Another New One Here...

[Guest guest]

Hi, sorry it's taken me a while to introduce myself.

I don't really get a lot of time to get on-line and am

stretched pretty thin as it is. It's been less than

two weeks since I signed up and already 195 messages

waiting in my box!!! Wow! I guess I need to set

aside a day somewhere to try and wade through them all

and start checking at least every other day or

something. So anyway, I'll take some time here and

give everyone a good smattering of who I am and the

personal beliefs I hold on the vaccination issue.

I'm a mother of two young children in Texas. We don't

vaccinate, nor plan to in the future. Most of this

comes from on-going studies and medical research I've

been carrying on in a few areas of interest for some

years now, even long before having children. My

personal notion is that vaccines *may* have a place in

the face of extremes and epidemics, but are a naive

choice in leu of a real solution. Vaccines can only

buy time at most, time that should be used elsewise

than creating more vaccines. They do not buy lifetime

immunity, they do not fully activate the body's immune

system and they are an altered form of the virus that

the vaccine is intended to protect against. On top of

all this, there is substantial evidence pointing to

new and mutated viruses actually being created as a

result of vaccine and antibiotic abuse as well as

studies that have uncovered vaccines paving the way

for viruses that have made the species jump to humans;

viruses that humans would normally be immune to, but

have been sythesized into forms that can now affect

humans through the creation and/or contamination of

vaccines. This doesn't even begin to touch on safety

issues involving the effects of cocktail vaccination,

permanent tissue damage, permanent/long-term

auto-immune dysfunction, seizures or death, to name a

few of the most severe reactions linked to vaccines;

these involving the actual components of the virus

contained and other components that go into creating

the actual shot itself (i.e. mercury, etc.).

I myself was nearly killed by vaccines as a child and

luckily my parents were wise enough to stop at the

first sign of trouble. A genetic predisposition going

back 3 generations has manefested itself in my family,

which makes us doubly wary and careful. In fact we

have severe allergic reactions to *many* man-made

medicinals in our family, passed on to each

generation.

I think it appropriate to point out that I am NOT a

medical professional, so please don't misunderstand

when you read what I do get around to saying. But I DO

seek out bonified research materials, usually endorsed

by " bonefied " medical personel, scientists, etc.. A

debate with medical professionals of any sort will not

go far if your only sources are from " alternative "

schools of thought or if the arguments aren't clearly

defined and/or backed-up in terms they can accept or

respect. I'm one of those freaks who not only has a

knack for, but *loves* research, hence my ongoing

occupation or " hobby. " My ever continuing search for

materials to fill my library and share with others has

brought me to your table in hopes to glean anything I

can that may provide further answers or leads in new

directions. I believe the search must always continue

where anything involving the human body is concerned,

as that the body (as life for that matter) is so very

multi-faceted, a place where 2+2 does not always =4.

It has been a long and difficult road to find what I

have so far. My hope is that by meeting others who

may be farther in their search than I, or who have

better/different sources or experience will help

facilitate and speed my own work in this area.

Perhaps someone will someday prove my beliefs to be

haneously wrong; I don't believe so, but perhaps it

could happen. Perhaps my own meager efforts will make

a difference somewhere someday, perhaps. Either way

it seems the " battle " has been taken up a few notches

lately and we all need to be armed with as much hard

knowledge as we can be. Power should be returned to

the parents to feel confident in the knowledge that

they *can* make sound and educated decisions about

their children's health. The very personal choice to

vaccinate belongs to parents and I believe no matter

what we each believe, we must all work to preserve

this basic right and freedom to *choose.* And those

who do still decide to vaccinate, after having full

disclosure of risks and education at their disposal,

deserve the right to safer and higher quality vaccines

and the right to question said safety and value

issues.

I think it's great to have a forum to share

information, questions and ideas as well as support

for parents who " stand out from the crowd. " Sometimes

it can be a lonely world! I also think it's good to

keep the communication and education flowing for the

betterment of everyone. So thank you to all, in

advance, for your information, efforts and the

invitation to this list. I imagine I will play more

of a backseat role to start as I " listen " and gather

evidence and until I get a bearing on this list and

time to say anything on my mind. (time - does anyone

know what that is anymore?)

With that I'll close. I look forward to getting to

know you all...

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