WELCOME TO THE WAR ON DISEASE: PART 2

By Julie Obradovic

Welcome to the War on Disease, Part 2
by Julie Obradovic

Almost a year ago, I wrote a piece called "Welcome to the War on Disease" for the Rescue Post. I was inspired to take a fresh look at it Monday when calling for Julie Gerberding's resignation.

It was a sarcastic, albeit serious take on the attitude of the CDC towards parents, children, disease and vaccines. In my opinion, it truthfully represents what parents ought to be handed in the hospital when their babies are placed ever so gently in their arms. I believe I even suggested a video version to be more effective.

I realize now it needs to be updated. Given the recent developments in the Poling case, a clause about children who are susceptible to mitochondrial dysfunction possibly developing brain dysfunction that leads to autism-like behaviors because of their vaccines definitely needs to be included. (I should also note there is no proof the mitochondrial dysfunction isn't vaccine-induced.) More important, I need to emphasize that children are not screened for this condition pre-vaccine, so parents should just hope it's not something their children have.

And there is one more thing I would like to add. It's a quote, and in my fictional brochure, plastered on the front.

I have long marveled at the arrogance of humanity, believing we are smarter than Mother Nature, outwitting it without consequence. If that were not the case, I imagine we would have had studies in place anticipating those consequences on a long term scale years ago. Hypothetically, I would think we'd want to know if people who got the Polio vaccine, while not developing Polio, may be more prone to developing Cancer. I would think we'd want to know if people who got the Measles vaccine, while not developing the Measles, may be more likely to develop an auto-immune condition.

I would think we'd want to conclusively find out if we actually did outsmart nature by determining any difference in the long-term health outcomes of the vaccinated versus the never-vaccinated, so that we could make an informed decision regarding risk and reward. I would think we'd want to look at the results with respect to age, sex, and ethnicity, allowing us to make a collective decision that benefits the masses while still valuing the individual.

Evidently, I would be wrong. I foolishly forget that as in most wars, the focus is often solely on the task at hand: annihilating the enemy first and worrying about the consequences of if and how that is accomplished (and at what cost) second.

That's why when I stumbled across the following quote recently, I decided it too should be added to my updated version of "Welcome to the War on Disease". It seems to summarize this particular war so perfectly.

"War is a mind-set, and all action that comes out of such a mind-set will either strengthen the enemy, the perceived evil, or, if the war is won, will create a new enemy, a new evil equal to and often worse than the one that was defeated."  -Tolle

We may have kicked the crap out of Polio, the Measles, and other diseases in one form. But those enemies may have proven to be smart, patient, unpredictable and predatory...and in the company of such allies as each other and potent neurotoxins, capable of morphing into diseases that are devastatingly worse.

The War on Disease has been raging for decades, and some of the battles won have been admirable. But the time has finally come to accurately define and count the casualties so that we may truly identify just who is winning the war.

Anyone with a vaccine-injured child can attest.

Julie Obradovic is a High School Spanish Teacher in the suburbs of Chicago where she lives with her husband and 3 beautiful children, one of whom is recovered from Autism. She is a member of the NAA, a Rescue Angel, and founder of the Southwest Suburban Biomedical Support Group. Last year she threw the First Annual Evening for ACE, a benefit that raised several thousand dollars for the Autism Center for Enlightenment, Dr. Anju Usman's not-for-profit organization.