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Hello all and Happy New Year,

I am new and here is our story. My son Wade (is 3 1/2 years old) lost the

ability to speak after the MMR at the age of 13 months. Prior to the shot he

had been babbling, and saying ma and hi. He could make no speech sounds at all

for the next 14 months--all we heard was grunts from him. He also appeared to

not hear when we said his name. He also had episodes when his eyes would roll

back in his head for a few seconds. We now know these could have been seizures.

These resolved about the time he started babbling again at the age of 27 months.

This past August he was diagnosed with a severe phonological disorder. His

speech is improving and we are pleased with his progress. His hearing tested

normal.

Although we have gotten both a medical and religious exemption for vaccines, we

still want to know what happened to him. Was it mercury toxicity from the

thimerosal? Was it a vaccine induced encephalopathy that caused damage from

which he is slowly recovering? Was it an autoimmune reaction? We are

considering filing a claim for an off the table injury with the Vaccine Injury

Compensation Fund. Has anyone been down that path and willing to share about

it?

I am hoping someone can relate to our story. This has been a long and lonely

road. Finding a doctor who thinks that vaccine injuries can and do occur is a

very very difficult task. We do have him on video after the MMR when he could

only grunt-it was as though he could not move his mouth. Can any one recommend

doctors (pediatric neurologists, language regression specialists, vaccine injury

specialists) who can evaluate our son/ videotape and tell us what may have

happened? We are in KY but willing to travel to see the right expert.

Thanks.

Sandy in KY

mother of Wade (age 3 1/2)

severe phonological disorder

possible history of seizures ????

history of language regression