Good luck with the article in the paper.  I send constant letters to the paper correcting the information they publish.  None has ever been printed.  They simply accept the info they are given by the CDC or FDA as fact.  One news channel last week reported that there was a serious blood shortage here in Cincinnati due to the flu outbreak  HUHHH.  I dont know of anyone who needs blood due to the flu.  Now I send the letter to the paper and forward it to everyone I know.  At least some information gets out.

I wish I knew what I know now. My son had a DPT shot at 6months, later on that day he had about 10 seizures, was hospitalized for 2 weeks. He was never the same after those seizures. He stopped crawling, stop holding his bottle, stop smiling. He was diagnosed with autism at the age 2. My son is now 20, and still have seizures once in a while. He is my only child. I just could not handle going through this ever again.

I also wish that I knew what I know now back when I vaccinated my children. I am a homeschooling mom to 4 kiddos.  My daughter was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata (it's now Alopecia Totallis) when she was 3.  I had figured out there could be a link to this as it coincided with a dose of immunizations.  When I found out I was pregnant with #4, my husband and I both agreed not to vaccinate as we had stopped all with our others.  Well the hospital administered the hep B without our consent.  At about 6 days of age our son developed round bald patches (not normal infant balding), that's when I looked at the immunization card and noticed what had happened.  Thank god his condition cleared up with the use of elidel.  After reporting both of my children's reactions to immunizations, I was told that this is becoming more common and was advised not to immunize my chilren.  She also went onto say that I needed to make my children aware in the future when they have children.  She also informed me that they are discovering that immunizations don't immunize some people.  I am one of those.  I had my mmr twice as a child, yet when I had my first daughter I showed no immunity.  They convinced me to get another and I still show no immunity. It's sad that something has to happen before you get all of the info!  If they had fully disclosed all information I never would have immunized from day 1.

Yes, Like you I have 5 children and I home educated all of them but I had the blessing to learn about vaccines back in the 1970's before I had my children.  I have been passionately researching (27 years) and educating parents about the dangers of vaccines for last 15 years and I released DVD called,

"Are Vaccines Safe?"  Dr. Joe just sent it out to all on his newsletter 2 weeks ago and now almost 70,000 people have viewed it!!!!  Thank You Dr. Joe and please let everyone know my web site for more information on vaccines is www.childhoodshots.com   Thank You, Mary Tocco

There are a LOT of us who wish we knew then what we know now...

Don't let the door hit us on the way out?  Are you serious?  Ironic that you'd "defend" this country by going against one of it's most important principles... that of free speech and our right to express dissent.  I guess you think our founding fathers, when they were tired of living under England's corruption, should've just shut up and gone elsewhere, not letting the door hit them in the a** on the way out?  Thomas Jefferson said "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive."

If you think this is the best country on earth, GREAT!  Enjoy.  For those of us who think it could be even better, well, there's nothing wrong with that either.

Deadhead,

You forget that our founding fathers, being so sick of the corruption in England DID go elsewhere - that elsewhere is the US.

We have drifted so far from our founding father's vision that a lot of us wonder if we can ever get it back.  

Hmmm. Deadhead and New to Natural are responding to a post that has been deleted. I saw it earlier, but when I came back to reply, it was gone.

May I respectfully suggest that simply because an opinion is unpopular, that is no reason to eliminate it. Free speech and a lively exchange of ideas are important. In fact, Dr. Mercola himself confirmed that in the last newsletter.

The writer of the missing post suggested that those who don't think this is the greatest nation in the world should leave it. The writer has obviously never been abroad, because there are easily a dozen countries just as fine as ours. There is no utopia. At least those who belong to health sites like this are working to bring about positive change and make a difference here. Had that post remained, the writer might have read some responses that would have given him (or her) new insights.