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Date: December 28th, 2008

Merck discontinues the single MMR vaccines

28 December, 2008 (23:53) | 6 - News | By: Mom

Merck recently announced that it has decided to stop production on the single M, M & R vaccines and will focus on the combo MMR - which probably comes as no surprise to anyone with a vaccine injured child who has done any research on vaccines. Why? Because no one tells you that you can split up the MMR. Most pediatricians do not offer that information because they have combo MMR shots sitting on their shelves that they have to move before they expire - and when questioned, most pediatricians don’t want to write the script for the separate vaxes - because then their staff will have to administer three separate injections instead of one.

The health of our children just never comes first. Ever. Not before profit. Not before convenience. This was one of the hardest lessons I ever had to learn the hard way. They just don’t care about our kids. It’s all about the allmighty dollar.

Merck Focusing on Combination Vaccine: Manufacturer Stops Sales of Monovalents for Measles, Mumps, Rubella

December HBOT hours

28 December, 2008 (23:33) | Journal | By: Mom

12/01/2008 - 3.0 hours
12/08/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/10/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/11/2008 - not sure
12/13/2008 - 3.0 hours
12/14/2008 - 1.5 hours
12/15/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/16/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/17/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/18/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/19/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/20/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/21/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/22/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/23/2008 - 2.0 hours
12/24/2008 - none
12/25/2008 - none
12/26/2008 - none
12/27/2008 - none
12/28/2008 - 1 hour
12/29/2008 - none
12/30/2008 - 2.5 hours
12/31/2008 - 2.5 hours

Total hours for December: 35.5 hours

Approximate number of hours for 2008:
mid-May through mid-June: 90 hours
June: 12 hours
July: approx 40 hours
August: approx 40 hours
September: approx 40 hours
October: approx 40 hours
November: 42.5
December: 35.5
Total: 340 hours

Obsessed with water

28 December, 2008 (15:38) | Journal | By: Mom

So, Nicholas was always partial to playing in the sink with water. The sink mostly, sometimes you could persuade him to get in the tub and play. But what I called a water obsession back then was nothing like I am calling a water obsession now. Ever since we started the Enhansa, Nicholas is back to being obsessed with playing with water. So much so, that every time he heads for the kitchen sink, I head for the basement to turn off the water. In the past, it’s been once a day (maybe) and that was tops. His play with water became less and less and was at the point where it was only a once in a while thing or when he was in the bathtub. Now, it’s several times a day - and nothing will get him away from the sink. No redirection, no threat of going to bed or not going/doing what he wants - nothing. So, as he heads to the kitchen and starts pulling over a chair - we run downstairs and turn off the water.

Yesterday, he’s getting smart - he conned me into believing he wanted a bowl of cereal - as he was pulling the rice milk from the fridge. Nope, he took all of the cereal out of the bowl and just wanted the milk to play in.

I sure hope that whatever is causing this ends soon…..

Tolerance Lost DVD Trailer

28 December, 2008 (14:14) | 4 - Resources | By: Mom