answer was, "It's probably just teething. It will be fine." Of course, we already knew at this point that he was allergic to

eggs, and had been told we'd have to wait for two hours after the shot to make sure he didn't have an adverse reaction, because the MMR is egg‑based. On day 6 after the vaccine (notice the similarity in time frames here?) he woke up at 5AM with a blood curdling shriek. We rushed into his room. He had a temp of 104.6 I took him back into the doctor 3 more times in the following week because he was lethargic, crying, not himself. He's not been himself since then... Cindy (Cary, NC) persistentC@bigfoot.com

My son and another little boy in our town both received the same hot lot on one of the DPTs. They both suffer from autism. The kids are two weeks apart in age.

Cindy (Cary, NC

My 7 yo son (born 5/26/93) was non‑verbal when we began chelating at the beginning of August, 2000. Now he has MANY phrases and even some sentences. He can sing the alphabet song, count to 10, answer all sorts of questions ... His eye contact is better, he is more interested in us, he is more playful, more affectionate ...

Cindy (Cary, NC) persistentC@bigfoot.com

A hot lot is a batch of vaccine that has been associated with large numbers of reports including hospitalizations, injuries and deaths. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) & "Hot Lots" http://www.909shot.com/Issues/VAERS.htm

My son got the chicken pox from his older brother when he was 8 months old..He got his 6 month immunizations just about a week before his brother's chicken pox. So he had Hib (with mercury), DTP (with more mercury), OPV, and chicken pox exposure all at the same time. Actually it was at that point that his immune system went haywire. After that he was allergic to EVERYTHING. All of the foods that he had ever eaten. Everything in the air.

For the next two years he was sick constantly. Other than constant sickness, he

developed normally.

Then he got a hot lot DTaP at 4 years old and his problems started.

After the shot, he regressed and was diagnosed with atypical autism two

months later. The DPT vaccine that he got in August 1995 was listed in

the CURRENT DPT VACCINE "HOT LOT" LIST published by NVIC in

their newsletter in March 1995. My son was given a known (if only to

the NVIC) hot lot vaccine about two weeks after Roseola (HHV6).

In hair, my son on the spectrum was high for tin, lead, arsenic, silver, aluminum,

cadmium, and titanium. The only two toxic elements tested that were not high were

mercury and antimony. His first urine toxic from DD was high for arsenic, mercury,

and tin. It also showed significant amounts of lead, cadmium, and nickel. The

arsenic is now within the reference range, but the tin and mercury at last testing

were still above the rr. My other son's hair analysis showed high aluminum,

antimony, uranium, silver, arsenic, and titanium. He is also borderline for lead and

tin. It also showed overall impaired mineral transport with many highs and lows.

His zinc level is 88 (rr 100‑190), his copper level is 38 (rr 8‑16), and his Zn/Cu

ratio is 2.34 (rr 4‑20). Colin and Evan are high copper low zinc kids.

Evan has/had eye problems, growth problems, muscle weakness, fatigue, social

avoidance, irritability, recurrent infections, giardia, and other problems that are

common in kids with ASDs. All of his problems have gotten better esp. muscle

weakness, irritability, and fatigue. Now most people would never suspect that he has

autism. He is now talkative and friendly, but it will take more time to catch‑up on

all of the subtle social skills that the other kids have mastered from the ages of 4

to 9. My son is 9 and he regressed at 4. He was diagnosed with atypical autism.

My son's tin was 180 (0‑6). He also has frequent headaches and fatigue

(both are much better after 4 months of chelation). He also has really started

growing‑‑he gained 6 pounds since the end of March. Prior to zinc supplements and

chelation it took him over two and a half years to gain 6 pounds.

Allison Plant <aplant@gte.net>

I've just looked into my son's medical records from age 1 month to 36 months. I also just received the "Master list of lot numbers" from the DPT vaccine Report by VAERS. Here are the comparisons regarding my son, Adam (DOB: 8/5/1990 & PDD NOS) (currently chelating)

I made a timeline of all of his doctor visits from 1 month to 24 months. Everytime he had vaccinations (sometimes as many as 4 in 1 visit) he would soon thereafter have a terrible ear infection and receive amoxil, ‑ or 1 time, ceclor or pediazole) . By the time he was 18 months, he had received amoxil 8 times.

I also looked up his DPT vaccinations on the charts. WELL, wouldn't you know it........my son's 4 DPT's were from lots that had many many adverse Events reported. His Lederle DPT at 9 months was 293‑950 which has 348 events reported and 8 deaths for the general lot 293 (it even was discussed in the "investigative report on the Vaccine adverse events reporting system") . (Is this why at 11 months, he couldn't stand to hear the fireworks ‑ and cried non‑stop??? or was that a mercury reaction???)

Also, his DPT at 18 months, by Connaught Labs: had 3 deaths reported and the list goes on to summarize that Connaught Labs has the most deaths and most adverse events connected to their DPT type vaccinations! (Is this why my son regressed into autism at 19 months, stopping speech, throwing terrible tantrums and pulling away from everyone???) I also tried to correlate his symptoms with mercury toxicity symptoms: seeing difficulty with sucking at 3 months (1 month after his DPT of 2 months), an aversion to being held by strangers at 9 months, this sound sensitivity at 11 months and a very bad diaper rash at 18 months. Basically, after 18 months, almost all the symptoms of mercury toxicity (per Bernard's report) came out getting worse from 2‑4. For your information, VAERS shows that 4 lots in particular are very bad:

OC‑21045 given 1986 to 1992 with 13 deaths

2A‑41127 given 1992 ‑ 1993 with 11 deaths

2E‑41060 given 1992 ‑ 1994 with 12 deaths

2M‑31091 given 92 ‑ 93 with 6 deaths

Of course these lots, too, have many many "events" reported by parents. Just what have the manufactures done to followup on what was wrong with these lots that caused so many adverse effects on kids? Have they checked the autistic and PDD NOS kids of Brick to determine which lots they received????? I'm sure they haven't. Government officials did not even take a blood sample from the Brick children. How about a DDI hair elements test on the Brick children. Just what would they find??? Why aren't the organizations that have brain tissue samples from autistic children testing for Mercury toxicity in these samples????

Linda Aly fata@gte.net

I will give a little background on my son's history first. Evan was born in August

of 1991. At eight months of age he was exposed to chicken pox less than a week

after vaccinations with Hib, DPT, and OPV. After that he developed severe allergies

and was constantly sick with ear infections and diarrhea. He developed normally

until 4 years of age when he got his booster DTaP and just two weeks after roseola

(HHV6). The lot that he received is on the NVICs hot lot list.

He lost muscle strength and tone, appeared deaf at times, was very sensitive to

light, and although he never quit talking he rarely used language to communicate. He was

diagnosed with atypical autism two months later. He improved significantly

with a gf/cf diet. He has high titers to HHV6 and varicella. He has low

B‑lymphocytes and low suppressor Tcells. His growth dropped off and gradually over the next two years he developed muscle

and eye issues. His handwriting deteriorated to the point that it was barely

legible. His EEG showed generalized generalized epileptiform abnormality. It was beginning

to look like he might have mitochondrial dysfunction.

High doses of zinc helped him to grow again and tons of antioxidants and

B‑vitamins helped to restore a more normal energy level. Evan has finished five

rounds of chelation. His urine testing during the therapeutic trial of DMSA

yielded several interesting tidbits: in addition to elevated mercury Evan also

has very high levels of tin and some significant amounts of arsenic & lead.

His urine creatinine was low both pre and post and his urine pH was 8.0.

Overall I am seeing great improvements esp. in apparent mito function.

He has more energy and more stamina. He is actually choosing to play

outside even in the Texas heat.

School started 2 1/2 weeks ago and we have gotten tons of

positive feedback. Evan is much more social and happy. He also is

using figures of speech with much more ease. His conversations seem

much more typical. He has outgrown all of his clothes and his muscle tone

is greatly improved. He can now kneeboard like a real pro (an amazing feat for

an 8 year old who just "graduated" from PT in the Spring). His formal strength

testing has shown good gains in hand strength. He no longer has trouble

maintaining his blood sugar and energy level. He is not eating such huge amounts

of food, and he is gaining weight.

Allison Plant aplant@gte.net

"Prokofiew" <momo4a@earthlink.net>

I obtained my son's vaccinations records, along with manufacture and lot number. Anyone can order the list off of the site http://www.909shot.com/hotlots.htm. My son was given three DPT shots and the office did not record the number of one of them. Two were on the Vaccine Adverse Response “HOT” list. I was surprised that such lots were not recalled. If so many children had a reaction/died from a certain lot number ...shouldn't it be recalled? I was quite stunned to find that there is no amount of reports/reactions/deaths that constitutes a recall.

Lederle #366949 DTPH(DPT HIB combo) ‑ 3/14/94

32 reports of reactions

12 emergency room visits

3 Life threating

2 hopitalized

1 no recov(don't know what that means,autism?)

2 died

Lederle #372932 DTPH(DPT HIB combo) ‑ 5/16/94

37 reports of reactions

16 emergency room visits

2 Life threatening

7 hopitalized

1 no recov(don't know what that means)

1 died

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The time arrived for my sons 2 month old visit to the pediatrician for what they called a well baby appointment. The only problem was that he wasn't well. He had a constant loose gurgle in his chest and I could always hear it if I put my ear up to his back. He had this ever since receiving the HepB vaccines. The doctor said that the chest congestion wasn't a good enough reason to delay giving him his shots.I trusted her.He received an oral polio vaccine(which they no longer give the oral because it caused too many cases of polio)a HIB and a DPT(which they also no longer give due to the many babies that had encephalopthic responses).

He had a fever,his thigh looked like someone stuck a red baseball on it,and he screamed for hours.When I tried to calm him down he flung himself back in my arms and I had all I could do to hold onto him.I called the doctor.She said he had an allergic response to the pertussis portion of the vaccine.She did not say an adverse response.You see, the adverse response places the burden on the vaccine,an allergic response places the burden on the childs body. I said"Now what do we do?Doesn't he have to have these to get into school?"Oh,yes!Next time we will just give him the vaccines without the pertussis."If I had known it was the vaccines themselves I never would have given him another.I noticed after that he was floppy.Also, I could not put him on his stomach without him crying hysterically. "Maria & Jack Rawlings" <jamaraw@comcast.net>

My 11.5yo son, Richard, became autistic within hours of a DPT vaccination in

1991. We started DMSA Chelation in October 2000 by giving 150mg DMSA + 500mcg

Melatonin every four hours from Friday at 6pm to Sunday at 10pm. We did not

miss a single weekend of chelation. I give a long list of supplements on

Monday through Friday in the mornings. Richard's symptoms like chronic constipation, hands over ears (Mg deficiency) and recurring yeast infections cleared up within a month to six weeks of starting chelation.

In January, I started giving 50mg Alpha Lipoic Acid + 150mg DMSA + 500mcg Melatonin every four hours from Friday at 6pm to Sunday at 2pm. I also gave 150mg DMSA + 500mcg Melatonin at 6pm and 10pm on Sunday to clean out any free floating Mercury released by the ALA. In March, I increased the dose of ALA to 100mg every four hours. Richard continued to improve. He lost that chronically ill look and started to talk a little more often. His listening

skills improved substantially and he could answer simple questions.

Bob Fisher, Kalamazoo, Michigan "Bob Fisher" <bob@mei.net>

My son was a DTP vaccine reactor which ended him up in the ER at just 8 weeks of age .

MMR at 12 months or so ended him with encephalitis. One bad thing after another ensued. Total loss of what little language he had gained, hypotonia...you know the routine and have

seen it or lived it all yourself before. Diarrhea . Vomiting. Bone thin . Couldn't stand the sunlight. Heat was a killer . Couldn't stand loud noises . Hated reading a book or even me reading to him. After we stopped his diarrhea at about age 3 or 4 his weight rectified itself and then suddenly sprung up at age 5 as his thyroid shut down. One disappointment after another.

We have literally tried it all ( except IVIG which I found terribely invasive ). And with every therapy came a small success. Everything we did helped some and some things helped quite a bit in some areas.Bethanechol, secretin, SI therapy, GFCF Diet, AIT, etc etc etc.

But nothing could have prepared me for what chelation was going to do for us.

He is now about to start his first round of Phase Two on 75 mg DMSA with 25 mg ALA every 3 hours ... his Round 18. Hope he likes and thrives with the ALA as much as I have !

After 14 months GFCF he is now able to eat pretty much whatever. His yeast issues are gone. Of course we still add enzymes to heavy gluten meals but I don't even do that for Casein anymore as he has proven to have gone thru a total cure on that one. A new CDSA will reveal what we have yet to work on or set our sights for. A fatty acid test proved that he is not too terribley off kilter there either any longer !! He is eating a variety of foods now as well as drinking many new liquids all of a sudden. From 5 foods to this ! He no longer wets the bed at night as I believe I have mentioned once before in a post.

At 3 he weighed about the same as a mosquito. Then as he grew he changed and became 4'3" and weighed a whopping 102 pounds as his thyroid shut down. Now with GFCF and chelation,

in about one year has grown to 4'8" and is now 93 pounds. His hypothyroidism is stalled and hopefully he will be able to produce it all properly from here on out. He now plays with children very well with apporpriate eye contact. He is even initiating play with children ! He responds well to questions about his age and name although it is very shyly. He has even started imaginary play on his own and as recently as today joined in with others in their pretend play and played appropriately much to my shock and great pleasure.

His language, both receptive and expressive, has improved a great deal ( although this is where he is still far below average ) .But considering from where we started, this too is a remarkable achievement. His eyesight has gone from 2.25 down to 1.5 of normal ‑ meaning that

his eyes are improving ! He can play outside without shading those eyes. He can climb and hang onto monkey bars ‑ even though he would be considered far from coordinated, LOL. But it doesn't have to look pretty to be okay ! He can hit a baseball without a T .

He can sink baskets in a basketball game and has learned to bounce/dribble the ball ( not great, but hey ... it's a start ).His taste in movies isn't between Blues Clues and Barney anymore. He

enjoys Dr Dolittle, Small Soldiers and Indian in the Cupboard , Spy Kids and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .... you know ... regular kid movies. He just attended the symphony with us; was IN the 4th of July parade; entered a race with me after the parade in the swimming pool in a mom and kid race . And as much of a slug as I thought I was we didn't come in last either !

This is almost .... okay almost, but not quite.... what I expect moms of truly "typical" kids to do with their children. This is what chelation has done for us.

Jeannie G. buzzlightyearspacecommander@yahoo.com

My son began displaying autism symptoms at the age of 5months. He received his first DPT vaccine at the age of 4 months. However; at the age of 8 months upon receiving his 2nd DPT the symptoms increased. For my son, 3 1/2 yo, chelation in combination with Houston enzymes works the best. Of course, lots of supplements too, which I'm sure helps a lot, but the thing that seems to make a huge difference are these enzymes. We started chelation 4 months ago, but things started to work really well and faster since we added the Houston enzymes. Now my son learns differently and at an accelerated rate, but I am convinced that he would have never been able to learn this way and do all the things he can do now, without chelation. My son was 3 y 3 ms. old when we started chelation and he is doing great now. Others have started with older kids and had even better results. I guess itdepends on each person. I started with ALA alone and added DMSA later, after about 6 months or so... Chelation seemed to work better and faster with both. Before chelation, he was definitely one of the not so fortunate ASD kids. He couldn't even remember one word for five minutes (and this is only one example of the things he couldn't do). I feel really proud of myself too when I look at my son now.A year ago he could barely remember his name and he was in a really bad conditionand now... we can play together, we laugh a lot, he likes to play tricks on me...Valentina Scharpf <val@tiklsoft.com>

day for about another 2 weeks, and he began head banging, he was so angry. And then he stopped, and I mean stopped. No more talking no more connection, no more eating(very picky) and no to very little eye contact. It was at this time he withdrew not only from me but from the world. Do I believe it had something to do with the vaccines??YES!! Lindy

From: ckcarlson@earthlink.net