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Hi ladies. Haven't visited in awhile, but I need your help today.<br><br>
On my way to bed I heard an email come in and was surprised to see it was from my MIL. We had spoken on the phone earlier today. Anyway - she was replying to the weekly update I send to family and friends every Sunday, more specifically, to my paragraph about my happiness with our neighbor's son having CP and my inviting him over to play with my son, who had it when he was a baby, even after the boys mom called to tell me. In my email I said that I hoped my 10 month old would get it.<br><br>
Here is what she wrote:<br><br><i>YO-chicken pox is NO FUN AT ALL FOR ANYBODY, MOST ESPECIALLY ADULTS!! It can do serious, permanent damage to an adult, and can harm a child's hearing. I had it for the better part of 10 days, and by that, I mean DOWN IN BED, sick to my stomach, head pounding, fairly high fever for 7 straight days. Not to mention the misery of the itching, and the scars that came as a result of scratching I couldn't keep myself from.<br><br>
Chicken pox is not to be taken lightly...although it is.<br><br>
If you and Devin BOTH get it at the same time, it will be more miserable than you can imagine. Calamine doesn't always do it, maybe they've got other remedies now, but it's better to avoid it altogether. Don't ask for it.<br><br>
Take it from someone who's been through it as an adult, with young children who got it at the same time.<br><br>
Yes, Tim has had it. He's probably forgotten that. He breezed through it, Devin will, too, at his age. But you might not be so lucky.</i><br><br>
Here is the reply I'd like to send -<br><br><i>Chicken pox is a childhood disease, meant to infect children. If Devin doesn't get it as a child, he'll probably get shingles, which is much worse than chicken pox when an adult. But, I shouldn't worry, right, because there's a vaccine for shingles now. Big Pharma has taken care of the problem that's become a side effect of the chicken pox vaccine. The CP vax delays children who get it, not giving adults in their circle the boost they need, so they get shingles, and then the poor kids who never had CP, which I did have as a child by the way, get a very memorable case of shingles as Tweens or Teens. Hunter had a small case of it at 6 months, and the virus will forever be in his body now, keeping him immune, and when he interacts with other infected kids like Jonathon, his immune system gets a refresher course and boosts his immune system, etc. for us.<br><br>
I know you mean well, but don't even assume I have taken the health of Devin lightly. I've read up on it as well as the other diseases of yesterday we have traded for the chronic illnesses we see today. I hope Devin gets it and I have talked it over with Tim. You know your son, if he doesn't agree with something, he says so, and you know quiet ole' me. I only speak up when I have something to say. If I am unable to handle it, I will take Devin to the doctor, but honestly, I feel he'd have a better chance at home, see attached article. I have an entire folder filled with information I have read and re-read until I couldn't see straight. If you'd like me to share this info with you, all you have to do is ask and I will be just thrilled that you're interested in my point of view. Tim calls my use of cloth diapers my new hobby, but my lack of indulgence of today's doctors and their medicine is not. Many people are stopping and saying, Hey, wait a minute.... If I had been stronger and asked more questions in late 1997, maybe once in the well child visits scheduled every month or two of 1998, which continued over and over again, not to see how healthy he was but to keep with the vaccine schedule in 1999, than your first grandchild might not be affected with autism for the rest of his life.</i><br><br>
I just want to make sure I have my facts straight and don't want to sound confrontational because my husband gets very upset if there is friction between us and MIL. I'm actually surprised she didn't CC him. He's out of town on business. I don't understand why she didn't bring it up over the phone...but she was asking to speak with hubby, so maybe she wanted to talk to him first.<br><br>
Thanks ladies.
On my way to bed I heard an email come in and was surprised to see it was from my MIL. We had spoken on the phone earlier today. Anyway - she was replying to the weekly update I send to family and friends every Sunday, more specifically, to my paragraph about my happiness with our neighbor's son having CP and my inviting him over to play with my son, who had it when he was a baby, even after the boys mom called to tell me. In my email I said that I hoped my 10 month old would get it.<br><br>
Here is what she wrote:<br><br><i>YO-chicken pox is NO FUN AT ALL FOR ANYBODY, MOST ESPECIALLY ADULTS!! It can do serious, permanent damage to an adult, and can harm a child's hearing. I had it for the better part of 10 days, and by that, I mean DOWN IN BED, sick to my stomach, head pounding, fairly high fever for 7 straight days. Not to mention the misery of the itching, and the scars that came as a result of scratching I couldn't keep myself from.<br><br>
Chicken pox is not to be taken lightly...although it is.<br><br>
If you and Devin BOTH get it at the same time, it will be more miserable than you can imagine. Calamine doesn't always do it, maybe they've got other remedies now, but it's better to avoid it altogether. Don't ask for it.<br><br>
Take it from someone who's been through it as an adult, with young children who got it at the same time.<br><br>
Yes, Tim has had it. He's probably forgotten that. He breezed through it, Devin will, too, at his age. But you might not be so lucky.</i><br><br>
Here is the reply I'd like to send -<br><br><i>Chicken pox is a childhood disease, meant to infect children. If Devin doesn't get it as a child, he'll probably get shingles, which is much worse than chicken pox when an adult. But, I shouldn't worry, right, because there's a vaccine for shingles now. Big Pharma has taken care of the problem that's become a side effect of the chicken pox vaccine. The CP vax delays children who get it, not giving adults in their circle the boost they need, so they get shingles, and then the poor kids who never had CP, which I did have as a child by the way, get a very memorable case of shingles as Tweens or Teens. Hunter had a small case of it at 6 months, and the virus will forever be in his body now, keeping him immune, and when he interacts with other infected kids like Jonathon, his immune system gets a refresher course and boosts his immune system, etc. for us.<br><br>
I know you mean well, but don't even assume I have taken the health of Devin lightly. I've read up on it as well as the other diseases of yesterday we have traded for the chronic illnesses we see today. I hope Devin gets it and I have talked it over with Tim. You know your son, if he doesn't agree with something, he says so, and you know quiet ole' me. I only speak up when I have something to say. If I am unable to handle it, I will take Devin to the doctor, but honestly, I feel he'd have a better chance at home, see attached article. I have an entire folder filled with information I have read and re-read until I couldn't see straight. If you'd like me to share this info with you, all you have to do is ask and I will be just thrilled that you're interested in my point of view. Tim calls my use of cloth diapers my new hobby, but my lack of indulgence of today's doctors and their medicine is not. Many people are stopping and saying, Hey, wait a minute.... If I had been stronger and asked more questions in late 1997, maybe once in the well child visits scheduled every month or two of 1998, which continued over and over again, not to see how healthy he was but to keep with the vaccine schedule in 1999, than your first grandchild might not be affected with autism for the rest of his life.</i><br><br>
I just want to make sure I have my facts straight and don't want to sound confrontational because my husband gets very upset if there is friction between us and MIL. I'm actually surprised she didn't CC him. He's out of town on business. I don't understand why she didn't bring it up over the phone...but she was asking to speak with hubby, so maybe she wanted to talk to him first.<br><br>
Thanks ladies.
