The virus can cause “immune amnesia,” leaving patients more vulnerable to other infections.
Erica Finkelstein-Parker planned her daughter’s 8th birthday party with love.
Because Emmalee adored airplanes, Finkelstein-Parker chose the theme “Flying High with Emmalee.” Finkelstein-Parker filled nearly two dozen brightly colored goody bags for Emmalee’s friends — one for every child in her class, so no one would feel left out.
Months later, the treat bags remained unopened in Finkelstein-Parker’s bedroom, reminders of a birthday party that was never held.
Emmalee, who developed a rare complication of measles that can strike years after infection, spent her 8th birthday in hospice care at her family’s home. Her parents adopted Emmalee from an orphanage in India when she was 2 ½ years old. The orphanage staff didn’t tell them she had been infected with measles.
There’s going to need to be a lot more suffering and death before anti-vaxers learn.
Ariel Loop was shocked when her 4-month-old son, who had received all recommended vaccines, became sick with measles after visiting Disneyland in 2015. Babies are vulnerable to measles because they aren’t routinely vaccinated against the virus until age 12 to 15 months.
Why the fuck would you bring a 4-month-old to Disneyland? That is pure, reckless negligence.
Loop took her son to the emergency room after he developed red spots, itchy eyes and a fever of 102 degrees that acetaminophen didn’t help. Loop, a nurse, was especially worried about her son because he was born prematurely and suffered a stroke while in utero.
This just makes me so angry. From the fact that she’s a nurse and should know better than to take even a healthy 4-month-old somewhere so crowded to the fact that she knew he had health problems and did it anyway! Willful, reckless negligence. She didn’t care about that kid; she cared about going to Disney. And that kid is going to suffer for the rest of his life for her decisions.
