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[–] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I don’t know if I have any physical scars from chickenpox, but the misery of having it is one of my earliest memories.

I recall sitting in the bathroom, everything was itching and painful, the light was off, but what little light there was bored into my head. My mother took a photo of me, with the camera flash on. She was laughing, while also crooning over me.

I didn’t know that there even was a vaccine for chickenpox until I was in my 20s. I was so little, who in their right mind is okay with their child going through that? My mother is an anti-vaxxer and honestly I loathe her for that.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

same here, dint realize there was one. and i also found out through my records i had the vaccine but it dint prevent the severity of shingles though, i had it at 20 since i had the chickenpox prior to the vaccine coming out. varicella is pretty mild for children, but its dangerous for adults, the symptoms are considerably more severe and requires treatment asap.