[blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!

[David Andrews]

This is not blindness-related, so please let's not get started on this one.

David Andrews, List Owner

At 01:34 PM 4/17/2012, you wrote:

>At the risk of starting another war, I hate it when friends and 
>family, or anybody else, says that vaccinations are bad.  There are 
>small risks, as with everything, but I know an elderly couple who 
>lost their college age daughter to meningitis, which is one thing 
>that is vaccinated for.  She got sick late one night, and less than 
>24 hours later she was dead.  Perfectly healthy before that.  So 
>I'll run the risk of a shot, thank you, instead of that.  I 
>contracted pertussis, or whooping cough, and it was miserable for 
>months.  Not life-threatening for me, but I could see where it would 
>be to a baby or an elderly person, or one who is fragile like 
>Cheyenne.  The coughs were so intense I cracked a couple of ribs, 
>and pulled an abdomen muscle, and after that I felt like knives were 
>stabbing through me every time I took a deep breath.  I could see 
>where a cough like that would tear a baby apart.
>
>Jo Elizabeth
>
>"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
>compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and 
>tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you 
>will have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, 
>American scientist
>
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>From: "sabrina Giles" <coco2879 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:26 PM
>To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!
>
>>Hi Jo,
>>Yeah that's what my mom said it wouldn't last long
>>Its frustrating when you've got friends and family trying to tell you that
>>vaccinations are bad for her.  Granted, I don't like her getting the shots
>>because I'm sure its very painful.... for that matter I hate needles too!
>>Plus with her heart condition, the remaining hole small though it is, she
>>needs to be extra healthy if that makes sense.
>>Sabrina
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:21 PM
>>To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!
>>
>>Sarah sometimes got a fever when she had her vaccination shots.  She was
>>usually back to normal within about two days.
>>
>>Jo Elizabeth
>>
>>"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
>>compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
>>the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
>>these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>>
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>>From: "sabrina Giles" <coco2879 at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:05 AM
>>To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!
>>
>>>Hi Jo,
>>>thanks she is doing well, although last night she got a bit of a fever.
>>>I gave her tlenol last night but this morning it came back.  She had
>>>her shots that were due I'm thinking that was what caused it.
>>>Although the last time, she got her shots she  didn't get a fever.
>>>Sabrina
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:51 PM
>>>To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!
>>>
>>>
>>>Right on, Cheyenne!  And Mama, too, keep on keeping on.
>>>
>>>Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>>"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
>>>compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and
>>>tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will
>>>have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943,
>>>American scientist
>>>
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>>>From: "sabrina Giles" <coco2879 at gmail.com>
>>>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 7:49 PM
>>>To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>Subject: [blparent] Cheyenne, and a great bill of health!!
>>>
>>>>Hi  everyone,
>>>>
>>>>Firstly let me thank everyone for contributing to my breast feeding
>>>>question.  We are doing so much better now, and I feel a lot better
>>>>after reading everyones suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>Today Cheyenne went to the doctor and she is doing well.  They said
>>>>she was right where she should be with weight etc.
>>>>
>>>>Just wanted to keep everyone updated.
>>>>
>>>>Hugs,
>>>>
>>>>Sabrina