Immunizations are not a good thing. I've learned so much about vaccines since our son's horrific reaction to a whole cell DPT shot at the age of four months. His reaction was so severe, it was noted in his medical file and he was medically exempted from the pertussis component of the DPT vaccine. My red flags were up all over the place after what we saw happened to our son, so I decided to further research the whole area of vaccines. Let's just say that what I uncovered shocked me to my core. The first book I read was, "DPT - A Shot In The Dark," by Barbara Loe Fisher. Her son, too, suffered horrendous side effects from the SAME vaccine as our son had.
One piece of information led me to another and soon, I was involved in political legislation and started my own support group for those families dealing with vaccine injuries and/or deaths, due to vaccines.
The road to hell is sometimes paved with good intentions. The sheer amount of corruption in the Big Pharma industry and its allegiance and alliances with Corporate Greed is enough to keep one reading for hours on end.
A good source of information on vaccines and their harmful effects is Ingri Cassel's website, "VacLib." Just plug in her name and you should find it easily enough. Another website worth perusing is the National Vaccine Information Center, started by Kathi Williams and Barbara Loe Fisher.
One of the first friends I made in Denver when we first relocated there years ago (we're now in CA), was a veterinary assistant who lost their baby daughter to one of the so-called mandated vaccines. They were eventually compensated by our government to the tune of $250,000.00 for her daughter's death, but as she said to me, "NOTHING will ever bring back our baby girl." I felt so unbelievably sorry for my friend. Her loss was obviously painful and life-long.
We no longer vaccinate our son. We were told his vaccine reaction would most likely cause severe academic issues for him, as various parts of his brain were affected. Today, Ryan has been diagnosed with severe dysgraphia, severe deficits in higher order speech/language areas, and a true deficit in an inability to grasp math issues.
However, with appropriate interventions in various therapies and tutoring, he is now doing well in school, thank goodness.
We were lucky...we didn't lose our son. But I'd been warned by a dear friend of mine about the inherent dangers of vaccines and yet, after I gave birth to Ryan, I proceeded to have him vaccinated anyway. I succombed to the pressure and I will always live with that guilt.
I no longer tread on 'tippy toes' in discussing this subject. I realize this is a controversial and highly personal topic, but I know what I know and I have vowed to speak up whenever I can.
Dr. Len Horowitz is a great source of inspiration and information regarding the vaccine issue. His website is also a must read for anyone studying this subject.
Oh rayray...i'm so sorry. 
