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Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 238 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

“We’re not blaming God for this,” said 35-year-old Kristina. “Yes, it hurts, of course, it hurts. But God has chosen Ethan for a reason. God is doing something, and we're gonna glorify his name regardless.

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Doctors suggested Ethan’s parents could take him to Greenville Memorial Hospital, a larger facility with more specialists. Because their son was in so much distress, his parents decided to take him home and keep a close eye on him. “If all they're doing is antibiotics, maybe he'll be more comfortable at home, and we don't have to put him through this,” his mom said

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Less than 48 hours later, though, on Jan. 30, Ethan’s condition deteriorated to the point where he had “no movement at all,” his mom said. “It felt like his body was slowly losing all mobility,” she recalled. Kristina rushed Ethan to see the local doctor, who took one look at him and told the mom to get him to Greenville Memorial Hospital, about a 36-mile drive, right away.

Fuck every single unfortunate atom that make up these inbred fucking monsters. 'God' gave them enough signs to make election campaigners jealous and they ignored every fucking one. They should be in prison for child endangerment at best.

[–] JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world 98 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

conservatism is a mental illness.

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've never seen "religion" spelled that way before.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Religion is just an excuse to justify the hatred. They hate the real Jesus and disagree with the text in the Bible.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These people have never read the bible.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My point exactly. If it wasn't religion, they'd find something else to use as justification for their hatred.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Religion normalizes the tribalism and magical-thinking.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like laziness leading to child neglect, to me. There are endless ways to justify laziness, no need to pick some specific one.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not laziness. These people are actively opposed to vaccination.

[–] jenings@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I live in this region. Yep

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lazy thinkers.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Attempted murder gets my vote. Restraining order automatically granted between parent and child.

Just as ignorance of the law is no excuse, maybe we should think the same way about science provided three things:

  1. It is very consequential when science is ignored
  2. There is insanely broad consensus in the scientific community about the topic at hand
  3. A scientist, in this case a doctor, tells you to do something and then you do the opposite
[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idk i kind of get it. I don't want the government regulating how I raise my kids. I don't want them to enforce that i follow rfk jrs recommendations. I don't want them saying I legally have to educate my kids according to turning point's curriculum.

It's a slippery slope and I don't trust the government as far as I can throw it to set what is considered scientific consensus.

Hard agree these parents should be found criminally negligent, but how will that be possible when their own government is telling them not to trust vaccines?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

A parade of bad decisions against this poor kids, then they ward the end she whines about feeling helpless? You missed so many chances to be helpful

[–] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

God gave you vaccinations.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah... This is what MAGA looks like here.

A lot of people are confused about what's happened to my country. The answer is that votes from people like this are being counted as far more valuable than people in big cities that understand and respect science.

I'm speaking literally.

They have MORE of a weighted importance when voting.

[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Trust me, I know. County v county and whichever side has more counties gets the state, then whichever gets more states gets the win. Instead of something reasonable like population, this makes rural areas almost guaranteed to beat urban areas.

I'm American too and the election system here has always been awful. Unfortunately we're taught that it's 'the only way' or whatever the power-mongers would say.