“I didn’t think much of the vaccination debate until I had a medically fragile child. My lone surviving triplet came home from the hospital at 4 months old after being born at 22 weeks gestation.”
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“I didn’t think much of the vaccination debate until I had a medically fragile child. My lone surviving triplet came home from the hospital at 4 months old after being born at 22 weeks gestation.”
“I told no one. I still to this day, until this moment, haven’t mentioned it to anyone. This is me being open about it.”
“She didn’t need to. I already knew.”
“He was very upset and put his hand on my shoulder. ‘Mom, I would never do that to you or dad. I love this family way too much. I love you, mom.’ I looked straight in his eyes and thanked him, and I truly believed him. I still do till this day. He was home, safe, planning for school the next day. When I went to wake him for school, I knew he was gone the moment I saw him.”
“I didn’t want to burden anyone with ‘ridiculous and frivolous drama.’ I knew hurting myself was wrong, and I was scared of getting in trouble. And the biggest reason I held it in: I was terrified of rejection.”
“She screamed in pain whenever her head was turned. Her neck was stiff, rigid. The ER doctor called me. I nearly spit out my drink. ‘What?!’ This was almost a myth. What in the world was it doing in my office—heck, in my city?”
“That split-second decision and that appointment Halloween day would soon change the course of our lives forever.”
“We said our final goodbyes by attending a shared burial. Our baby, along with 30 or so others, were buried all together in a beautiful little white casket. At the end of the service, each family had a chance to spend a few moments with all the babies in the casket. My husband, the girls and I all walked hand-in-hand slowly up front.”
“’Maybe this is just what it’s like to have three kids,’ I thought. I cried alone. I pushed my friends away. I couldn’t connect with my kids.”
“There was no accident, no cancer diagnosis, nothing amiss beyond what the doctors said was the flu.”