Twenty-five years ago, the chemo that "cured" our son's leukemia took his life. I remember all too well the anguish, pain, and anger I felt then; the emotions I experienced I would never condemn another to suffer. Suffice it to say that I felt I had failed him; as his parent, I was supposed to keep him safe, to prevent bad things from happening to him. In our society, at this time and place, parents are not supposed to bury their children. But, we did.
Which makes it all the more confusing to me; during this deadly pandemic, when science has proved beyond any shadow of a doubt that masks help slow the spread of this killer virus, why parents are "up in arms" when masks in schools are discussed. Why would you not want to protect your children?
Speaking of protection, we have vaccines available for all people 12 years of age or more. So, what is keeping people from getting a pin pick that will save your life, and the lives of those around you? Why would you not have your child vaccinated?
Friends have told me they are afraid of the possibility of a side effect from the vaccine. Let's put this in perspective, shall we? You have a 1 in 200,000 chance of a negative reaction to the vaccines. A 1 in 500 chance of dying from Covid, if you are not vaccinated. You have a 1 in 107 chance of dying in an automobile accident. Yet, you still drive, right? I thought so. To be perfectly honest about it, all of the excuses for not getting vaccinated fall apart under similar scrutiny.
There was not, and still is not, a vaccine to prevent cancer. No mask would have prevented my son's death.
You, however, have a choice. You can have you child wear a mask, and you can have your child vaccinated. You can wear a mask and be vaccinated yourself.
Isn't you child's life worth it?
Thanks for reading, as always your thought and comments are welcome.
RM "Bob" Hartman
You said it all.
ReplyDeleteHope you are doing well, Bob.
Very well put as always, Bob. There is so much misinformation out there, I'm struggling to comprehend it all. The vax alters your DNA, leads to blood clots etc. I even saw a post where the person claimed it causes Myocarditis. At this point, to vax or not seems to have become an IQ test.
ReplyDelete--Always, Flipside.
They (Trump) rushed to produce it.
ReplyDeleteThey (Trump) circumvented safety procedures.
They (CDC) have not done long term human trials.
They (Trump) gave the producers immunity from liability.
They (Media) politicized any possible therapeutics.
Prior to the 2020 election many Democrats had doubt about the safety of the vaccine too.
You buy into the propaganda like sheep.
Enjoy being a test subject.
Very well, don't get vaccinated. Your body your choice, freedom, liberty, your right, etc. correct?
ReplyDeleteI wonder, would you wear a mask and distance for the simple reason that were you to become infected, couldn't you take solace in knowing you'd done all you could otherwise to prevent the spread of covid mutations by masking and distancing?
I'm referring to those days you'll remember as perhaps your last when unwittingly, un-masked, and within "bad breath range," you spread a disease capable of debilitating those it doesn't kill?