Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Is hope a good thing?

Sometimes I wonder if I should waste my energy hoping.  The more I hope that Madison will outgrow her seizures the harder I get hit every time she gets another one. 
After the 3 months with no seizures I was so hopeful that we can may be stop the medication some time this year and see how she would do on her own. 
But no, that was too much to ask. 
I keep blaming myself for not reading up on this vaccination propaganda before i took her to the doctor. Can't really blame my pediatrician, assuming that he does what he believes is right. IF he vaccinates his four children then he apparently believes that this is the way to go. But I do have the right to think for myself and I don't agree.  Who do I blame?
Well if I have to blame someone, and I don't necessarily do, but I am angry. I am angry at myself for letting this slip by me and I am angry at a society that blindly accepts everything they are sold.
Do we all go and buy products because we see the shiny ads and brainwashing commercials? Yes, sometimes we do. But sometimes we also second guess and ask around for other's opinions and if we are gullible enough to do it once we don't go and buy the same thing again if we don't like it and if it doesn't perform to our standards?
So why don't we do the same with inoculations? After all the whole thing is one big ad campaign the pharmaceutical companies asked the government to do for them.
How much longer are we going to keep our eyes shut and ears deaf?
For how much longer would our kids will have to suffer the dangers of genetically engineered viruses shot up into heir little bodies?
For how long will we just stand there and let the state and federal government make the choice for our kids' health and well being? 
After all isn't that our choice? Isn't that our right to look out for our children that is being taken away right under our noses?
When was the last time that your pediatrician asked YOU should your child be vaccinated ?
So I wonder should I hope that things might change during my lifetime, or my daughter's lifetime? Or should I give up the hope?
E

2 comments:

Husk Family said...

Aw, seriously do not put blame on yourself. You made a decision, and you felt at that time that your decision was the correct one and would benefit her! You had NO IDEA knowing either way what would happen!

I still sometimes blame myself for vaccinating Aurora... Its so much guilt, and what if's, if I hadnt gave them to her! But I cant change it... sucks!

How has she been? Is she still in control or having a lot of seizures?

E. said...

she's been better. Only one seizure this week. But what bugs me is that they are different. She screams as if she's in pain right before it starts. I also find her not as lively as she used to be. But may be that's because she's been sick for a while now. Sometimes she would just stare- i don't think those are seizures but it makes me wonder what have i done to my child?
I hope Aurora is doing better. When are you going for the VEEG?