Flu Shots: What you DON’T know COULD hurt you!

“By 1853, Parliament began passing laws to make the untested vaccine compulsory throughout the British Empire. Other countries of Europe followed suit. Once the
economic implications of compulsory vaccinations were realized, few dared to disagree. Then, as now, the media were controlled by the vaccine manufacturers and the government, who stood to make huge money from the sale of these spurious vaccines.“… Tim O’Shea, D.C.

What’s in the regular flu shot?

Egg proteins: including avian contaminant viruses
Gelatin: known to cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are usually associated with sensitivity to egg or gelatin
Polysorbate 80 (Tween80™): can cause severe allergic reactions,
including anaphylaxis
Formaldehyde: known carcinogen
Triton X100: a strong detergent
Sucrose: table sugar
Resin: known to cause allergic reactions
Gentamycin: an antibiotic
Thimerosal: mercury is still in multidose vials

Do flu shots work?

Not in babies:

In a review of more than 51 studies involving more than 294,000 children it was found there was “no evidence that injecting children 6-24 months of age with a flu shot was any more effective than placebo. In children over 2 yrs, it was only effective 33% of the time in preventing the flu.

Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2 (2008).

Not in children with asthma:

A study 800 children with asthma, where one half were vaccinated and the other half did not receive the influenza vaccine. The two groups were compared with respect to
clinic visits, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations for asthma.

CONCLUSION: This study failed to provide evidence that the influenza vaccine prevents pediatric asthma exacerbations.

Reference:
“Effectiveness of influenza vaccine for the prevention of asthma exacerbations.” Christly, C. et al. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Aug;89(8):734- 5.

Not in children with asthma (2):

“The inactivated flu vaccine, Flumist, does not prevent influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma… In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than children who do not get the vaccine.”

Reference: “The American Thoracic Society’s 105th
International Conference,” May 15-20, 2009, San Diego.

Not in adults:

In a review of 48 reports including more than 66,000 adults, “Vaccination of healthy adults only reduced risk of influenza by 6% and reduced the number of missed work days by less than one day (0.16) days. It did not change t he number of people needing to go to hospital or take time off work.”

Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

1(2006).

Not in the Elderly:

In a review of 64 studies in 98 flu seasons, For elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia.

Reference:
“Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3(2006).

What about the new Swine Flu shot?

A new report from a WHO advisory group predicts that global production of vaccine for the novel H1N1 influenza virus could be as much as 4.9 billon doses a year, far higher than previous estimates. The report says that vaccine makers are expected to produce about 780 million doses of seasonal flu vaccine for the northern hemisphere’s 2008-09 flu season for the June 12 Announcement:

The new H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine is going to be made by Novartis. It will probably be made in PER.C6 cells (human retina cells) and contain MF59, a potentially debilitating adjuvant. The government reportedly has contracted with vaccine manufacturers to produce a total of 193 million doses of swine flu vaccine (and also has ordered 119 million doses of MF-59 and AS03 adjuvant)

MF-59 is an oil-based adjuvant primarily composed of squalene, Tween 80 and Span85.

All oil adjuvants injected into rats were found toxic. All rats developed an MS-like disease that left them crippled, dragging their paralyzed hindquarters across their cages. Squalene caused severe arthritis (3 on scale of 4). Squalene in humans at 10-20 ppb (parts per billion) lead to severe immune responses, such as autoimmune arthritis and lupus.

Reference:
“Survey of human-use adjuvants.” Kenney, RT. Edleman, R. Expert Review of Vaccines. 2 (2003) p171.

Reference:
“Vaccine A: The Covert Government Experiment That’s Killing Our Soldiers and Why GI’s Are Only the First Victims of this Vaccine.” Matsumoto, Gary. New York: Basic Books. p54.

Federal health officials will probably recommend that most Americans get three flu shots this fall: one regular flu shot and two doses of any vaccine made against the new swine flu strain.

Reference:
Washington Post., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is talked to school superintendents around the country, urging them to spend the summer planning what to do if the government decides it needs their buildings for mass vaccinations and vaccinating kids first.

Reference:
CBS News, June 12, 2009.

Is Mandatory Vaccination Possible?

1946: US Public Health Service was established and EO 9708 (Executive Order) was signed, listing the communicable diseases where quarantines could be used. 1946 and 2003, cholera, diphtheria, TB, typhoid, smallpox, yellow fever, & viral hemorrhagic fevers were added.

April 4, 2003: EO 13295 added SARS to the list.

April 1, 2005: EO 13295 added “Influenza caused by novel or re-emergent influenza viruses that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic.”

EO 13295: President Bush gave the Sec. of HHS the power to quarantine at his or her discretion. Sec of HHS has the power to arrange for the “apprehension and
examination of persons reasonably thought to be infected.” A cough or a fever could put a person at risk for being quarantined for an extended period of time without recourse.

January 28, 2003: Project BioShield was introduced during Bush’s State of the Union Address. This created permanent and indefinite funding authority to develop “medical countermeasures.”

The NIH was given authority by Bush to speed approval of drugs and vaccines.

Emergency approval of a “fast tracked” drug and vaccine can be given without the regular course of safety testing.

December 17, 2006: Division E: The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act was added as an addendum to Defense Appropriations Bill HR 2863 at 11:20p on Saturday night, long after House Committee members had signed off on the bill and gone home for the holidays. Section (b)(1) states:

The Sec of HHS can make a determination that a “disease, health condition or threat” constitutes a public health emergency. He or she may then recommend “the manufacture, testing, development, administration, or use of one or more covered counter measures…”

A covered countermeasure defined as a “pandemic product, vaccine or drug.”

Division E also provides complete liability protection for all drugs, vaccines or biological products deemed a “covered countermeasure” and used for an outbreak of any kind.

Complete liability protection has been given to drug companies for any product used for any public health emergency declared by Sec of HHS.

Pharma is now protected from all accountability, unless “criminal intent to do harm” can be proven by the injured party. They are protected from liability even if they know the drug will be harmful.

Reminds me of the how officials and manufacturers both KNEW the risk they were taking by adding mercury into vaccinations but chose NOT to do anything about it.

What can We do?

These are just a few suggestions. Add to this list and spread the word. Give this information to everyone you know and love.

· Begin by contacting local first responders (EMTs, Paramedics, Fireman, etc). Tell them what will be in the flu shots and explain that they will be the first ones to get it.

· Write a small article for LOCAL, community newspapers. Watch for samples on www.DrTenpenny. com

· Have at least 3 weeks of food and water at your house and be prepared to voluntarily self-quarantine if given no other options.

· Stock up on Vitamin D3 (3000IU per person), Vitamin A, Vitamin C, etc and homeopathics for the flu. It has been shared that if you had to get the shot, *immediately* afterward, rub the area hard and brisk with 1/2 of a freshly cut lemon. I don’t know if that will help, but it certainly can’t hurt.

· Check out www.oath-keepers. org . A pdf of their oath for easy printing will be on www.DrTenpenny. com. Share this information with local military recruitment office, reservists and retired military. Connect with other activist organizations – those who support 2nd amendment issues, the environmental and animal rights. Help spread the word about their passion and get them involved with yours.

You can’t do it all, but you can do something!

As stated years ago by Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

For more information go to

www.SayingNoToVaccines.com
or www.DrTenpenny.com

To decrease (or is it increase?) the pandemonium, a Flu Tracker website has been created to allow people worldwide to follow suspected and confirmed cases by location with supporting details included. http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

What Does Autism Really Look Like?

The images that might come to your mind may parallel with those often seen printed any number of locations – from publications we receive in the mail to billboards on the street.

From my personal experiences I believe Autism has another side – a positive side that is often overlooked by the world in our rush to achieve “perfection.”

My interpretation of what Autism really looks like follows:

Honest by nature.
It’s just not logical to lie.

Memories like an elephant.
Intense focusing abilities contribute.

Accept others unconditionally.
Fashion and fame: unimpressive.

Clear understanding of ‘live for the moment.’
Gratification comes quickly.

Egos are not worn on their sleeve.
Functional and logical: the answer.

Often dedicated to unique passions.
It’s interesting to them—any more questions?

Profound visionaries—it comes naturally.
Your agenda could impede their progress.

Not afraid to play alone.
Game rules: a personal interpretation.

Acuity and keenness that very few understand.
Colors around them aren’t seen—they’re felt.

Won’t mess up your day—at least not deliberately.
Hidden agendas are a considered a waste of time.

Insightful perspective on life.
“People should be more like animals. That way,
when they’re having a bad day, they could just
hide behind their tails.” From Tanner, age five.

Here is the link for the trailer for my new book – coming this fall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFe7OJ5xnR8

Also, tomorrow (Thursday, July 16th), I will be on the Fox 21 (Colorado Springs station) Morning Show. On the first segment I will be discussing Autism (the causes, concerns and much more.) The 2nd segment will be focused on my new book: The Journey, Home From Autism. What would YOU like for me to cover on this show? Thank you, in advance, for your thoughts and comments.

Who’s Really Responsible?

For many years I thought it was my responsibility to ensure that my son completed every bit of his homework!
Correctly and on time, of course…
On many nights this meant that dinner became whatever I could put on the table the quickest! Thankfully, I prepare gluten-free / casein free meals in large quantities and freeze them. Warming up something that is precooked eliminates a great amount of stress.
Now, if my only obligation was helping Tanner with his nightly homework our chances of survival would improve. But, like most mothers, I have a family beyond Tanner to care for. (Sometimes I think this is a huge shock to him). Preparing dinner for my husband and younger son Oliver (as well as occasionally feeding myself — when time allows!) is a nightly event. I really do enjoy cooking; therefore I don’t usually view this as a “job.”
Oliver, of course, comes home with his share of homework and his need for attention. Add to the additional house hold responsibilities: taking care of one cat, one dog and a tank full of tropical fish — then explain how to find a logical “balance?”
In order to be fair to everyone it is absolutely crucial that no one person or thing receives all of the time or attention. (Yes, I know — most children on the spectrum have no concept of this notion — bear with me).

Rewards or Bribery?

Rewarding a child for doing a good deed and for good behavior
promotes their self-worth and encourages more of the same.
Bribing a child to do that which should be expected of them is
encouraging them to become the one in “control”.
There are times when either method could be considered “correct”.

• We have “Tanner-time” and “Ollie-time” — where I have play-dates with only one child at a time. My husband is a huge help with this and the events are almost always successful. These are great “rewards” (or is it bribery?) for completing homework assignments.
• We take walks in the middle of homework time — fresh air can do us all wonders.
• Reading a book (or reading for fifteen minutes) is another great break that reactivates our brains and reduces our stress levels.
• Cooking together is an activity we usually enjoy. I will let the boys come up with something they want to cook and we find or create a recipe. One of our best adventures was making home-made pop-tarts. We created a gluten-free / casein-free recipe for Tanner. The adventure was captured with my camera and shared under Photos on my Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1034265176.
• Making a craft is also another way to rejuvenate a child’s energy level. They can make something out of practically nothing. I save toilet paper rolls, interesting shaped containers and magazines. Oliver receives My Big Backyard – an annual gift from Andy’s mother — the boys’ grandmother Cecily. Tanner’s annual gift is Ranger Rick. For our family she sends the National Geographic. With the three magazines we have unlimited craft ideas. A few of ours:
o Animals on a stick (cut out animals and glue them to craft sticks). We create plays with our new “friends” and use our couch as a stage.
o Collages — cut out the subject matter of choice — glue onto a piece of cardboard, wood or even an old mirror.
o Cut out interesting pictures (like a big gorilla); glue your own face (from really small photos) on top (over the face or on the belly). Add a firm backing — like poster board or cardboard (old cereal boxes are great) — and you’re almost done with a great Christmas tree ornament or gift!
Next, you’ll want to poke a small hole in the top and insert a loop of yard or string (we tie it in a knot and glue the knot to the back).
Finally — add a coat of spray gloss (about $3.00 at Hobby Lobby) and you’ve created a craft in less than an hour! The best part — the memory you created with your child will be remembered every time they see their face shining back on the craft they made. We usually make several at a time — keeping some and sharing some.

When Everything Else Failed — I Finally QUIT!

This is NOT a misprint… after years of pushing and shoving
(in a manner of speaking) to convince my son that his homework
was his responsibility I finally realized that I was
saying one thing — but doing another!

I was telling Tanner, night after night, that his homework was not my responsibility — yet, there I was… putting everything else “on hold” so that Tanner would complete his work — to my standards. I couldn’t bear the thought of seeing him fail. It broke my heart to think that we might be “wasting our time” with school if he wasn’t learning everything presented to him. I knew he had the intelligence and the ability — why was it such a battle for him to simply do what he was more than able to do…?

The Million dollar Question with an Answer is Coming Right up…

My mother Virgie is my best friend and life-long mentor. She is always the first one I call when I am staring at a problem that has no answer in sight. She has this incredible ability to help me to see clearly when I’m at my wit’s end. It is a gift I hope to be able to share with my boys when they reach that point in their lives.
So, at my wit’s end (once again) I called my mother and explained the problem: Tanner still refuses to do much of his work at school. He says he “already knows the work.” The teachers have all but quit pushing him and almost all work comes home — for me to deal with. IF I wanted to home-school him full-time I wouldn’t have enrolled him in school.

“What would happen if you let him fail?”
My mother asked. I couldn’t believe my ears! Was she serious? Let my darling son with the incredible brain and abilities… fail? I couldn’t bear the thought. What on earth did she expect me to do — quit helping my son? Surely she didn’t really mean what she asked.
My mother had worked with the special education department for many years and had great success with many children who were looked upon as “unteachable.” I trusted her explicitly and, since I was fresh out of ideas, I asked her to explain.
“Rhonda,” she said, “As long as you are spending every evening walking Tanner through his homework, there is no reason for him to work any harder at doing it himself. He has figured out that if he refuses to do his work at school it will get sent home and you will help him, with all of your attention focused on him. Sounds like a winning situation to me.”
Well… when it was presented to me like that — I had to accept the fact that I had, indeed, allowed him to manipulate the system. In fact, I had probably even encouraged it by continuously dropping everything else — just to help him. Poor Oliver would receive about twenty minutes of one-on-one assistance and he would finish his homework. Tanner would then monopolize the rest of my evening, and often my entire morning before school the next day. At the end of the evening I was often too worn out to even think straight.
I hadn’t realized how I had helped to create a bad situation until it was so bad that I needed help to fix it. As long as Tanner was getting his work completed on time, there was no reason for the school to step in or step up. I was essentially home-schooling in the evening and Tanner was playing during school time. No one was winning.

Transfer of Ownership: Let the Fun Begin!
We only had five weeks of school left to try
and implement a change but, I was armed with a new outlook!
This is what I explained to Tanner on our first “day”:

• Starting today, you will be responsible for your homework, not me.
• I will help you, like always, but, only for the exact same amount of time as Oliver — no more and no less.
• There will be no arguing, no scribbling on the pages and no lying on the floor during homework time. If this happens, you will lay down for one-half hour.
• For every successful day that you do your best, you will earn ten points — convertible into one dollar that you can spend on a game, book or toy.
• I will not check over your homework, unless you need my help — completing your homework and doing it right is up to you.
• I will not push you to get everything done — the way you manage your time is up to you. Your playtime is earned and it’s easy to earn it. Finish your work and we can play.

At first Tanner resisted the change but not with the strength that I expected. I think he rather liked the more relaxed approach of me not hovering over his shoulders. Of course, he wasn’t applying a lot of energy to completing his homework, either. I had a great talk with his teachers and told them what to expect — letting them know that I would no longer be “homeschooling” every night.
If I wanted him to become more responsible than I was going to have to stick to making him more responsible. Gradually, during the remainder of the school year, he became more independent in some areas of homework. There wasn’t enough time to know if this system is a real winner or not just yet but we’re continuing with writing projects (similar to homeschooling) at home. So far, he’s doing pretty well.
One of his comments recently when we were writing a book about a hiking trip, “I didn’t know this was going to be this much fun, mom.” The outline for our book can be found on my website. Feel free to copy it, customized it and use it. My website address is: http://AutismWithRhonda.com.
When I witnessed how subtle changes could inspire my son it made me wonder about our educational system. What could happen at school if our educators would only figure out that children learn more when they’re enjoying it!
There are many fun ways to supplement learning at home. Here are a few of our favorite websites. Learning should be fun and these websites prove it!
• http://www.starfall.com/ — From learning their ABC’s to learning how to read, this website is great fun for children!
• http://www.tlsbooks.com/firstgradeworksheets.htm — This website has printable educational pages for pre-school through six grade and great tips for teachers, too.
• http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/ — The science experiments can often be made with common ingredients you have in your home. There are great ideas for “rainy days” when you want to do something fun with your kids.
• http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/ — This is another amazing website filled with great craft ideas that are easy and fun to do.
• http://www.bigbrainz.com/indexb.php — Learning your multiplication tables couldn’t be more fun than with this computer game!
• http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/index.shtml — This link takes you directly to “Ask an Astronomer For Kids.” My boys LOVE this website!
• http://www.learningpage.com/ — On this website you will find lesson plans, fun games and lots of great links to other sites. This will become one of your favorites!
• http://wondertime.go.com/create-and-play/games/critter-creator.html — This is a fun site filled with games, crafts and great patterns to make cut outs. My boys played with animal cut outs from “At The Farm” for a long time. They made puppets by gluing the animals onto sticks. They also made mobiles. You can, too, by cutting out the center of a paper plate and attaching the animals with yarn.

My last post was on June 19, 2009…
Since then I finished the final edits for my newest book: The Journey, Home From Autism; received numerous reviews, spoke to three groups about Autism, traveled with my family through Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico and worked with my boys to complete several wonderful crafts! Whew!

The Journey…
It seems, at times, that we’ve actually reached our destination and I find myself wanting to relax and celebrate our accomplishments. When I think back to the two and one-half years when Tanner spoke only in a strange language he later called “Clapish” and he acted very strangely I remember being confused and concerned.

Now that Tanner is not only talking (sometimes too much), acting (mostly) appropriately and progressing (usually) well I find myself at times wondering if he is “there” and if he’s “recovered” – and IF that is at all possible…

THEN – reality check – I remind myself that Autism isn’t something that my son HAS… Autism is something that my son IS… and that’s (mostly) okay. It’s something, as a parent, I have learned to understand, accept and “deal with.” It isn’t, wasn’t and never will be what I would have wished for my son but I try to look at the magical brilliance to the point that I am not focusing on what “could have been.” Focusing on where he IS going is a brighter journey~

Home From Autism…
Autism doesn’t have to control my son and doesn’t have to dictate how we live our lives. Yes, of course, there are unavoidable circumstances – Tanner is on a GF / CF diet (yikes – I need to share MORE recipes!!) – and he has “issues” with sensory overload and social skills so we try to avoid situations where he will be exposed to too many people, too much noise and / or too much light. That takes some planning but usually it isn’t too difficult.

Tanner will be ten on August 10th. Oliver just turned eight. WOW. They are growing up right in front of me! Tanner is writing his 5th book and Oliver has written two books of his own (not to be outdone by his older brother!). Tanner has the plans for a movie developing daily and the things I’m learning from them is beyond anything I could have imagined! IF anyone has suggestions / connections on how Tanner’s books and (real) movie can be developed I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to hear from you! To be perfectly honest, I believe Tanner’s movie has the potential to be bigger than Star Wars.

We could have lost Tanner to Autism if we would have given up on him; if we would have given him mind-altering drugs; if we would have ever quit trying. We never quit; he never quit and neither should YOU!

Tanner is coming home from Autism because he is learning to grow within this own world. When he takes us into his world, the magic is like none that you will ever experience anywhere else! Give yourself a chance to learn from someone with Autism and you will never be the same. The best part: Neither Will They! The world we help to change could be our own!

I welcome your thoughts, questions and comments and I invite you to add me as a friend on Facebook right here: http://www.facebook.com/Rhonda.Spellman

You are also invited to join my group, Autism Awareness, (also on Facebook) right here:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44815179694&ref=ts

Most Sincerely Yours,
Rhonda Spellman