Passionately Curious

my mother, whilst pregnant, was exposed to unvaccinated kids who had measles. She got the virus, but my brother (26 weeks of gestation) was affected by the virus. 

he has a degenerative neurological disorder called neuronal migration. My brother has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. He’s in a wheelchair. We communicate via sign language. he has fits. My brother, at 17, may catch a cold that’ll kill him. he’s nearly died twice because of pneumonia. He had a seizure last year, fell out of bed, and fractured his collarbone. 

At the age of fourteen, I and my father had panic attacks when my brother had a seizure. His heart stopped. I, at fourteen, had to act the parent because my father was catatonic with grief because he thought he was losing his son. 

vaccinate your fucking kids you selfish bastards. 

you have no idea

NONE. AT ALL.

about the pain my parents suffer because my poor brother is so ill. 

my dad has leukemia, which is a form of cancer that affects the blood. he’s on medications for it and is in remission, but between the disease and the chemotherapy he’s left severely immuno-suppressed.

my dad is hospitalized at least once a year just from basic stuff like the common cold. i’m afraid to even go near him when i’m sick because i’m afraid he’ll catch whatever i have. if he caught the flu or measles from an unvaccinated kid, he could very likely die. 

I pass these two guys and they whistle and one made cat noises and one asked “hey missy, where are you going dressed like that?”

and I was trying to walk past but it looked like they were about to follow me so I tried to say “back off” or “go to hell” but I was flustered because I’ve never been catcalled before and I said loudly “BACK TO HELL”

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