Mom begs parents to vaccinate their children

A mother asks parents to vaccinate their children, revealing the dangerous reality for children with cancer.

<p class = "canvas-atom web-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Wednesday, the author Nicole Stellon O & # 39 Donnell tweeted in a viral thread with 38,000 "likes" and 26,000 "retweets", "Dear parents of children who do not have cancer: a simple exposure to measles in a grocery store caused the following events when my child was in chemotherapy. "data-reactid =" 23 "> On Wednesday, author Nicole Stellon O'Donnell tweeted in a viral thread with 38,000" likes "and 26,000" retweets ","Dear parents of children who do not have cancer: a simple exposure to measles in a grocery store caused the following events when my child was in chemotherapy.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "O Donnell, a mother of two, has explained that "due to exposure, his youngest child, who had been diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2014, had suffered. "My daughter was quarantined for a month. It's enough to be bald and suffer from chemotherapy at age 8, but to be unable to leave the house, "she wrote. "data-reactid =" 26 "> O'Donnell, a mother of two, explained that because of this exposure, her youngest child, who had kidney cancer in 2014, had suffered. "My daughter was quarantined for a month. It's enough to be bald and suffer from chemotherapy at age 8, but to be unable to leave the house, "she wrote.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "She also tweeted,"When we arrived at Ped / Onc, they had to cancel their appointments and close the infusion room while they were settling the details of his show. The treatment of all other patients (children with cancer) this afternoon has been disrupted. ""data-reactid =" 27 "> She also tweeted,"When we arrived at Ped / Onc, they had to cancel their appointments and close the infusion room while they were settling the details of his show. The treatment of all other patients (children with cancer) this afternoon has been disrupted. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Stellon O'Donnell added,"The examination room in which we were located had to be closed and "final cleaned up", disrupting the pediatric emergency department's ability to serve other children with cancer in an outpatient setting . " "data-reactid =" 30 "> Stellon O'Donnell added:The examination room in which we were located had to be closed and "final cleaned up", disrupting the pediatric emergency department's ability to serve other children with cancer in an outpatient setting . "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "She also wrote that her daughter had been forced to wear a mask during a future return flight: "It may seem trivial, but imagine being eight years old, bald, skeletal, with no eyebrows or eyelashes. and have to wear a mask in public. " "data-reactid =" 31 ">She also wrote that her daughter had been forced to wear a mask during a future return flight: "It may seem trivial, but imagine being eight years old, bald, skeletal, with no eyebrows or eyelashes. and have to wear a mask in public. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Therefore, there was a related risk that d & # 39; Other children patients would need injections of a drug called Neulasta, which increases the production of white blood cells. "Side effects include terrible bone pain, "tweeted Stellon O'Donnell. "Fortunately, the number of white blood cells in my daughter was high enough that no child would have to endure that … I cried with relief when they told me that ## 147 ## 39; none of the other children had to take Neulasta. " "Data-reactid =" 34 "> As a result, there was a related risk that other pediatric patients needed injections of a drug called Neulasta, which increases the production of white blood cells."Side effects include terrible bone pain, "tweeted Stellon O'Donnell. "Fortunately, the number of white blood cells in my daughter was high enough that no child would have to endure that … I cried with relief when they told me that ## 147 ## 39; none of the other children had to take Neulasta. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "" Please, have your children, "she writes." Please, get vaccinated against the flu. It is an act of compassion for the many children who need collective immunity because their immune system does not work. "Stellon O'Donnell added the #VaccinesWork hashtag." "data-reactid =" 37 ">" Have your children vaccinated, "she wrote. Get vaccinated against the flu. It is an act of compassion for the many children who need collective immunity because their immune system does not work. "Stellon O'Donnell added the #VaccinesWork hashtag."

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Stellon O'Donnell's Twitter feed turned out significant."As an immunocompromised adult woman, thank you for posting this, "a woman tweeted. "An occasional exposure to measles could kill me. Fortunately, the only time I was exposed, I managed to handle enough antibodies. It was a hell of a miracle, and I can not expect a miracle every time. ""data-reactid =" 40 "> Stellon O'Donnell's Twitter feed has been significant."As an immunocompromised adult woman, thank you for posting this, "a woman tweeted. "An occasional exposure to measles could kill me. Fortunately, the only time I was exposed, I managed to handle enough antibodies. It was a hell of a miracle, and I can not expect a miracle every time. "

<p class = "canvas-atom web-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Someone wrote, "Our son spent a week in isolation after exposure to measles. He has had a heart transplant and can not get MMR. Your tweet perfectly summarizes the chaos and panic of an exhibition. "Someone else tweeted, "I am also immunocompromised and I appreciate that you broadcast this. People do not understand that it can mean our death. " "data-reactid =" 41 "> Someone wrote, "Our son spent a week in isolation after exposure to measles. He has had a heart transplant and can not get MMR. Your tweet perfectly summarizes the chaos and panic of an exhibition. "Someone else tweeted, "I am also immunocompromised and I appreciate that you broadcast this. People do not understand that it can mean our death. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Robert HuizengaMD, an internist at Beverly Hills and an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, told Yahoo Lifestyle that children with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, should avoid MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. "The MMR coup is a a live virus vaccine that, for people whose immunity is compromised, may not be effective or cause serious infections, "he said.
"data-reactid =" 42 "> Robert HuizengaMD, an internist at Beverly Hills and an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, told Yahoo Lifestyle that children with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, should avoid MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. "The MMR coup is a a live virus vaccine that, for people whose immunity is compromised, may not be effective or cause serious infections, "he said.

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