Re: (Apri)Reply to Tracey, IL!! Any Houston area residents wanting MMR seperate?

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April,

Okay, I can't remember if I have written you or not. If I have,

please excuse me. I have received a lot of mail and a ton to

answer. Anyway, thanks for the info. I will keep in for future

references.

Thanks,

Sheryl

> Sheryl,

>

> I have heard that it is easy to get an exemption if you live

in Texas.

> It is much easier than here that is for sure. We have a medical

only.

>

> I hope you will stick around as well. I can not imagine the

worry that such small preemies can bring. I am not of much help

here. I have not kept up with this thread very much either. I dont

really think you have the wrong list but there may be some others

you like better depending on your reasons.

> There is a group called AVN or something that deals with

vaccinations and then there is the vaccination libertation

group that is pretty good.

> They arent as busy as this one.

>

> April

> Okay, maybe I am on the wrong list. I thought I said I

didn't

> write this email to PISS anyone off and obviously it provoked

lots

> of anger. It may not be directed at me intentionally but all I

can

> hear when I read the emails is SCREAMING. I mean you make me

sound

> like an idiot and I am not. I surely don't appreciate the

sentence

> you wrote about " I am sorry, but if I had preemies I'd worry

less

> about vaccines and stay home with them longer. " Well, EXCUSE me

b/c

> I quit my job and had to go on warefell just to stay home with

my

> very sick children who have obviously other issues from just

being

> preemie. My children do come first and that is why I joined

this

> group, TO LEARN, not to be seen as an idiot. Your friend might

have

> had a preemie, but did he or she weigh only 15.6 ounces when

they

> were born. Did it have to go through huge numbers of blood

> transfusions just to live. Did the parents not get to hold

their

> child until 3 months old? Did the child stay in the NICU for

over 6

> months? Now, you tell me who doesn't care. Right now, I am

trying

> to get my daughter to eat ANYTHING solid. I have stood up to

the

> doctors for over 2 years to deny feeding tubes. I am taking the

> hard road and I don't feel taking the easy way out is the best

> way!! Trust me, having doctors always tell me that my kids are

way

> off all growth charts doesn't make me happy but I chug along

trying

> everything possible besides medicines and operations to keep her

> growing. That is difficult in itself. I am sure you are saying

why

> don't you do that with vaccines then. If you read my post I

said

> they got some of the shots b/c I felt they needed them, RSV for

1

> round included. Yes, they could have died from Pneumonia!!!

Being

> on a vent for 3 months and oxygen for over a year doesn't make

for

> strong lungs. However, that is why I joined the list, to read

up on

> things " QUIETLY " and take the information in as I see it. I am

> reading books and talk to friends of autistic children. You

can't

> assume we are all stupid b/c you just don't walk in our shoes.

I

> simply just wanted information, not attacks to use to make the

best

> informed decision for me. That is why my kids haven't gotten

the

> MMR yet, that is why they haven't gotten the chickenpox yet,

that is

> why they haven't gotten any since age 1 1/2. Did you give me

> support for that, NO. Instead of being so evasive, you could

come

> across as a little nicer and people would probably respond and

even

> listen better. In fact another lady on this list gave me great

> advice and sent me things I could use to get exemptions. I only

> know what I read and here and that doesn't mean I know

everything or

> anything close. However, I don't have millions of hours to

spend

> researching, unfortunately b/c I do stay home and take care of

my

> twins, they don't go to daycare and for your information, my son

who

> lost his ability to say some words due to fluid in his ears will

> need to go to school to get that head start. Plus, you are in

> Illinois, you aren't in Texas so I don't know if you are up on

all

> the laws. I read on the internet that it is very difficult to

prove

> a religious exemption and the church has to sign documents

saying

> that they don't believe in vaccinating children. If your state

does

> it easy than fine, but make sure you are up on my state's laws

> before knocking my ability to try. Like I said, there are some

nice

> people on this list that are trying to HELP me do so and are

from

> Texas. I think they would have a better understanding than you.

>

> Yes, I am on the wrong list as I won't post ever again! Thanks

>

> Sheryl

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You did not respond to me in fact, I have not responded. I just dont have time

to respond to all I want to. I have not read many posts on this thread.

I rarely read everything. This is a busy list to say the least.

I wish you and your babies the best in health. Dont forget to take care of

yourself because those babies need you.

April,

Okay, I can't remember if I have written you or not. If I have,

please excuse me......

[Guest guest]

I am horrible at e-mails lately. I dont mean what I say and twist words

around. Sorry about that. I meant to say I only responded once before and you

just replied once.

April

You did not respond to me in fact, I have not responded. I just dont have time

to respond to all I want to. I have not read many posts on this thread.

I rarely read everything. This is a busy list to say the least.

I wish you and your babies the best in health. Dont forget to take care of

yourself because those babies need you.

April,

Okay, I can't remember if I have written you or not. If I have,

please excuse me......