MMR Pluserix & Immravax MMR vaccines
Too Little Too Late
Sept 2010
http://www.jabs.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5117
I am a new member and not just a passing casual visitor. Whenever injustice
is done particularly by virtue of the cloak of concealment that is always cast
by the medical profession when it is challenged either morally or financially, I
am always interested.
It was my intention to rabbit on about this subject because it tends to relieve
the anger that always wells up as I relate my story; however I have decided to
jump straight in so as not to lose your attention.
The only thing I ask is that you remember that the most important issue is that
this happened BEFORE the MMR scare was even suspected. This statement is to
indicate that at no stage did I suspect that the MMR vaccine might have had any
deferential effects on my son. BUT that changed only when I was alerted by
reports in my daily paper many years later.
Sometimes I wonder if a few years ago when children as young as 12 months were
given the MMR vaccine that parents or GPs could possibly be aware that children
of such a young age actually suffered from any form of autism prior to the
vaccine. Certainly in severe cases it would have been spotted, but for many of
us it would have been difficult to tell, however if the child was an infant
before given the vaccine any changes would have been more noticeable. Likewise
if the MMR scare had been documented at that time then parents would certainly
be on the lookout for even the most minor changes in their children’s behaviour
patterns, however correlation would have been far more difficult prior to the
scare, so whether there is any basis of truth in the findings of Dr. Andrew
Wakefield or not, it certainly attains some credibility if there had been
changes in established behavioural patterns after the MMR vaccines but prior to
his findings. This is my case in point.
My son Simon suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome! This form of Autism was
completely unknown to my wife and I prior to his diagnosis in the mid nineties.
With the MMR vaccines introduced when he was attending infant school
(Pre-School) my wife and I were well aware of any problems Simon may have had
and none of them were major in any way. On the advice of the GP he was given his
first vaccine in 1988 when he was 4 years old with the booster around 6 weeks
later.
Changes were becoming obvious within weeks of the vaccine. He became introverted
at home, reverting to wetting the bed, falling of his bike, now unable to catch
a ball. He became sullen and quiet, sitting and rocking from side to side,
taking no interest in anything. His school reported that he was being disruptive
and was not responding as he had previously. They omitted to report that he was
being singled out and remorselessly bullied, particularly by the ethnic majority
of the pupils that attended his school.
It was months into years before we gained an application by virtue of the school
and the GP to attend the local Child Assessment Centre. Many months and several
assessment officers later Simons final consultant was an Australian Physiatrist
who one day asked us to look at a leaflet she had acquired. There in the
description was the exact symptoms of Simons condition almost word for word, it
portrayed Asperger’s Syndrome something neither my wife and I had never heard of
which made the hairs on the nape of my neck stand up and I shuddered.
I do not need to describe the problems associated with Autism because most of
you will have in some way experienced it. However our problems increased as
Simon grew older and his condition became more apparent to his peers with
virtually no help from the government or even voluntary services to help him or
fund him in any way. Having to retire with Osteo Arthritis and suffering from
Epilepsy my life with Simon has not been easy. This was demonstrated even more
by a Cardiac Arrest and its consequences on my health in general. My wife,
already a lifelong class 1 Diabetic, was during this period diagnosed with
breast cancer from which the resultant Chemo laid her low for almost a year
after her mastectomy.
It was during the last 7-8 years that I was alerted to the MMR vaccine scare,
which set me to wondering. How does a perfectly normal 4 years old have a
complete change of personality in just a few months? How can he simply forget
how to catch or play with a football? How can forget how to ride a bike in few
weeks or even to show the love or affection we had instilled in him? How can he
forget how to brush his teeth or use a knife and fork?
What was the catalyst that prompted such a change? The answer may seem obvious
but the MMR vaccine was the only answer I could come up with. The first and
second inoculations ‘in 1988 came within the time scale of change. Also
suspicious was that the particular batch of MMR vaccines with which Simon was
inoculated was later withdrawn in 1992 because of suspected problems. This link
is an article from the Daily Telegraph March 2007.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1544592/Vaccine-officials-knew-about-MMR-risks.html
The GMC in union with the government who protects its interests with the
pharmaceutical companies can deny almost with impunity any risks from the MMR
vaccine stating that there is little if any evidence that the vaccine is
responsible for any form of Autism and see if you can prove it!, Indeed about 3
years ago at a time when the scare was at its height the health authority for
the area in which I live enlisted the names of 100 GPs to endorse the vaccine as
safe, filling an entire page with their names advocating the safety of the
vaccine. This to me was like a red rag to a bull because ignoring the subject of
MMR not one doctor can possibly categorically vouch for any drug because they
just do not know how it will react on any individual. Remember that many GPs and
Consultants gave the Thalidomide Vaccine to hundreds of mothers to be the
consequences of that trust and endorsement are well documented by the horrific
results. None of those doctors bore any responsibility.
Another example of lack of understanding on a smaller scale are the common
mistakes that are prevalent in the medical profession, those very people who are
given drugs to administer with which they had no hand in producing, take my
Epilepsy as one of those examples. I have been taking Phenytoin TABLETS every
night for nearly 20 years and am completely stable. One evening while recovering
from a heart attack a nurse tried,along with other medication, to give
administer Phenytoin CAPSULES. My local pharmacist had already warned me about
changes so I objected. The scorn of the nurse was obvious and the Sister made it
known in no uncertain terms she was not pleased. She called in the duty doctor
who tried his hardest to persuade me. Eventually some tablets were found.
But for the next 24 hours I left was in no doubt from the atmosphere that I was
not a favourite on the ward. Despite vindication by the hospital pharmacist who
endorsed my stand the sister would not speak to me for a week except to jab me
more forcefully with her syringe! Had I accepted the capsules the stabilization
of my fits could quite easily have been compromised and the consequences
undeniable such as losing my driving license for 3 years.
Needless to say I believe that in the light of evidence i.e. my sons set
personality at the time of the vaccine followed by the rapid change, the
reputation and withdrawal of the 1988 vaccine, and the diagnosis of Asperger’s
Syndrome, is evidence enough to allow legal action and that if I had the means I
could pursue my son’s case in court. After all with my and my wife’s health
prognosis not good when we go who will care for my son when we have gone.
Trouble is where do I start?
Lastly I ask you to remember that this is a very condensed story like the inside
of a book cover really.
I have missed out Simons own story, things such as his attending a Special Needs
College and walking home regularly in the middle of the night over 33 miles come
hell or high water twice against the traffic of the M5. How about walking
directly into a fairground ride while it was in full motion, or jumping into the
sea to catch a fish in 40 feet of icy water fully clothed etc. etc?
Any questions please ask.