What Are Vaccines?

It is no secret to people that know me where I stand on the subject of vaccinations. I am neither adamantly for or completely against them, I live somewhere in the middle, the grey area, recognizing both their benefit globally and their dangers in developed worlds. I am, however, enthusiastically for safety, testing, and medical freedoms. Unfortunately, as so many can attest to, the second you open your mouth with concerns, you are lumped into the “radical anti-vaxxer” category... and this can be a pretty dark place. My son has been heavily discriminated against for no other reason than his parents have made the choice not to follow the CDC recommended vaccine schedule. I won’t go into examples or details but it’s truly and absolutely devastating. There is just so much misinformation and fear mongering out there on both sides of the argument and it has caused a huge divide in our country. Honestly, that’s even an understatement. When I saw the discrimination against unvaccinated children and families, especially in California and New York, I knew I needed to find a way to explain to my son that there was nothing wrong with him. I needed him to know that the fear or hatefulness of others is not a reflection of him at all. So, I looked for a children’s book that I could have on hand for when he was old enough to understand that may answer his questions This book has no agenda. It promotes love, understanding, and kindness to everyone, regardless of where they stand with the issue. My hope for this book is that it will be healing... that it will rebuild bridges. Let’s all be respectful of one another and recognize we are all just doing the very best we can. Live and let live. Love and let love.