Often, vaccine advocates who focus on families who have suffered from vaccine preventable diseases are accused of fear mongering. Strangely enough, fear is often what motivates people to refuse vaccines. Fear of...
Every Easter season I imagine how devastating it would be to watch your child suffer and die. While I sat in church yesterday, blessed to be among my family...
Last Friday, I was excited to refer readers to the “Immunize for Good” campaign. This week there is something else we need “So Bad”; an entertaining way to get people’s attention and...
http://flic.kr/p/NxRz3 “Can’t We Just All Get Along?” By Dena Penner I have often been reminded of that phrase from back in the late 1990’s as I have begun to...
Unfortunately, bad news often overshadows the good. As recent posts have focused on lawsuits, irresponsible celebrity doctors and measles outbreaks, I thought it might be time to focus on some positive...
By Christine Vara It took 280 days. About 40 weeks. Nine months, in other words, for this pregnancy to ultimately deliver. Only this time, I helped to birth a...
By Christine Vara When our first child was born, my husband and I were intent on protecting her from harm. While we were probably like most new parents, I’ll...
They say time heals all wounds. While I believe that certainly can be true, I also recognize that often, scars remain. Last week at this time I sat in...
It’s worth the poke to protect the world’s children. By Shannon Duffy Peterson A life changing event – one involving your children – will make any parent regret what they...
By Christine Vara Yesterday, my daughters and I got our flu shots. Actually, we got a double nasal spray – one up each nostril. I must say that whoever...