Hi Kathy

Hep B is the vaccine given to infants shortly after birth in the US, so one must presume Deanna Gromowski’s statement is correct - it is a different shot from HiB (ie Hepatitis type B as opposed Haemophilus influenzae type B) which is administered later.

I reside in Brookfield WI as well and plan to deliver in Waukesha. My husband and I are NOT getting our baby vaccinated. We stopped with our other 3 after doing our research. I hope this Hospital doesn't do anything behind our backs or there will be retaliation for sure. Thanks for your story. It really helps us realize how many people actually choose not to vaccinate.

When we had our son, Noah he was born 35 weeks and a premie. About a week before we had him I read your story about precious Ian. I broke down and could not believe what happened to him. My heart breaks for you guys because I know it's a loss you feel daily! I can totally relate to you guys about doing everything right before having your baby because we were such planners too. Anyway at the hospital we must have been asked 50 times if we wanted the hep B vaccine even when Noah was in the NICU because he stopped breathing for 5 seconds and other problems. But because of your story and just how much I researched how not necessary it was to get at the moment I kept refusing. Noah is now a very healthy 9 month old but does have some severe allergies to certain things. I have no idea if or how that shot would have affected him but I'm so glad we didn't at the time. Thank you sooo much for sharing your story even though I know it was hard to do! It definitely made a difference in our lives! Thank you!!!

Permission to translate this testimony for our Spanish Autism Awareness Newsite www.noautismo.com

I would like to speak to the parents as well for an interview to get this out.

They are criminals! There is no other way to define the ignorance and depraved indifference by the medical community.

I can't stop crying . I AM SOOO SOOO AGONIZINGLY SORRY FOR YOUR DEVASTATING LOSS ! I have two children who suffered severed adverse reactions. My youngest child is from a man who had seventeen years in the medical field and wholeheartedly believes in shots. he took the baby without my knowledge and got him and ENTIRE series of vaccinations aLL at once including the flue shot. It's been a long long story but now my little has screaming episodes unexplained. other troubling characteristics. I don't believe in vaccines, I never have. whereas he was trying to mimick sounds at five months old, he now clearly struggles with his speech although in many other ways he seems developmentally on target and is a bright inquisitive little boy, occasional screaming fits with ear splitting screams have concerned my neighbors. I am searching for a specialist who will make an accurate diagnosis and respect my feelings on shots. Thank you for sharing your utterly heartbreaking soul shattering agony with us, it is my deepest hope that at the very least, others may be spared. for others concerned out there about the vaccine issue, please See the Award winning documentaries by Scientist, Naturopath and Homeopath Dr Gary Null entitled "Autism: Made in the USA" and his other documentaries on vaccines and psychotropic meds. God Bless ALL of you

i am so sorry for your loss and my heart gose out to you guys i know what it is like to loose someone that i love my baby sister died when she was being born so i am so so so so sorry for you loss

That hospital and medical staff should be possibly sued for vaccinating sick infant against the guidelines

I just wanted to say this is an amazing story. It's very informative, I'm done having kids but if I wasn't I may have to choose no vaccines. Thank you, Ian was a beautiful baby.

I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS I ACTUALLY BAWLED MY EYES OUT WHILE READING THIS! WHEN I WAS A NEWBORN THEY VACCINATED ME AND 2 DAYS LATER WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GO HOME I HAD SEVERE MENINGITIS DUE TO MY VACCINES I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 MONTHS AFTER THAT AND ALMOST DIED WHILE MY MOM SIGNED OVER PAPERS TO THE HOSPITAL AND SAID HERE DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO WITH HER IM GIVING HER UP FOR ADOPTION I CANT DEAL WITH A SICK BABY AND SHE LEFT ME THE DAY THEY TOLD HER I HAD IT, THEY CALLED MY MOM & MY DADS BEST FRIENDS WHO WERE MARRIED AND THE PEOPLE WHO I NOW CALL MOM & DAD CAME TO BE WITH ME EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF EVERYDAY. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS BEEN VACCINATED AND VACCINES SCARES ME DEATH! I WISH THAT YOUR BABY WOULD HAVE MADE IT AND I AGREE THEY SHOULD NOT BE GIVING OUT VACCINES WHILE A BABY IS SICK! MY DAUGHTERS DOCTOR, I TOOK HER IN FOR HER SHOTS WHEN SHE WAS 6 MONTHS OLD AND SHE HAD A REALLY BAD COLD WELL HER DOCTOR COME IN AND TALKED TO MY HUSBAND AND I AND TOLD US THAT HE WAS GOING TO SCHEDULE HER SHOTS FOR A WEEK LATER INSTEAD OF DOING THEM THAT DAY BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT TO CHANCE IT MAKING HER SICKER AND HE SAID THAT IF SHE WAS STILL SICK IN A WEEK TO CALL HIM AND LET HIM KNOW AND HE WOULD KEEP POSTPONING IT UNTIL SHE WAS BETTER! I WISH TO GOD THAT YOU ALL WOULD HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE DOCTORS LIKE THE ONES MY DAUGHTER HAS! I KNOW LITTLE IAN IS WATCHING OVER YALL AND I KNOW THAT HE CAN SEE HOW MUCH YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND LOVED AND CARED FOR HIM! HE WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN ITS YOUR TIME YOU WILL ONLY BE AWAY FROM HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE YOU WILL AGAIN SOME DAY SEE HIM AND PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF WITH HIM! ONCE AGAIN I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND CONGRATS ON YOUR OTHER HEALTHY BABY.

ella,

If you live in the U.S., the following page may be helpful.

http://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx

A titer test may also show that your child does not need a booster.

Further information:

http://www.nvic.org/Vaccines-and-Diseases/Hepatitis-B.aspx

@ Bernadette: I apologize if my response came across in that manner. I was not trying to discount their pain and suffering at all. In fact, I did state that losing a child is the hardest situation in the world and that I felt sorry for their loss...and I truly meant that. Also, I said that Ian should not have received the vaccination. If somebody wants to wait to give the vaccination until older (which is what my sister did) that's fine. If they are not going to be in any contact where they are at risk for it, then that is the parents’ choice to wait until they are older to find if they have an allergy to yeast prior to getting the vaccination (via allergy testing). Also, if you don’t want to give all the shots during a well appointment and only give one or two, that's fine. Be safe about immunizing, but at least consider them.
I just don’t want people out there to think that they should not immunize at all. There are risks to immunizing. There are risks to not immunizing. I am just saying there is a reason why scientists have made efforts to create vaccinations for these diseases. There is a reason we don’t want another outbreak. So yes, we do care about infectious diseases. It is our job to care. We wash our hands between each patient. We wear personal protective equipment and implement isolation precautions so infectious diseases of all kinds (not just those which have vaccines) do not spread....because they are horrible and consume numerous lives during an outbreak.
Also, we do care about every disease, ailment and syndrome. Not just infectious ones. We care about pain and suffering. My whole purpose when I go to work is to try to eliminate it as much as possible. For example, when I start IVs, I use pain control methods and most children say they didn't even feel it.
Furthermore, to say that medical people don't care about Kawasaki’s is false. That is a rare disease and many medical personnel do not understand its implications both acute and long-term. It can have detrimental effects on a person. Many nurses do not know how to educate on it. I always tell my patients that if they have questions or concerns to call and we will help them through it. I do care tremendously.
Also, there was a person who was asking about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Even in the medical community who coined the term, it is a ridiculous diagnosis. It is suffocation either due to environmental factors (pillow, stuffed animal or not being able to turn their head to breathe) or from a congenital neurological problem (which is why we don’t see it in older children or adults). Nothing more.

I am very sorry for Ian and his family. Loosing a child is the single most heart breaking situation in the world.

I am a nurse. I do advocate for vaccinations. One person commented about how the disease we are vaccinating are rare in the U.S. Yes, I agree, they are. However, it is not because they are rare at all. They simply are not seen as much because we do vaccinate and the phenomenon of herd immunity takes care of the rest. However, within recent years there has been a rise in Measles, Rotovirus and Whooping Cough. I work in an E.R. and we have had several cases of the above. There was a one year old boy with Rotovirus. He was so dehydrated just from a day and a half of being symptomatic. Literally every single time I was in the room (which was very often) he was vomiting/dry hacking despite several anti-emetic medications. He also had severe diarrhea that was pure liquid that saturated the bed. It left a horrible scathing rash despite quick efforts from his parents to clean him immediately after. There was another kid who got chick pox. He actually got necrotizing fasciitis. Despite every effort, he died.

My parents didn't immunize me. I got meningitis and almost died. I had to be intubated while I was pregnant, which put my child in jeopardy.

I agree that Ian should not have been given the immunization until better. There is a reason children are not given immunizations if they are sick. It can make them more sick (especially when getting a live virus injection-which Hep. B is not).

I agree that immunizations are not for everybody, such as those with allergies (that is where her immunity comes into play), but please do not discount them altogether. Consider other places in the world who do not have the resources to immunize. Their children die in the most horrible ways. The most heart breaking is neonatal tetanus. Heck, tetanus of any kind always makes me cry.

To the woman who said her baby was vaccinated in a NJ hospital immediately after birth without her permission, I want to say that NJ also has the highest rates of autism in the country! No one can make the correlation though, it's sad. When I had my daughter (5/4/2008) I didn't want vaccines but was bullied into them by nurses at her doctors office that made me feel like a horrible mom. Right after her 2-month vaccine she developed the worst case of eczema anyone could possibly imagine. I would cry myself to sleep at night for my miserable baby who would blood under her fingernails every morning once she learned to scratch. She still has eczema that we have to put steroid oil on daily just so she doesn't miserably cry and scratch all night. At the time I didn't even associate the two until she started solids and we realized all the food and environmental allergies she has. After some research I found these are also caused by the shock to a baby's immature immune system that these poisonous injections inflict. When we had our son (11/20/2011) my husband and I knew we were not going to be swayed no way no how. He didn't even go to the doctor at all until he was 4 months and I had gathered the courage to face any bully nurses who would try to make me believe he would get all these horrible illnesses and I wasn't concerned with his well-being. The chances of life-long side-effects of these poisons are much more likely than your baby developing any of these illnesses, look up incidences of diptheria, tetanus, and hepatitis in babies in the US. The only thing somewhat common is pertusis (whooping cough) and the only 2 infants I've ever heard of having it were both immunized for it!!! My heart breaks for this couple and may baby Ian rest in peace and may his strength and legacy save the lives of babies who's parents read this and are considering the Hep vaccine. Have you ever wondered why SIDS is most prevalent from 2-4 months, the exact same time babies are given 5 immunizations at once? Look up how many babies die of SIDS or "unexplained death" within 7 days of immunizations. It will blow your mind!

i am jemila abdella from ethiopia ,thank you for your advice ,but i am very sad about hepitites vires

My son received the hep b vaccine a fews days after he was born. We were pressured by the pediatrician and as new parents we did not know better. During our 2nd month visit to a new pediatrician she insisted that he received the second dose since he already had the first and didn't react negatively to it. The shot was administered... after that she discussed the future vaccination schedule and we decided he will receive no more vaccinations because we did not want to "play with fire." Sure enough once he it one years old he was not pointing, waving bye bye and spinning wheels. Now he is 18 months old and he severly delayed in his expressive and receptive speech. He is has very limited speech and appears to struggle with words. He has repetitive behavior and terrible social anxiety. He was diagnosed on the spectrum just short of turning 18 months old and we will be seeking every therapy in existence to bring our boy back.

My prayers are with all the families whose children have been severely damaged by vaccines and who are dealing with the mysterious epidemic called Autism.

If and when I have another baby, he/she will not be vaccinated at all. If you feel uncertain please do not undergo vaccines as you will live with the guilt if your child is injured. There are enough stories to convince parents that vaccines are highly likely to damage your child. If you are one of the parents whose children received vaccines and they have developed typically then thank your lucky stars. Some of us were not as fortunate.

The more I read and learn the stronger my feeling that the Vacc. can cause more harm than good. My 2 1/2 YO was diagnosed Autistic recently. He was in the NICU after being born 5 weeks premature , and yet they still gave him a HEP B shot while still in the NICU. My heart goes out to these parents and all parents who have been lied to and pressured tricked or forced into doing what some Drug Company is saying is for the better!

My grandson had this shot right after birth. My daughter did not want the child to have the shot but she and her husband were pressured by the nurse. No other vaccination shots have been given to him and he is now 23 months old.
He will be undergoing evaluation in a few weeks at the University of Iowa hospitals. As his Grandmother, I have known for sometime that something was not right. He rarely makes eye contact, does not respond to his name, does not talk etc. He never jabbered like babies do. He will not wave good-bye, will not talk and did not walk until he 15 months old. Sometimes he acts like he is all alone even when others are in the room....Pray for us!

Words cannot even begin...

I would beg all those who have stated in their comments that they are considering vaccinating, perhaps because they feel, for instance, that the batch of vaccine from which Ian was injected was bad, to re-consider. At the very least, Ian had just come from NICU, and never should have been vaccinated; immunocompromise contraindicates vaccination.

Research the ingredients in any vaccine you consider injecting into your child. Research the reality of the respective declines of "vaccine-preventable" diseases, vs what is told us by the medical establishment. Realize that there are millions who feel childhood diseases are almost overwhelmingly less threatening than we are led to believe; and vaccines, less effective.

My heart goes out to Ian's family.

thank you so much for sharing your story, as heartwrenching as it is to read and see, the more i educate myself, the more i see vaccines are purely political and greed based. i am sorry for what happened trully heartbroken

You know what is even scarier.

I have had 2 children born within the last 3 years. I checked both of their records and they were both given the Hep B vaccine shortly after birth. My wife and I have no memory of authorizing anything. We did not even see them give the vaccinations in either case. It is possible in our overwhelming joy we weren't paying attention because they do force a lot of paperwork on you.

Why I am bothered is my elder son (2 yrs 8 months old) is suspected to have autism and we have an appointment to see the developmental pediatrician this month.

My son was born on June 9, 2007 and they gave him the hepatitis shot...the nurse acted kind of weird about it, I guess I should have picked up on that but they assured me there was no worry. Well, my son is now autistic. He did have some strange rashy looking blotches on and off for months after the birth. Something makes me wonder being as our sons were born about the same time. I wonder if there was a run of bad vaccine about that time? I would be interested to know if our hospitals used the same supplier...how long the shelf life is for the Hep B...stuff like that.

Very sad and touching, but it was almost definitely not due to the vaccine. Even if we assume it was, a child that can't handle an injection of a single pure viral protein wouldn't live long in this world, sad to say.

I have chosen to vaccinate my daughter, though with an altered time-table. My dear mother-in-law was appalled that I did not allow the at birth hep-B vaccination be given to my daughter. The look she gave me made me feel like a horrible mother for denying my daughter a vaccine (I felt I was being called a horrible mother before I even left the hosptital with my first child!). The at birth dose is completely unnecessary, the doc even told me so when she saw the MIL's reaction! After reading your story, I am extra glad I stuck to my decision and was not swayed. Ian was a strong child and you are proving that strong children come from strong parents! May God be with you! Please know the Blessed Mother is caring for your baby just as She did for Jesus. (what better baby-sitter is there;-)--seeing you are Catholic I feel comfortable sharing, everyone else, please don't be offended.
SJB

Hi Deanna
My heart goes out to you- I have a daughter who was also injured by the Hep B vaccine- she is developmentally delayed and autistic but she is here with me for which I am grateful.
Thank you for sharing your son and your story- I keep praying that enough will be enough and people will finally see the truth.
God Bless,

Laura Gonzalez, Proud Parent of a Special Needs Child

Ian's mom Deanna contacted me on Nov 21st 08. She said she did not know where else to turn for help, she needed an ANGEL. Though Ian did not have autism, she thought had he lived he might have developed it. Deanna had many questions and wanted answers. Her fear was she did not want what happened to her first son Ian to happen to her new baby Vance. She wanted a way to share her story about Ian with the world. After reading Deanna's email, seeing Ian's photos and reading Ian's short life, I knew in my heart I had to do all I could to help this mom. God allowed Deanna and my path to cross for a reason. We now have a bond and a common goal to continue to educate. I had the pleasure of meeting Deanna and her family Christmas Eve while they were waiting to see Dr Gregory Brown at the Autism Recovery Comprehensive Health (A.R.C.H.)Center in Franklin WI. for little Vance. Deanna is an amazing woman, as if she has not went through enough, now she is fighting thyroid cancer and I pray for her and her family daily. God has opened up the doors for her story to be told. I recently heard a song on K LOVE the singer sang "Here I am Lord, send me, some how my story is part of your plan." I believe God has a plan for all of us. Deanna shares Ian's short life story to help others be wise about vaccinating their children. God has sent all of us special gifts in our life, share them with others to better the world. God does not make mistakes our children with autism are gifts from Him, making us realize the beauty of a life so simple and honest. Let us continue to share our stories with others ~ Sharing is Caring!

Love Always,
Cindy Schultz
Autism Solutions
Autism Network through Guidance,Education & Life ~ A.N.G.E.L., Inc.
Southeastern WI. Advocate
www.angelautismnetwork.org
[email protected]

I guess we'd have to tell them what constitutes a moderate illness as well since, yeah, they seem that stupid. It really is gross negligence.

It would be great if some organization (ideally, of course, it would be the AAP but they seem to be asleep at the wheel) maybe Generation Rescue, would at least write to all hospitals to AT LEAST administer this vaccination (disgusting and unnecessary as it is) as per the insert instructions i.e. not administer it to a moderately ill child! Maybe it doesn't seem like much but it might get hospitals thinking and increase awareness of the dangers of this gross negligence in following the vaccine manufacturer's instructions. Maybe we could at least try to get that going, which, I know, is only one small tiny part of the problem.

I think the most disgusting part is that the docs would have let the parents leave without admitting it was the vaccine, and if Ian would have lived they would have poked him again. If Deanna did not do her homework, they would have injected her 2nd with it too. I am sorry my government is so irresponsible, it is a true shame!

To Sarah, who asked: "This is such a tragedy and outrageous...can't the hospital/staff be reported for refusing to report an adverse reaction.. isn't there a law?"

What a great question! In fact, there IS a law on the books (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ) requiring adverse reactions to be reported to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System). However, I’ve talked to several doctors in private practice that aren’t even aware this law exists nor are they aware of the existence of VAERS. Incidentally, if a doctor fails to report an adverse reaction, a parent can do it themselves at www.vaers.org.

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 also gives immunity to pharmaceutical companies and doctors if one of the vaccines they make/administer injures or kills someone – THEY CANNOT BE HELD LEGALLY LIABLE. Instead, parents have to make a claim against a general fund that has been set up by the government to compensate those who have been injured or killed by vaccines - the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP). However, the red tape involved in order to be compensated out of this fund is overwhelming to the vast majority, and most claims end up being denied because of the strict guidelines that are in place for determining whether a vaccine reaction is worthy of compensation.

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 gives the pharmaceutical companies the freedom to market to the masses without fear, and leads to quality control measures being sidestepped. After all, why pay more for quality control if you're not liable for any adverse outcome anyway? The law also gives medical staff the freedom to be so lackadaisical about Informed Consent and the administration of vaccines. Sadly, it just isn’t seen as important, and these vaccines, which contain neurotoxins, live viruses, antibiotics, foreign animal DNA, human diploid cells from aborted human fetal tissue etc., are written off as being as harmless as vitamin C.

You’re right; the laws should be changed and enforced! No parent should be strong-armed into allowing any toxic drug to be given to their child. We should all be given PROPER Informed Consent and given more than a moment’s notice to investigate whether we want a vaccine to be administered. It should be everyone's inalienable right to decide for ourselves what medical interventions we and our children receive, but this right is being jerked out from under us state-by-state every single day.

My condolences go out to Ian’s family. This should never have to happen to ANY family!

I was one of a few moms who got into a brief debate with the doctor on the ASAPhilly listserv when he posted his horrendous "flogging" comment last week. I emphasized the extreme need for the development of tests for babies to see if their systems could tolerate vaccination, (just like Kim said here about allergy testing, testing mom, etc.) as well as the extreme need for un-biased, independent research into the vaccine (ingredients) themselves, the safety of the current vaccine schedule, and what conditions, such as immune and mito dysfunction, would render one susceptible to vaccine injury. Only then could parents fears about vaccination be eased. He responded to my post, but didn't respond to these important points. I guess not even he could argue with that?

I'm anxious to see if he responds to this story posted on the listserv by PhillyLisa.

Deanna,
I cannot come up with the words to comfort you. I don't think there are words in the english language that I can give you to ease your pain. And though I have never met you, your pain and sorrow and strength have touched me.

I will give you these words from a great man. The Poet with the Golden Voice, Leonard Cohen. I dedicate it your beautiful Ian, and indeed to all of our children who have been silenced.

"If it be your will
That I speak no more
And my voice be still
As it was before
I will speak no more
I shall abide until
I am spoken for
If it be your will
If it be your will
That a voice be true
From this broken hill
I will sing to you
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing

If it be your will
If there is a choice
Let the rivers fill
Let the hills rejoice
Let your mercy spill
On all these burning hearts in hell
If it be your will
To make us well

And draw us near
And bind us tight
All your children here
In their rags of light
In our rags of light
All dressed to kill
And end this night
If it be your will

If it be your will."

Deanna,

Thank you for having the courage and strength to share your story. My heart goes out to you and your family.

This is such a tragedy and outrageous...can't the hospital/staff be reported for refusing to report an adverse reaction.. isn't there a law?

It seems like many parents have been dismissed by doctors and nurses on the reporting of adverse reactions in their children.

Maybe we parents should push for a new law requiring hospitals and medical staff to report or tighten existing laws.

Autism One Radio Interview & Ian's Story...

I am so happy to see this story on AoA! Deanna told me that Kim planned on running an article this month. Thank you Kim! When Deanna first contacted me back in early December, the breath was literally taken from me, the rug pulled out from under me and cried as if God was just letting me experience just an ounce of her pain. There aren't even words! There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of Deanna and her son Ian. It was important to me to give Deanna an opportunity to literally be heard. So that's how my interview on Autism One Radio with Deanna came to be. As I've told Deanna, this will be the most important interview I will ever do. Very near and dear to my heart. Prior to our interview, as we were exchanging many emails, she informed me that she had just been diagnosed with cancer. I tell her all the time that she is a TRUE MOTHER WARRIOR and is a fighter. She will help thousands and she will beat this thing! She is reliving her trajedy to save others. And it will. Ian had a purpose. For anyone that hasn't, please visit Deanna's site www.iansvoice.org or www.togetherinautism.org and you must listen to our interview on Autism One Radio www.autismone.org/radio "January 29th- Ian's Voice", you can feel Ian's spirit and purpose through out. Deanna, you're an amazing person and I continue to pray for you every day. I am proud to call you a close friend. I am so happy for you, you are doing it!

Sincerely,
Shauna Layton-Founder
Together In Autism
www.togetherinautism.org
[email protected]
Autism One Radio Host

I cannot even imagine the pain this family has endured. When I stopped crying, I became enraged. The senseless killing of this baby due to a completely unnecessary vaccine is infuriating.

We have a local doctor who likes to push his pro-vaccine message on the ASAPhilly listserv. Recently he said that by "flogging" vaccines, Kennedy and Kirby are partially responsible for the death of an unvaccinated baby who died from Hib. In response I posted Ian's story and asked who was responsible for his death. Most of us here already know the answer to that.

This is absolutely criminal!

Deanna: God Bless your little angel and give you and your husband the strength and love you need at this time.

I have walked in your shoes, and know exactly what you are going through...

Harry Tembenis

Ian is a beautiful angel. I am so very sad and sorry for your loss and can't begin to imagine your pain. My son was in the NICU after birht w/ breathing issues and fever but they insisted on that Hep B shot the next day...now he is severely Autistic. If I only knew then what I know now. WHEN are our leaders going to open their eyes to the safety of our vaccines...how many more beautiful, innocent children must suffer or lose their lives! Enough is Enough!!!!!!!!!

Deanna,

It is like a bad, horrible nightmare and I am so sorry that your family had to endure it. Thank you for reaching out to help others and educate those who don't know and those who don't want to know.

Bless you all.

Deanna,
Thank you for sharing your sad BUT TRUE story of your son....and your family. I am truly at a loss for words....however you story has really touched me.

I am a mom of a four year old FULLY vaccinated Girl and a FOUR month old UNVACCINATED boy. I didn't learn about the dangers of vaccines until after my daughter was vaccinated. SHE, THANK GOD, didn't have any bad reactions, however, SHE HAS been VERY VERY sick for her whole life. FROM ear infections, to acid reflux, cold after cold after cold. WE have been in the hospital with her FIVE times already!!!! I TRULY believe that ALL these VACCINES Weaken their immune system.

NOW this Manditory FLU SHOT!!?!? ITS gone too far.

I did turn down the Hep B shot for my son in the hospital. I MADE sure I PUT it in writing before I went to the hospital. Thanks to advice from my Girlfriend. I HANDED it to the Doctor BEFORE my son was born.

I do not plan on vaccinating him until he is at least one years old.......IF AT ALL.

GOOD luck with your new son. I LOVE HIS name!!! :)

STAY strong through your own battle. Im sure you will do fine. YOU have a WORLD of people praying for you!!
XO

Form the bottom of my heart and soul thank you for sharing your story about an amazing strong Angel.
His story will stop so many children from suffering.
God bless you

Deanna and Scott,

Thank you for having the courage to speak out and share your family's tragic story. I hope there is comfort in knowing that your son has touched countless others. His testimony will most certainly save immeasurable others the same fate. I cannot begin to imagine your grief. Please know you are thought of and prayed for and that the gift your son has given the world is beyond precious.

The Wessels

I thank you for your story. While I do have a vaccine induced autistic son, my older son, who on record had bronchitis or ear infection within 7 days of every vaccine, also had Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura at 2.5 yrs old... I never knew to this day until I read your story, that Merck identified this as a vaccine reaction. My son's hemotologist at the time, a top Dr. at Miami Children's Hospital brushed the ITP diagnosis off, saying he saw 2-4 patients a month with it and IVIG therapy would fix it. Hindsight is 20/20 that 10 yrs. later we would stumble into autism with our youngest son after a severe vaccine reaction at 1 yr old. It shakes my soul that all of these "reactions" can be listed on websites and not documented when they happen. I had 10 yrs. to identify that my third child might be at risk to vaccine injury, but the web of lies was too thick.

This is the most difficult post to read that I've ever seen here. And, yet, it is one of the most important. This is one courageous couple for sharing their story. I hope their future is filled with only good things.

Kim,

I saw an interview a while back where David Kirby said that the reason Doctors give hep b at birth is because even after the mother test's show negative, their is a window of time just prior to birth that they say men often have the urge to cheat so they must play it safe and vaccinate.

Deanne,
I hope you know how brave and wonderful you are for telling your story. I have friends that lost their 2 month old and others that lost a 15 month old who would never come out and tell their stories. I don't understand it, but it's their way of dealing. You're amazing for having the strength to do this to help others.
My son was also damaged by HepB. He got the one in the hospital and they started the series over in the office, so he got 4 total. My pediatrician says this happens all the time. These 4 shots were the only ones he had that had 25 mcg of thimerosal, others may have had trace amounts. He was born in 2000. He has been diagnosed with encephalopathy and mercury toxicity. How could that have happened any other way than from the vaccines? For a disease he never would have gotten. For a disease that he's protected against until he's somewhere around 12 years old. UNNECESSARY. He's sick because of GREED.
Again, thank you for your strength. I have no idea who I'd be if I'd lost my son. I feel luckier today than ever that he is still with me. Please know that Ian's story saved some other child's life today. Probably more than one.

Why don't docs test babies for this allergy before administering the vaccine? Or test Mom for Hep B to see if the baby needs it at all? Not sure how that would be considered radical, and yet, they don't.

Toughest post I've ever put up = and I've run over 2000 of them here at A of A. Every photo that went up, I had to walk away from my compute for a moment.

I got a wonderful email from Deanna thanking everyone. She is an amazing Warrior Mother.

Kim

Deanna, sorry for your devastating loss. There is absolutely nothing I could tell you to alleviate your pain.

But these things need to be told and be made public. My son had a severe reaction to the MMR shot, developing high fever within 12 hours of the shot and a full body rash days later that lasted for weeks. When the rash got bad enough we ended up getting him to the ER, were a lousy just-out-of-school doctor at 5am treated it just like a common cold. The following day his former pediatrician completely rejected this reaction as being the result of his shot. What was the cause then? Does this stuff just happen? We were never told of what might have possibly been the cause and, from the ped answers, you could tell she wasn't about to find out. I think she knew well enough what it was.

As Deanna says in her story "NO DOCTORS, NURSES, STAFF would even consider the vaccination as the source." That is the scariest part of all, that it goes unreported as if it never happened, and so it does happen again and again. How can you trust any stupid number given by a pediatrician to lighten vaccination risks? Do you really think that the MMR risk of adverse reaction is as low as they tell you when most cases go purposedly unreported?

We are talking about medical professionals deliberately avoiding calling things by their name. Vaccine reactions become something else and, strange enough, when they happen no other cause is ever investigated. It's like they know exactly what it is but they corporatively take it as collateral damage that should not be reported, to avoid growing mistrust in the vaccine program. Like someone commented on one of these posts, after vaccine damage occurs dostors behave like OJ Simpson in pursuit of the real killers. Why is it a taboo to report adverse vaccine reactions? How can you put any trust into a medical system that allows this to happen? In a state of mass denial on the part of doctors, nurses, Are we really the insane ones? They say we are just hysterical parents, antivaxers by selfish choice - Are you kidding me??

The vaccination program as we know it is coming down at an exponential rate, and they are bringing it down themselves: the vaccine pusher zealots and interested parties. I say that in the highly unlikely event that an epidemic should occur due to lower vaccination rates it should be blamed squarely on the CDC and the AAP. If you want people not to trust the vaccine program you could not have done a better job.

I would like some folks from the wackospehre to look at what happened to this healthy, gorgeous baby boy and still tell us to our faces that vaccines don't harm. That it's for the "greater good", et all.

What a tragic, tragic thing to have happen to such a beautiful little boy and his loving parents....my heart is broken for you both.

My heart is breaking. Just breaking.

Deanna,

Thank you for sharing your story. It is a tragedy that never should have happened and it is utterly disgraceful that every medical professional involved in your son's care is not held accountable for this, nor will change what they are doing. It is mothers like you who fight for your own kids and everyone elses so that parents can become more educated and understand the implications of vaccinating at birth or while a child is ill (among other things).

Thank you.