EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain
“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.
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?
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.
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.
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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.
conservatism is a mental illness.
I’ve never seen “religion” spelled that way before.
Religion is just an excuse to justify the hatred. They hate the real Jesus and disagree with the text in the Bible.
These people have never read the bible.
My point exactly. If it wasn’t religion, they’d find something else to use as justification for their hatred.
Religion normalizes the tribalism and magical-thinking.
Sounds like laziness leading to child neglect, to me. There are endless ways to justify laziness, no need to pick some specific one.
It’s not laziness. These people are actively opposed to vaccination.
I live in this region. Yep
Lazy thinkers.
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:
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?
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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
God gave you vaccinations.
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.
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.