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Hekate

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8. I was in high school when I met a girl who'd had encephalitis from mumps. Blind, crippled...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 04:19 PM

Mar 2025

Crutches and leg-braces. And did I mention totally blind. About my age. This would have been about 1962 or 1963.

My sibs and I got mumps (and everything else) in primary school, and it was miserable — but I had no idea those diseases could maim and kill you.

I swore to myself that if there were ever a vaccine for mumps and the rest that my children would get them. There were, and I did.

And now my first-born is 49 and thanks to Bobby Jr she is an anti-vaxxer and none of her children will ever get those injections.

RFK Jr should rot in jail — or maybe hell.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy is now suggesting that everyone should get measles. [View all] applegrove Mar 2025 OP

if even .1% contract encephalitis and die ( not unlikely ) lapfog_1 Mar 2025 #1

Getting measles (unlike getting vaccinated for measles) fucks up your immune system. RockRaven Mar 2025 #2

My mom was born in 1937...got ALL the diseases FirstLight Mar 2025 #7

Mass polio vaccinations came along in the late '50s/early '60s. I was still in grade school... Hekate Mar 2025 #14

Polio vaccines were not until mid 1950 unc70 Mar 2025 #16

Oh okay, I was not sure about how prevalent polio was FirstLight Mar 2025 #17

Measles is a disgusting dangeous horrible infection. It's easily Klarkashton Mar 2025 #3

In that case, lead by example Blaukraut Mar 2025 #4

What a great idea. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 2025 #12

Heroin addict with a brain worm aocommunalpunch Mar 2025 #5

Every senator who voted to confirm him shares the blame. n't elocs Mar 2025 #6

I was in high school when I met a girl who'd had encephalitis from mumps. Blind, crippled... Hekate Mar 2025 #8

Had them already, no thank you. n/t TygrBright Mar 2025 #9

Somebody inform RFK jr. that it's year 2025---not 1955. Paladin Mar 2025 #10

He is insane! Tree Lady Mar 2025 #11

I was really sick, too. I was about that age. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 2025 #13

You first, Arf-Kay. C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #15

Just because he had them, doesn't mean everyone else should get them! LeftInTX Mar 2025 #18

So, he wants to literally kill people through his ideas. sakabatou Mar 2025 #19

Do my job I'll collect the paycheck lame54 Mar 2025 #20