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Vaccines in Pregnancy? Really???

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pregnant 2 cropped20 years ago it would have been unthinkable – maybe even 10 years ago. It is still unthinkable to many medical professionals and thinking people, so why has the public acceptance changed? Why are government agencies around the world now encouraging women to get a flu vaccine and/or a TDaP (the adult version of the DTaP recommended in 4 doses to all babies) vaccine when pregnant? Why are pregnant women accepting this? Why are OB/Gyns and even midwives (long the bastions of things natural and healthy) now recommending these shots to their patients? Why do CDC recommendations blatantly contradict the information supplied by the manufacturers of vaccines? There is so much to consider when pregnant, the information can see overwhelming!

Pregnant women need to know that there was a major change in the recommendations for shots in pregnancy in the last 10+ years. Perhaps this change came out of a decision to try and make the vaccine/autism link hazy. Officials at CDC openly spoke to each other about their fear of “angry Autism Parents.” [1]Simpsonwood quote

CDC is very aware of angry Autism Parents and has been doing their best since at least 2000 to dodge responsibility for the damage their recommended vaccines have caused. The CDC Whistleblower, Dr William Thompson, has explained in detail the fraud committed by top researchers in their study which was intended to debunk the vaccine/autism connection.

The idea of giving pregnant women flu vaccines was first proposed at scientific meetings: “hey, lets start vaccinating pregnant women for flu, then there won’t be such an obvious autistic regression, because babies will be ‘born’ autistic” (spoken in more scientific terms because they ‘needed’ to ‘protect’ the vaccine program in the ‘interests of public health’).[1] At first the response to this suggestion was there is NO way OB/Gyns are going to buy into this. OB/Gyns are well aware that exposing pregnant women to drugs can cause serious danger to the developing baby. Historically, many drugs given to pregnant women have resulted in their withdrawal based on birth defects on a wide scale. Thus, doctors who seek to preserve the health of pregnant women are very restrictive in their use of drugs and even give strong dietary recommendations, including avoiding canned fish in pregnancy. The CDC/Pharma knew it would be difficult to convince doctors, let alone mothers, that vaccines injected during pregnancy were a good idea. It has taken them many years and deliberate media campaigns. OB/Gyns have been assaulted with information over the last 12 or so years. This information is actually marketing, disguised as “science”, and they are at last making headway and getting the buy-in of OB/Gyns who are under their influence. There has been no actual science to support the safety of the policy of injecting pregnant woman with vaccines.

It seems like pharmaceutical companies have been so successful in their marketing campaigns targeting OB/Gyns, pregnant women, and the population at large that most doctors are now recommending a flu shot at every visit – so if you refuse it the first time, they will continue to hound you about it during your whole pregnancy. Not only that, but nurses and midwives are also pushing shots to pregnant women. AND, I am amazed to read of many pregnant women DEMANDING both the flu and the TDaP vaccines because they have been so indoctrinated. Most doctors are not aware that they have been targeted with this heavy indoctrination. They believe the CDC has studied the safety implications and trust the CDC’s recommendations. They are likely to tell their patients all the reasons why it is good for them to get the vaccines – because that is exactly the info the drug rep has been repeating to them over and over.

Doctors generally have not read all the science themselves. Many have not even read the vaccine package insert which states that the shots have never been approved or tested for safety during pregnancy. They are not informed (or choose to ignore) the fact that miscarriage is significantly higher among women getting these shots. Women get shots and may have a miscarriage or early labor in the next week (or two), and most doctors or mothers ever put the facts together.

Flu PregnancyIf you are pregnant I encourage you to read the package inserts of the vaccines made by the manufacturer themselves which state that they have never been tested on pregnant woman. Ask your doctor “How are you okay recommending treatments that haven’t been proven safe for pregnant women? You tell me not to eat canned tuna, but think injecting the toxic ingredients in vaccines won’t cross the placenta?

Flue pregnancy memeBig Pharma has managed to completely turn the tide of medical and public opinion when doctors, midwives and pregnant women are all convinced there is benefit to receiving the flu vaccine and/or the TDaP when pregnant. It is quite a marketing feat. They are probably very impressed with themselves and could get written up in a business school for a successful turn around of public opinion.

A successful marketing campaign does not mean science supports injecting women carrying our most vulnerable citizens with a toxic chemical cocktail that could kill or maim that precious new life. Please educate before you accept this dangerous medical procedure. I have nothing to gain by your decision. There are many others who have much to lose if you choose life and health by not vaccinating. Think about that.

Are you outraged?

If you are outraged – like me – then please share this with your pregnant friends and even with your fertile, but not yet pregnant friends. We all need to vote with our feet and our wallets and say NO to vaccines during pregnancy.

Thanksgiving 2015

Author: Becky Hastings, wife of 35 years, mother to five plus two, grandmother to four so far, passionate about truth, health, and healthy babies. I’ve been a breastfeeding counselor for 23+ years. I love helping moms succeed in mothering through breastfeeding. I can’t keep quiet and watch moms struggle because of the pressure they face to throw themselves and their babies ‘under the pharmaceutical bus’ and hope for the best. Moms need to know the truth.

Flu Vaccines in Pregnancy? 

 

[1] For more information on the Simpsonwood meetings where the CDC discussed the mercury/autism “strong signal” and planned their strategy to help obscure it: http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/chapter2.html

To read the complete 286 page transcript of the Simpsonswood meeting where the CDC and top invited scientists met at a secret meeting to discuss the vaccine autism link, and then strategizes on how to keep this information away from the public: http://skeptico.blogs.com/Simpsonwood_Transcript.pdf

 

Flu Shots & DTaP in Pregnancy?

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pregnant220 years ago it would have been unthinkable – maybe even 10 years ago. It is still unthinkable to many medical professionals and thinking people, so why has the public acceptance changed? Why are women encouraged to get a flu vaccine and/or a TDaP vaccine (the ‘adult’ version of the DTaP) when pregnant? Why are pregnant women accepting this? Why are OB/Gyns and even midwives (whom I always considered the bastions of things natural and healthy) now recommending these shots to their patients? Why do CDC recommendations blatantly contradict the information supplied by the manufacturers of vaccines?

Pregnant women need to know that there was a major change in the recommendations for shots in pregnancy in the last 10+ years. Perhaps this change came out of a decision to try and make the vaccine/autism link hazy. Officials at CDC openly spoke to each other about their fear of “angry Autism Parents.”

Simpsonwood quoteCDC is very aware of angry Autism Parents and has been doing their best since at least 2000 to dodge responsibility for the damage their recommended vaccines have caused. 

When the idea of giving pregnant women flu vaccines was first proposed at scientific meetings: “hey, lets start vaccinating pregnant women for flu, then there won’t be such an obvious autistic regression, because babies will be ‘born’ autistic” (spoken in more scientific terms because they ‘needed’ to ‘protect’ the vaccine program in the ‘interests of public health’). At first the response to this suggestion was “there is NO ways OB/Gyns are going to buy into this.” After so many drugs exposed babies to danger historically resulted in their withdrawal and a very restrictive use of drugs or even exposure to toxins in canned fish in pregnancy, the CDC/Pharma knew it would have trouble convincing doctors, let alone mothers that shots in pregnancy were a good idea. However, OB/Gyns have been assaulted with information over the last 12 or so years. This information is actually marketing disguised as “science” and they are at last making headway and getting the buy-in of OB/Gyns who are under their influence.

It seems like pharmaceutical companies have been so successful in their marketing campaigns targeting OB/Gyns, pregnant women and the population at large that most doctors are now recommending a flu shot at every visit – so if you refuse it the first time, they will continue to hound you about it during your whole pregnancy. Not only that, but nurses and midwives are also pushing shots to pregnant women. AND, I am amazed to read of many pregnant women DEMANDING both the flu and the TDaP vaccines because they have been indoctrinated to believe it is beneficial. Most doctors are not aware that they have been targeted with this heavy indoctrination, they are likely to tell their patients all the reasons why it is good for them to get the vaccines – because that is exactly the info the drug rep has been repeating to them over and over.

They are not exposed to the science or the vaccine insert which states that the shots have never been approved or tested for safety during pregnancy. They are not informed (or choose to ignore) the fact that miscarriage is significantly higher among women getting these shots. Women get shots one week and have a miscarriage or early labor the next week (or two) and never put the facts together.

Flu PregnancyIf you are pregnant I encourage you to read the package inserts of the vaccines made by the manufacturer themselves which state that they have never been tested on pregnant woman. Ask your doctor “How are you okay recommending treatments that haven’t been proven safe for pregnant women, considering the very sordid past in OB medicine recommending meds that caused birth defects?

Flue pregnancy memeBig Pharma has managed to completely turn the tide of medical and public opinion when doctors, midwives and pregnant women are all convinced there is benefit to receiving the flu vaccine and/or the TDaP when pregnant. It is quite a marketing feat. They are probably very impressed with themselves and could get written up in a business school for a successful turn around of public opinion.

A successful marketing campaign does not mean science supports injecting a woman carrying our most vulnerable citizens with a toxic chemical cocktail that could kill or maim that precious new life. Please educate before your accept this dangerous medical procedure. I have nothing to gain by your decision. There are many others who have much to lose if you choose life and health by not vaccinating. Think about that.

Are you outraged?

If you are outraged – like me – then please share this with your pregnant friends and even with your fertile, but not yet pregnant friends. We all need to vote with our feet and our wallets and say NO to vaccines during pregnancy.

Flu Vaccines in Pregnancy? 

For more information on the Simpsonwood meetings where the CDC discussed the mercury/autism “strong signal” and planned their strategy to help obscure it: http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/chapter2.html

To read the complete 286 page transcript of the Simpsonswood meeting: http://skeptico.blogs.com/Simpsonwood_Transcript.pdf

Thanksgiving 2015

Author: Becky Hastings, wife, mother, grandmother, passionate follower of Jesus and truth. As a breastfeeding counselor for over 23 years Becky is devoted to helping parents make wise decisions for the long-term health and wellbeing of their babies. As a member of a Vaccine Safety Education Coalition, Becky writes and speaks on the topic of vaccine safety.

An Impassioned Plea

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IMG_1731Newborn babies: Peaceful, calm, delicious.  My home birthed baby holding her home birthed nephew at four days old. Fourteen and a half years separate them, but they have a lot in common.

I LOVE babies. There is something so wonderful, so magical, about holding or being around a brand new life. So much potential. So much innocence.

Life takes on a new pace when there is a newborn to care for. Priorities and values are all shifted. Nothing is more important than the brand new baby. Babies force us to relax and rest and take life more slowly.

I want every woman who has hopes of being a mom to know that it is possible to peacefully transition into motherhood. Babies don’t have to cry continuously.

We all know childbirth is hard work and both baby and mom require some recovery time, yet the early days of a baby’s life could be some of the most calm and tranquil times you will ever know. Would you like a peaceful calm contented baby?

After having five of my own, watched four grandchildren arrive in the world, and helped thousands of women get started in their breastfeeding journey over thirty years, there are a couple of things that are critically important to help you achieve a peaceful start to your baby’s life:

  1. IMG_1723Reduce toxin exposure as much as possible in all forms during pregnancy (food, air, water, otc products, cosmetic and personal care products).
  2. Avoid drugs as much as possible during birth. Research to find a birth assistant who knows how to help you effectively birth your baby without artificial assistance and drugs. Make sure your birth attendant has experience with natural birth and will actually provide motivation and encouragement for you to achieve it. It makes a WORLD of difference for a baby to have a completely natural start to life. There are many natural means to make this a good experience for both mom and baby. It matters.
  3. Avoid all injections unless absolutely essential for a life-threatening urgent situation. A newborn’s body was not designed to receive injections from the word go. Any shot that is suggested for you to give your newborn, can probably wait, or there is an alternative.

I firmly believe babies are having difficulty in latching, bonding and adapting to the world because of the procedures routinely forced on them by well-intended hospital policy. A newborn baby does not need a routine injection of Hepatitis B vaccine to survive, and if the mother tests negative for Hepatitis B, there is no reason at all to ever consider this potentially harmful medical procedure.

I have been involved in helping moms breastfeed their babies for over 30 years. Since the routine Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced, I have seen increasing levels of difficulty with latching and breastfeeding. This is completely harmful, distressful and mostly unnecessary. Find scientific reasons for why you would or would not give a Hepatitis B injection. A recommendation from the CDC or your pediatrician does not count as research. WHY would you give such an injection? You are the one who will be living in the first few weeks with the distressed baby as a result of this early medical intervention.

Vitamin K, if recommended, can be delivered orally. Avoiding this injection will make a difference. Your baby will be more content with NO INJECTIONS. Every injection comes with excipients that will cause a reaction in the little body. There is a corresponding cost for every medical procedure your baby receives. You will find out all about it in the early weeks of baby’s life.

Knowing that even one single injection has the potential to make your baby and your first month together miserable, I pray you would take some time to research whether it is necessary in your situation. Adjusting to life with a new baby takes time. Recovering from childbirth takes time for mom and baby.

For your own sanity I urge you to wait on all other injections until you really know a few things:

  1. What disease is this injection meant to prevent my baby from getting?
  2. What is the likelihood of my baby catching this disease?
  3. Is there a way to treat this disease, if my baby were to get it?
  4. What are the side affects of the vaccine – what direct harm do I know I am causing my baby by giving this injection?
  5. What are the contraindications, or reasons, that some people should not receive this vaccine (found on the vaccine insert produced by every manufacturer)? Do any of these apply to my baby and me?
  6. Who is pushing me to get this medical procedure and do they have anything to gain from my decision?
  7. If my baby has a serious reaction to an injection, who is going to help me cope? Will anyone be responsible if the reaction turns out to be so bad further medical care is required? Who will be liable for the costs I may incur to care for my baby if he has a serious reaction?

If you don’t believe a single injection can cause serious harm to your precious newborn, ask any mother who has had multiple children with some receiving injections and others receiving no injections. There is generally a night and day difference. A mom who has experienced the peace and tranquility of a naturally birthed non injected baby will loudly attest and join me in urging you to get the facts before your submit to a medical procedure that has the potential to turn your brand new baby experience into a nightmare.

My desire and hope is for your good. I want you to be blessed with enjoying motherhood and your precious baby to the utmost. If I can help you to find information that empowers you to choose a peaceful content baby, please let me know.

I have nothing to gain from your choice. The decision is completely yours. I want you to have the same joy and peace with your newborn as I have experienced with mine. All life is a precious gift and I am thankful to be blessed with five children. I am not perfect, no birth is ever perfect, but there are some things we can do to make things better. I thank God for guiding me to natural paths that have led to many blessings.

I have written over 30 blog posts: 30 Ways in 30 Days to try to help you navigate this important decision.

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Building Bridges

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IMG_1687I just found one of those yellow proof of vaccination cards. I was born in 1960 and in 1979 I was injected with vaccinations purported to prevent Yellow Fever and Small Pox prior to a trip to South Africa with my family. We went for six months to live in the modern bustling city of Cape Town, and I am sure there had not been a case of either disease for more than 50 years, if ever.

Cape Town is not now and probably never has been a Yellow Fever area of concern. Small Pox vaccines were halted completely by the CDC in January 1980, one month after I was injected.

With unquestioning faith in the CDC’s travel recommendations, and complete ignorance of any possible concern regarding the ingredients in the injections, I stuck out my arm and received the two shots and got a yellow international certificate recording this transaction.

I probably accepted vaccinations even more readily than the general population (if that were possible) because my father was employed by the CDC as a medical doctor specializing in research in peri-natal virology. We even went to the CDC headquarters on Clifton Road in Atlanta, Georgia to get the shots before our trip!! Of course I had shots in school, so it was no big deal. We get shots, we’re Americans, that’s what we do.

After over 30 years of researching the impact of vaccines on health, it has been a huge struggle for me to actually go public in saying I believe all vaccines have a greater potential for harm than for benefit, both to the individual and to society.

The early virologists didn’t fully understand the immune system. The measurements they relied on, called titers, served to them as indicators of “immunization” or supposed ‘protection’. Yet recent sciences clearly demonstrates that titer levels in blood serum do not tell the whole story of immunity. Information accumulated in the last ten years about the immune system and the gut microbiome gives a completely new understanding of human immune function and our ability to fight bacteria and viruses. Additionally, the early vaccine researchers did not adequately understand the massive damage that vaccines could cause to the brain and immune system. In some cases, this can result in chronic lifelong disabilities due to the biochemical assault on the body. Adding vaccine upon vaccine over the years without ever exploring the combined impact, has had tragic consequences to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.

This has been a huge struggle for me to come to terms with. I want to believe the CDC knew what they were doing and that they were concerned about the health of the individual as well as the health of the public. I have been forced to conclude that the CDC has become so strongly influenced by the manufacturers of vaccines to the point that they can no longer objectively look at the science, or in fact, devise any true scientific studies. Their policies reflect a marketing agenda which is prioritized above a concern for health. Their careers, and the careers of the doctors who follow their recommendations, depend on perpetuating the myths they have long believed.

My journey to TRUTH, or awakening, has had a lot of consequences and I reflect on it often. Like many others, I have become passionate about helping prevent further damage to babies. I’ve been voluntarily helping mothers breastfeed their babies for over 20 years, but I now want to help mothers realize that the vaccines they are allowing to be given to their Ignorancebabies are probably the main cause of latching problems at birth and have the potential to cause many other serious side effects to all babies. I want them to know that the potential of damage from vaccines given in pregnancy is HIGH and the safety testing nonexistent. I want to help parents come to understand what I know to be true. I realize this won’t be an easy trip for them either. When we learn that a public health agency does not value our health and does not follow true science, we feel betrayed. Some people prefer to live in the status quo rather than acknowledge the extent of betrayal that has been going on.

Sharing information on vaccinations can be a dangerous pursuit because there are many strong forces trying to continue marketing and distributing vaccines to those who are unaware. They also seek to silence and discredit those trying to spread truth. There is a lot of money at stake.

I have come up with a list of ideas that I hope will be helpful to bring truth to more people. This is not an exhaustive list and I’ve gleaned most of it from watching other activists in progress. I’d love to refine and add to this list as I receive more ideas.

1. Your Personal Struggle Trumps Advice & Opinions. Share your struggle. People relate more to a struggle than they will to advice or opinions. Try to remember how you first felt when you encountered the reality of the dangers of vaccines, BEFORE you try to push all the facts you’ve discovered. Respect where people are at. Generally, people don’t want to know our opinions and they don’t want to be told what to do.

2. Empathize with feelings. Acknowledge the fear, confusion, and betrayal people are feeling. Parents are trying to make the best decisions for their children. New parents are preyed upon. Many good people are giving them REALLY BAD advice. Don’t get angry with them! Find a way to understand their inner turmoil. Listen and reflect their feelings.

Opinions like armpits

3. Be kind to everyone. This is really hard to do especially if you think about extending kindness to those purveyors of misinformation or those directly profiting from the vaccine industry. But, when we slander them, we don’t actually make them look bad, it is a bad reflection on ourselves. We need to find a way to expose the truth without character assaults – however tempting it may seem. When we viciously attack others we lower our own credibility.

4. Work together. There are so many voices in this debate. We need to find those who are effectively sharing truth and work with them. We need to encourage them and extend our support for what they are doing. The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) with Barbara Loe Fisher is one of the oldest organizations to educate parents. The Thinking Moms Revolution (TMR) is very active in sharing blogs and the reality of life with vaccine-injured children. There are MANY other great people devoted to this cause, including doctors, film makers, healers, parents and grandparents. The list is long, but when we find each other, come together, and share our experience, we will be stronger.

5. Target for effectiveness. Young doctors, medical students, nursing students, pastors, pregnant families, not yet pregnant twenty somethings, highschool and college students. Target key influencers. Share information a little at a time. Let’s figure out where we will get the most for our efforts. Look for interest and find fertile ground.

6. Take care of yourself – recharge. Most of us know that we need to take care of our body, mind and spirit. We need to eat clean, exercise regularly and de-stress. We need to forgive ourselves and others. Carrying the weight of our mission can impact our emotions and stress. We need to have a method to reduce stress to keep our immune system strong. Understanding ourselves and practicing healthy disciplines needs to be prioritized so we can stay strong.

7. Take care of your family. Family comes before causes. Your family has a limit of how much passion and information they are able to listen to! Take time to ask them questions and enter their world – even if it seems “trivial” in light of the serious mission you are on!

8. Remember the underprivileged. What about those who will never have access to the research? How can we warn the vast number of more disadvantaged people? This is very near and dear to my heart. I don’t have the answer to this question. It is great that the number of non-vaccinating parents is growing and that highly educated parents have the ability to research and make an informed choice, but how do we get this information out to a wider audience to make a big impact?

_DSC1724I’m certainly not perfect at executing this list – it’s a reminder for me just as much as anyone. I love babies. I love seeing healthy robust babies with an uncompromised immune system enjoying vibrant health. That is my passion.

Has my list sparked any ideas for you? How can we work together to continue to tear down this house of cards?

Thanksgiving 2015Author: Becky Hastings, wife, mother, grandmother, passionate truth seeker, Christ follower, breastfeeding and health advocate.

I’d love your ideas and insight to add to my list! Please share in the comments below. I blog at https://journeyboost.com and share information on my Journeyboost.com Facebook Page. Please like it!

30 ways in 30 Days, Exploring Vaccines: Day 3 has been an incredible project for me. Not big, but significant. I pray it will impact many thousands of lives for good.

A Mother’s Anguish

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The following story was shared with me by Tommy’s mother, Suzanne Fuhri. I originally published this blog on 15 October 2014 and it has received nearly 5000 views here, and has also been shared widely on a variety of websites. Suzanne continues her healing journey and seeks to inform parents so they can avoid the tragedy she experienced. Becky Hastings 20 January 2016

Tommy FuhriMy story.

I want the world to know.

Please copy, share, paste, quote – whatever you can do to get the word out.

VACCINE INJURIES ARE REAL.

There is a REAL RISK. Your child is NOT immune to them. Vaccine Injury is impartial. It can strike those that least expect it – like me.

My name is Suzanne Fuhri. I have two daughters born in 1994 & 1995. My daughters received vaccines when they were babies, so I never thought I needed to research them when my son was born. I didn’t know the schedule was different. They give babies more shots now.

My son, Tommy, was born on September 28, 2012. On November 29, 2012 I took him for his 2 month well baby visit. Two days later he was gone.

I live with a broken heart daily and you can prevent it from happening to your family.

Daily I ask myself, how did I let them do this to my baby?

The doctor injected my baby with all those shots, and I trusted him.  I trusted that the vaccines they were giving my baby were safe. The doctor and everyone in his office knew my son died – they never took the time to phone or even send a sympathy card. They knew he died. They didn’t care. Guess they figured they would no longer get any money from me because MY SON would not be back for any further appointments and POISON VACCINES.

They are missing my money, but I AM MISSING MY SON!

I broke my own heart by not doing the research. There was information everywhere for me to have and learn.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

I thought I was doing the BEST thing for my baby, my Tommy.

I lost him after the first round of vaccines.

My arms are empty, achingly empty.

PLEASE PARENTS. Allow MY PAIN to help you make a wise decision. I was IGNORANT. I thought “My child will be fine.” I was wrong.

Tommy Fuhri obituaryYou can never take a vaccination back.

Such a small helpless body pumped with those toxic ingredients AND SO MANY SHOTS AT ONE TIME.

I CAN NEVER GO BACK AFTER WHAT WAS DONE. My Tommy. Gone.

I thought I had a trustworthy, caring, kind doctor. I thought the vaccines were safe.

The doctors are GETTING PAID. They give lethal injections, the injections cause severe damage to some babies; they know there is a risk, but every vaccine brings income $$$.

Even one vaccine can be too much.

I had to lose my son before I learned all the truth. Vaccines are dangerous. Why didn’t I trust God. He gave us an immune system to fight off infection and disease.

Please don’t take the chance. It’s not worth it. There are things you can do to stay healthy. Vaccines are TOO DANGEROUS. Simple things you can do:

  • Keep sick people away from your household.
  • Respect yourself and your family
  • Keep the garbage out of your life.

I can’t bring my baby back, but I can use my pain and warn other parents. I urge you – do the research I failed to do. 

My SON
I didn’t get the chance to know you,

it was suddenly taken from me,

I wasn’t able to hear you respond,

as I called out to you, Tommy.

The day you went away,

it broke me in a million pieces,

I’ve been steadily trying to fix myself,

but the pain, still sometimes, increases

I thought my heart got broke before,

but that was never true,

I always felt better,

but it’s not the same with you.

Some days I seem fine,

but others are hard to take.

That day you went away,

I actually felt my heart break.

That day I took you to the doctor,

I should’ve never done,

If I hadn’t,

today I’d still have My Son!

 

30 ways in 30 Days, Exploring Vaccines: Day 28

NO ADVICE Please

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Lecture in grassMost young people I know (I’ve raised 5 and worked with a lot) HATE lectures.

They don’t want advice.

In our world, we often find there are many people who want to bombard us with advice! Young people at the peak and prime of life are sometimes susceptible prey to older people who think they have all the answers and freely give recommendations. Sometimes it’s because they think they have done so well and they want to help younger people succeed in life. Or it might be that they’ve messed up so bad they want to help them avoid mistakes.

Both of those motives are noble. There are other less noble motives that we often fail to consider. One, is that sometimes the choices you and I make will directly influence the amount of money someone is going to make.

Marketers specialize in knowing their market and appealing to what their target is looking for. I have kids in a variety of ages and stages from adult to teens, and I’ve seen the power of marketing on my kids as well as on myself.

So, if you are young, healthy and fertile and one day might reproduce, here are some important questions. You might not need them now, but if you are pregnant or hoping to be THESE QUESTIONS MIGHT BE THE MOST ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER!

What medical procedures are essential when I am pregnant?

What medical procedures are necessary for a brand new baby?

Is every medical procedure that will be recommended for me or my baby ALWAYS a good idea?

Do either of us have any of the soft signs of immune dysfunction or compromise that might suggest more serious look at the routine vaccination schedule (red cheeks, skin issues, chronic constipation, auto immune disorders, etc.)?

Thinking about these questions is a good start. There are many more you might like to explore in my previous post, called Essential Questions, below.

30 ways in 30 Days, Exploring Vaccines: Day 27

 

Friends on our Journey

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FriendsWe all need people in our life to

Encourage us

Strengthen us

Keep us from being shaken by our current troubles.

Paul described Timothy as being someone like that for the people in Thessalonica.

We are stronger when we allow people to encourage us and when we give encouragement to others.

Is there anyone in your life who provides you with that sort of encouragement?

Is there a person to whom you are able to give that sort of encouragement?

I’m always looking for more encouragement in my life.

Together, what might God be able to accomplish through us?

We always have the comfort of Jesus, but we can provide tangible help and comfort to one another during the challenges we face in this life.

It isn’t always easy to follow Paul’s instruction to the Thessalonians, but this is what we can do for each other.

Joyful

Day 22 of Encouraging people to Seek Jesus: 30 ways in 30 days

If you have been helped in any way through my musings, please give glory to God. If you find anything disappointing or offensive – please let me know so I can improve.

How Many More Must Die?

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DespairI’m not a historian, but I do like history. There is so much we can gain by increasing our understanding of history. A lot of history that we are exposed to has strong bias to one side of the story or another, so I always enjoy trying to explore various sides of history – especially in conflicts, of which there are many.

History is replete with examples of small groups of people holding power and authority over a larger group. This pattern has been repeated so often, one would think we could recognize it if it were happening to us.

Most of the history I’ve been taught is with an underlying assumption that “we are so smart now, that we would never be as stupid as all the people who did all these crazy things way back when.”

I’m not sure if anyone else ever had that impression or if it was unique to me. History is always taught from the point of view of superiority and a greater sense of sophistication which would prohibit the current generation – because it is so ‘advanced’ – from making any of the mistakes that are SO OBVIOUS in history.

Examples abound of a small group of people controlling and manipulating the larger group. During the Dark Ages, or Middle Ages, the Church and its priests held onto authority and did not allow questioning. The masses were not educated, could not read and were not permitted to have access to Bibles or knowledge, except what the priest wanted them to know. The church promoted their own authority and the authority of their traditions.

We are all familiar with feudal rule where a few privileged people held the power over all the rest. The story of Robin Hood captivated us because he was a man who dared to defy the authority and help those who were being abused and mistreated.The history of the world-wide slave trade is all about a small group of people yielding power over others for their personal benefit.

Even as close as WWII we see examples of a group of powerful people oppressing and abusing minority groups – with the full cooperation of most of the general public.

Has anything REALLY CHANGED? Is our society different today? Is it free for EVERYONE?

At this point in time we continue to see a very small percentage of the people able to yield considerable authority over most of the people and get them to do whatever they want.

Today the CDC makes sweeping health recommendations that impact every citizen of the USA and extend to most countries in the world. We have empowered this small ‘elite’ group of people, with some ‘outside advisors’ to pretty much dictate the health practices of our entire population. The average person is not encouraged to read the details of the debates on health, but rather to just to follow the CDC recommendations. The CDC doesn’t think the masses are able to understand the details in the vaccine inserts produced by the manufacturers, so they provide a dumbed down version called ‘information sheets’ FREE OF CHARGE – to be given to parents through doctors or clinics who provide the ‘RECOMMENDED shots.’

There is deliberate misuse of terms on many of the CDC publications with the word ‘immunization’ instead of vaccination. The CDC knows that not all vaccines result in effectively conferring immunity, but they want to be sure the public doesn’t become aware of the finer details, because the public, after all, can’t really understand the science anyway.

I am encouraged that there is a very strong and ever growing number of people who are realizing that the science behind vaccination is not as strong as the CDC, their doctors, and the vaccine manufacturers might want us to think. Among these are a great number of doctors themselves who have either watched the negative impact vaccines were having on their patients, or in many cases, ON THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

The CDC has always maintained that the percentage of children injured from a vaccine was extremely small. The CDC HAVE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED THAT THERE WILL BE SOME LEVEL OF INJURY. They don’t really care if the injury happens to your child, my child, or your doctor’s child. In the mind of those writing public policy it is a fair trade off – we lose a few here and there for the benefit of the larger number of people.

Now this may be a fine and good way to think – until it comes to be YOUR CHILD. I personally don’t think it is fine and good to RISK ANYONE’s CHILD. And I sure wouldn’t ask you to risk your child for my benefit. Yet, that is exactly what the CDC has been doing for well over 40 years.

Can't seeNow there is a further problem which they are not quite so ready to acknowledge. They think that MOST CHILDREN are safer with the vaccine than without it. That is a foundational assumption that they DARE NOT CHALLENGE. You see, if they think MOST are safer, then they also think the benefit to MOST is worth the PAIN, SUFFERING, and even DEATH, for just a few.

Child 2What doctors and parents of non-vaccinated children have witnessed firsthand for YEARS is that actually, this foundational argument is not SOUND. It is not based on SCIENCE. In fact, non-vaccinated children ARE MUCH HEALTHIER and much safer than VACCINATED children. Non-vaccinated children have less visits to doctors, less ear infections, less antibiotic use, less seizures, less diabetes, less obesity, less auto-immune disorders, less chronic illness, less SIDS and LESS NEGATIVE OUTCOMES ALL around.

Now the CDC will tell you that this is simply anecdotal evidence – YET they seem to be SO AFRIAD of confirming this conclusion, that THEY REFUSE TO ACTUALLY DO A STUDY COMPARING VACCINATED VERSUS UNVACCINATED children. There have been some studies: one in Holland looking at populations of non-vaccinated children; and looking at predominately unvaccinated groups of people like the Amish and Dr Meyer Eisenstein’s extremely large (10,000+) medical practice with no vaccination and no autism. All indications from these brief looks are that the non-vaccinated have outstanding health when compared to vaccinated children. Ask any mother or grandmother of both vaccinated and unvaccinated children – the differences are night and day obvious.

Admittedly there may be more factors involved in the degeneration of health of children today, particularly because of the toxins they are exposed to in food and our environment. HOWEVER, that is no reason not to conduct the study and to RE-LOOK the science behind vaccination.

Once upon a time doctors and the CDC said smoking was NOT BAD. Perhaps they should fire all government scientists who are afraid of learning the true result and get a team of unbiased TRUE SCIENTISTS who don’t have any connections with industry to take an unbiased look – for the health and welfare of our children. They need to put the health and welfare of ALL CHILDREN above their own career aspirations, their reputations, their funding, and anything else that is preventing them from seeking TRUTH.

In the middle ages the priests held the power and wanted to manipulate the masses for their own purposes. Today we have an elite who want to maintain their power, prestige, and position. They have too much vested interest to want to know the truth.

Furthermore, there is INTENSE PRESSURE from the pharmaceutical industry to maintain and EVEN INCREASE vaccination rates and numbers. The pharmaceutical companies enjoy 100% LIABILITY FREE PROFIT from their vaccines! They can make vast amounts of money but never have to pay a dime if their products injure or kill your child – they are legally blameless.

Why would they want to change anything?

How many MORE children are going to have to suffer sever injury, life-long brain damage or death before we hold these people accountable?

Will you entrust your child to their care – when they know your child just might be one of the ones injured?

Thanksgiving 2015Author: Becky Hastings. I am just a mom and a grandmother who loves to see healthy happy babies. It breaks my heart to see vaccine injured children. There are GROWING NUMBERS all around us. It is the biggest shame and greatest cause of sorrow.

30 ways in 30 Days, Exploring Vaccines: Day 22

 

Water Anyone?

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drinking waterIt has been said,

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I’m quite an avid health seeker, as those who know me best will attest – sometimes a little bit overboard and too enthusiastic.

I have written a lot about various ways to boost and enhance our health, but one of the simplest things we can do is often overlooked – because it is just so simple.

WATER

We all need good clean water. One of the best times to drink that good clean water is FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I was reminded of this just yesterday when I read some research showing how many different illnesses can be positively impacted – just by drinking water first thing in the morning, and waiting 45 minutes before having breakfast.

SIMPLE

How many do it? For those who have yet to make it a daily ritual – why haven’t you?

I could write a whole other blog about water, how I personally collect my own spring water, and other important aspects of drinking water, but I was struck by a spiritual correlation.

Just like our body needs pure clean water to thrive, and getting it first thing in the morning is ESPECIALLY beneficial, so our hearts and minds need the PURE CLEAN spiritual water we find in Jesus, usually through HIS WORD, the Bible. AND it is especially beneficial to have access FIRST thing in the morning.

If you are new to a faith journey I challenge you to prioritize time – you can decide how long – but prioritize time FIRST thing in the morning to focus on reading the Bible and getting your refreshing LIVING WATER through Jesus. One way might be to read one chapter from one of the Gospels and every day read the next chapter. There are other ways, but the important thing is to start.

This morning I was refreshed for hours through this one verse Paul included in his letter to the Romans (4:17):

As it is written: ‘I have made you [Abraham] a father of many nations.’ He [Abraham] is our father, in the sight of God, in whom he believed – the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.

We all know about Abraham, but the only reason we know about him is because God kept His promise to Him – God built nations of people through Abraham. Not because Abraham was so obedient – but because he demonstrated FAITH. He BELIEVED God.

But right now, God also sees me and He knows exactly what He can accomplish through me – and it is not the same as my current reality. “God calls things that are not as though they were.” I wonder what things God can call to be in my life?

What are the dreams that He has put in my heart? What dreams are in your heart? What are the longings or desires that ARE IMPOSSIBLE for us to accomplish on our own, but that God can easily accomplish – because He is the God who gives life to the dead!

Starting every single day with a dip into the living water will re-set your mind and your heart. Jesus said a lot about the importance of our hearts – these statements are all found in different chapters in Matthew:

“Whatever is in your heart determines what you will say.”

“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.”

“You are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

Are you depressed? Downtrodden? Discouraged? Stuck? How are the words that you are speaking (even inside your own head) keeping you in that state?

“You are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

We need our hearts re-filled and re-charged EVERY SINGLE DAY – and especially first thing in the morning, so that our mouths can be filled with FAITH FILLED WORDS ALL DAY LONG.

What does God desire to accomplish through me and you? He has made it very clear in His word – that is another reason we need to keep reading it!

Light image croppedFor one thing we know for sure He wants to use us to represent Him as a fragrance of beauty wherever we go. We are to share our knowledge of God and of Jesus. He wants us to be salt and light. We need to repent of our own sinful tendencies and share the Good News of the forgiveness of sins with others. We are to love and forgive others – even when it is hard. We won’t ever be perfect. It is only His power in us that can do any of this!

We all have the same problem and it requires the same solution!

We need to recognize that we are sinners and we are not able to accomplish our own salvation. We need to repent, turn to God, and believe that through Jesus we can be made right and given a right relationship with Him!

Like Abraham, we “believe in God who brings the dead back to life and creates new things out of nothing!” What new things might God create in YOUR LIFE?

Day 20 of Encouraging people to Seek Jesus: 30 ways in 30 days

If you have been helped in any way through my musings, please give glory to God. If you find anything disappointing or offensive – please let me know so I can improve.

Where are the WARNINGS?

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needleEvery person in the USA is completely acclimatized to hearing and seeing marketing of all sorts of drugs on TV directly targeting consumers – AND very frequently! It has become so commonplace that most teens and twenty somethings think it is just the way life is. It probably doesn’t occur to most of those exposed to this continuous outpouring of pharmaceutical marketing (known as DTC – direct to consumer), that there is ONLY ONE OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WHERE THIS IS LEGAL.

That being said, what about all those dire warnings? How can people hear them and still want the drugs? Don’t they take the warnings seriously?

Maybe hearing the warnings over and over again desensitizes people to the seriousness of the warnings?

Imagine if there were advertisements for vaccines which included ALL the warnings at the end? It might read something like this, (with information based on the vaccine inserts supplied by manufacturer of the DtaP vaccine), this is the disclaimer:

This product is not suitable for anyone who:

  • has had a prior adverse reaction to the DTaP vaccine, or other similar vaccines;
  • has had an encephalopathy within 7 days of a previously administered similar vaccine;
  • has a progressive neurologic disorder.

Additionally, the aluminum adjuvant in the vaccine, used to stimulate the immune system, may

  • leave a hard lump at the injection site, which may be hot to the touch – this will typically dissipate in a few days, but
  • has been known to affect muscle pain and chronic fatigue, and, though rare,
  • may trigger development of autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis (Multiple Sclerosis i.e. MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease);

Consult with your doctor at the first sign of any such reaction.

  • The vaccine recipient may also experience an involuntary, extended, bone-chilling cry for several hours sometime within the twenty-four hours following injection, often repeated over the following few days, which indicates brain inflammation, and may be followed by a lengthy period of regression – consult with your doctor.
  • The DTaP may cause a bulging fontanelle in infants – this typically subsides after a few days, but may indicate brain damage; be alert for unusual behaviors, and call your doctor should you detect any.
  • In infants, there are reports of associated SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) with the vaccine; do not place your infant face down until sixty days following the last of the three scheduled DTaP shots.
  • And, you may experience any combination of the following reported reactions, some of which may require hospitalization:
  • Hey!abdominal pain;
  • anaphylactic shock;
  • apnea;
  • autism;
  • bacterial/viral infections;
  • convulsions;
  • disintegrative disorder;
  • coma;
  • abnormal EEG;
  • blood disorders;
  • diabetes;
  • eye movement disorder;
  • fever > 105 degree F;
  • hearing loss;
  • trouble walking;
  • narcolepsy;
  • pain, swelling and redness at injection site;
  • paralysis;
  • pneumonia;
  • impairment of psychomotor skills;
  • screaming; and
  • speech disorders.

This vaccine has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility, and there are currently 8150 reported associated deaths. It has not been tested or approved for use in pregnant women.

Additionally, each 0.5-mL does of this vaccine is known to contain

  • aluminum hydroxide as adjuvant (not more than 0.625 mg
  • aluminum by assay) and 4.5 mg of sodium chloride.
  • Each dose also contains ≤100 mcg of residual formaldehyde and
  • ≤100 mcg of polysorbate 80 (Tween 80).

The above disclaimer is based on the information provided in the manufacturers’ own inserts.

It really is important to be FULLY AWARE of EVERYTHING in a vaccine given to your child and of EVERY contraindication (i.e. reasons for which the vaccine manufacturers recommend NOT giving the vaccine). We all expect our doctors or nurses to know this information, but it is simply TOO much information and the responsibility for any possible vaccine injury will be completely ours.

You can find all the vaccine inserts for every single shot you are thinking about giving to your baby, your child or yourself. Please inform yourself of what are the possible outcomes.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not very comfortable absorbing eating or injecting aluminum hydroxide, sodium chloride, formaldehyde and polysorbate 80 – even in minute quantities. It just can’t be good.

Our #1 role is to protect our children. In order to do that, we need to be fully informed.

We need to know the warnings.

30 ways in 30 Days, Exploring Vaccines: Day 21