Vaccine Injury Stories

Everything was going perfect we planned the pregnancy, so I knew from the start. It was a very happy and healthy pregnancy, birth, everything. Birth was natural with no epidural. Four pushes she was out, and perfectly healthy.

She was simply a very happy baby always smiling never sick. She was Rolling over, trying to sit up on her own a little. Doing everything a 4-month-old should be doing. Her Pediatrician even commented that she was above average on her motor skills.

Then she got her 4-month vaccines.

(07/08/2014)

3 shots including 6 vaccines;

DTaP, Hib, IPV, Rotavirus, PCV, Hep B 

I could feel God tugging at me to decline them. I did. I 

told the nurse no. She assured me my baby was fine and would remain fine. She told me DCF could be called if anyone finds out my baby isn't vaccinated, that it is medical neglect. I was so scared so I turned my back on my baby. I just looked the other way and said "Fine" and she got her shots as she sat in her daddy's lap. I knew at that moment I had failed her. I felt it in my gut, but I ignored it.

Within the hour our baby girl completely changed. 

**She started having seizures and/or spasms.

** Screaming a horrible high-pitched scream.

**She no longer smiles, coos, or laughs. **Can no longer hold her head up, or sit up on her own. 

**No longer rolling over.

**No longer interested in toys. 

**clenching of the fists

Gradually she got worse. 

**She started arching her back horribly and trying to push her head back all the time almost touching her bottom. 

**Eyes go back into her head after seconds of focusing on something, especially after a seizure or spasm.  

**At times she is hypersensitive and has a spasm with just a soft rub on the face by our hands or a kiss on the cheek, but not always. 

**stiffness in joints, especially arms and neck.

As you can imagine we were very concerned, I knew something was wrong. Our worst fear had come true. 

I called the doctors they said it was perfectly normal. They told me to give her Tylenol.

I took her to see her Pediatrician for her 5-month check-up. They said I was overprotective and that she was just teething, gassy, and below average in motor skills. But just one month ago she was above average, that doesn't make sense. Anyway, I kept asking questions regarding vaccines or anything else just knowing gas and teething weren’t the cause. However, he was reluctant to answer.

Her 6 month appointment she was seen by a different Pediatrician. We explained all the same symptoms and concerns. She immediately picked our daughter up and checked her out, feeling her head. She then immediately referred Ariella to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. Explaining that the fontanelle (soft spot on the top of her head) had completely closed prematurely.

We immediately rushed her there. They ran a CAT scan to determine the cause of the fontanelle closing. Finding that the brain had stopped growing at 4 months of age, decreased in size a little,  and she had a few cysts on her brain.

So they admitted her and the tests began. 

**urine tests

** countless blood tests

**spinal tap

**MRI 

After 3 long days of constant testing, they sent her home. Only to return 2 days later for an appointment for more tests. 

**more blood

**EEG 

**hearing test

For the next 3 weeks, all we could do was pray and hope for 

the best, as we waited for the results. Finally, they came but it wasn't good.

Her galactocerebrosidase was low. Indicating it could be Krabbe disease, or another disease similar. 

Now Krabbe disease is 100% genetic. Meaning both parents have to carry the gene. As well as everyone else in both of our families. It is so rare the doctors who worked on her case will never see it in their life again. 

They said they needed to do a DNA test to confirm it. However, we had to pay out of pocket. We went down to the lab paid right then and there and got the test done.

In the meantime, they are already convinced she has it and will pass soon. Advising us to enjoy our last few days with her and to make her comfortable.

They then prescribed her gabapentin and clonidine. Claiming they were both all-natural, had no side effects, and I couldn't overdose her if I tried.

I researched them. 

Finding out - 

**Of course they are not natural. 

**There are serious side effects including death for both. 

**They proscribed her twice the amount of gabapentin my grandfather who is an amputee is proscribed. 

**Clonidine is not for children under the age of 3.

**Gabapentin is not for children under 12. 

**Both slow the heart rate. 

**These two mixed eventually would have stopped her heart.

So the test results from the "DNA test" came back and turns out it wasn't the DNA test they did. It was the same test he was holding the results from when he ordered the DNA test, the test that confirmed her galactocerebrosidase was low. They did the test twice. And now claim they can't do a DNA test on her, or us. Only the fetus if I get pregnant again.

They refuse to give us answers as to why they can't do the test now. They change the subject as quickly as possible when I say it happened within an hour of her shots. My child's brain completely stopped growing, my child stopped development and lost all development she had. My child's brain shrank. And they wouldn't help me save her. They gave up on her. They tried killing her, tried stopping her heart.

They also tried putting her in hospice. After explaining to both the referring doctor and the nurse that called that we are not in the least bit interested, that we refuse to give up. They still randomly showed up and after yet again explaining we didn't need the service they almost immediately started explaining the sedation process and started getting out the sedation tools, meanwhile, my child was already sleeping. I continued to refuse it. Explaining this all started with the vaccines. Then all she cared about was whether we spoke to any attorneys. Asking us 5 times within 15 minutes in different ways. As we answered the same way each time, Stating we were only searching for doctors.

I have now discontinued going back to see them. They refuse to address the fact the vaccines caused this and We refuse to watch her die.

From research and speaking with other doctors I have found that the vaccines could cause low levels of galactocerebrosidase also. So that answers that question. I am working on getting a DNA test to roll out Krabbe. I have however gotten a DNA test done showing what meds she can and cannot have based on her DNA make up. 

My name is Abigail. I was injured by a vaccine and this is my story. 

This is a little hard for me to share, and a bit traumatic as I go back over some of the hardest moments of my childhood. I’ve been silent about this for far too long, and now I’m ready to speak up. Although I realize this is a controversial topic, I’m asking for grace and understanding. 💜

I was born in 1998 to a loving and amazing family. My parents are incredible, and everything they’ve done for me was out of love. They’re heartbroken that I was put through so much suffering, but I hold no animosity towards them at all. If I was in their position, I probably would’ve done the same thing.

In the beginning, my parents didn’t link my symptoms to vaccines, since they didn't realize there were significant risks - they just trusted their doctor. Because I was so young, I don’t remember everything, but some things I remember clearly—especially the scary seizures. 

One of my earliest childhood memories was of having a seizure. I didn’t realize what it was at the time, but it terrified me and my parents. They later described it to me as a “staring spell” because I was staring in to nothingness and wouldn’t respond to them. Little did they know that I was fighting to respond to their frightened pleas. I can only describe it as paralysis because, although I could see and hear them, I physically could not respond. 

I fought, but my body refused to move, and I couldn’t force out a single sound. It was honestly one of the most traumatic things I remember as a child because I was unable to tell my parents how hard I was fighting to respond. To this day, I can still see the terrified look on my mother’s face as she begged me to answer her.

Soon afterwards, I experienced vision and hearing loss. My parents started to notice one of my eyes “wandered.” At first, they thought they were imagining it. Then one day, I remember staring at my mom and asking her why I was able to see “two mommies”. She realized something was wrong, and they scheduled an appointment with an eye doctor who diagnosed me with amblyopia. 

The same goes with my hearing loss. I consider myself extremely fortunate that I didn’t lose my hearing completely. In fact, I can go without hearing aids if needed, but I still need to rely on them to hear certain tones and pitches. 

I remember soon after receiving my first pair of hearing aides…I was in my mom’s bathroom with the water running and heard the rush of water out of the faucet. I told my mom that I had never heard the sound of water that way before. The sound of water was a “tone” I could barely hear. 

I also started experiencing wild mood swings and would easily go on sensory overload. This is particularly difficult for me to write because I remember how I felt having little to no control over my emotions. I would obsess over the smallest of issues, becoming irrational, and often crying for hours on end over things I couldn’t control. Dealing with my “melt downs” became my parent’s new normal, never knowing when or how something would set me off crying and screaming.

Having nine other children who didn’t have this issue made my behavior all the more perplexing and clearly “abnormal.”

I was an extremely socially awkward child. I remember longing for friendship, but because of my obsessive-compulsive tendencies (OCD), I had a hard time making friends. I tended not to take social ques—I was often harsh and “bossy.” 

I found myself trying to force people to do things exactly my way, without considering how they felt, and ended up hurting people’s feelings in the process. (To those who are still my friends after all of this, you’re the real MVPs. I’m so sorry that I literally forced y’all to be in my princess plays. 🙈😂)

I often complained of stomach cramps and sharp leg pains. My hair was super thin and would easily break off, I was frail, and I had trouble gaining weight. 

It wasn’t until I saw a doctor who ran blood tests, that my parents discovered I was extremely intolerant to wheat. To this day, I still have severe reactions from wheat/gluten, although my symptoms have changed somewhat since then. 

Over time, I learned how to deal with my challenges. I no longer experience seizures or hair loss, and I no longer have leg or stomach pains. I do still have vision problems and my hearing will never be the same, but it really could be so much worse. I’m still learning how to put others needs before my own, and to better handle my emotions and frustration, but aren’t we all?

I no longer struggle with the same issues that I had making friends, and I’m surrounded by a community of beautiful and uplifting people. I don’t ever want to take that blessing for granted.

This has been a long and painful road for me and my family, but God has been faithful through it all. I am still learning and researching ways to continue to heal, but I am on a healthy path, and I’m so, so thankful for all of it.

Thank you to everyone who has walked this road with me, especially my family. We’ve had to go through so much to get to where we are now, and y’all never gave up on my healing journey. 

If you’ve been vaccine injured or have a family member who has, just know you aren’t alone. I’ve been silent for too long, but my voice matters and yours does too! Don’t be afraid to speak up because you never know if it could impact someone. 

This Is my story.

 I had been vaccine free untill I was 16

At age 16 I become vaccine injured after getting all my 💉

I had been a totally healthy child/teen before getting all 💉 so I could finally "be normal and go to school" (that's what my teen self thought).

Afterwards I started having asthma attacks within months of my vaccines, I get sick now even if it's small and it last forever and I can't shake it, I have allergies that I never had before.

I had been a healthy 16 year old and now sick all the time.

Years later I was given the Flu and DTap Vaccine at 34/35 weeks pregnant.

It stopped my daughter from moving or growing. 

Which she had been on track before the vaccines.

We did a stress test and ultrasound and No movement was shown.

I had a csection that night. 5lb 3oz

she was given the Vitamin K Vaccine & HepB Vaccine within less then an hour of her birth.

She lost more then 10 percent off her body weight dropping to 4lb 8oz and was failure to thrive.

Thank GOD for the power of breastmilk.

For the next 2/3 months I would breastfeed every hour and then pump and syringe feed her the milk I pumped. Round the clock 24/7 for 3 months.

She never has been given another 💉

She is now almost 7 healthy and thriving.

 I almost lost her then because I didn't trust my gut and do my research.

Thankfully my daughter lived. 

But I have way to many friends that have lost baby's while pregnant or after birth to vaccines. 

Vaccines injury and Death are REAL Not Rare!

Edited to add

It took me a few years and tons more research before I was able to put all the pieces together about my injury and my daughters.

I am happy to say I now have a almost 1 year old son that is totally totally vax free. I told them NO to flu & DTap vaccine while pregnant this time around and we said No to eye ointment, the Vitamin K Vaccine & HepB at hospital. And all other vaccines since.

He is healthy and almost 1 years old. :)

On June 24th 2019 my daughter was born via emergency cesarean when I was 34 weeks. I had an ultrasound at 32 weeks to check on everything since I had a low placenta, and everything was perfect with her. She was tracking beautifully and my midwife was very happy to go ahead with a natural birth.

At 33 weeks I still hadn’t had my whooping cough or flu vaccine even though I was being pressured by so many people to get it.  Everything in my being said no, I was so anxious about it. Finally, I gave in and had the Tdap as I was being made to feel like a bad mum. I had family members say “you’re not protecting your daughter, if you won’t, I will”. 

It breaks my heart that I gave into this bullying because the night after having the vaccine, I experienced a strange feeling. I was throwing up, cramping and called the on call nurse at 2am. They said it was most likely gastro but that didn’t make sense because my partner hadn’t had gastro. I then called my midwife in the morning, who also said it sounded like gastro. I knew something wasn’t right as I stopped feeling her the next morning. I did everything I could to make her move. My heart sunk when nothing worked, so I rushed to a local GP and had them listen to her heartbeat. As I was in the waiting room I felt her move for the first time so I honestly thought, okay you’re being a paranoid first time mum everything is fine.

The GP was able to hear her heartbeat and didn’t seem concerned. So, I continued to just push my instincts aside even though I knew deep down something wasn’t right.

I saw the midwife 5 days later and once again addressed my concerns. She agreed to have me go to the hospital for checking. My daughters heart rate was high so they decided on an ultrasound. I never could of prepared myself for what they told me. “Your daughter has had a grade 4 brain bleed and has developed a condition called hydrocephalus we need to get her out now”.

The next few months were honestly a blur but at 5 months old she is now severely delayed. She has had 2 brain surgeries, been diagnosed with visual impairment, cerebral palsy etc.

I know in my heart this vaccine caused this. My life is forever changed and now I don’t know what to do about  vaccinations. In Australia, you can not receive funding if you don’t get vaccinated and can not go to schools or Kindies. Everyone dismissed my concerns and said it was 100% coincidence so I gave her the 6 week shots. She seemed to cope well with the vaccines although I noticed she started doing strange eye movements about 5 day’s after the vaccines but unsure as to if this is related to hydrocephalus or not.

What happened to her is soo rare. To have a germinal matrix bleed in utero is almost unheard of and there just isn’t any other explanation.