Keller Dowdy
My name is Kathy Dowdy and I am the mother of a child that suffered Pneumococcal (bacterial) meningitis, a vaccine preventable disease. First of all I congratulate those on the work they do to protect our children and adolescents from diseases that can be prevented by vaccines. I am encouraging recommendations for the meningitis vaccine for infants and adolescents so that they can be protected from this horrible disease that took my son’s hearing. This disease is easily preventable. The Prevnar vaccine protects against Pneumococcal...
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Dear Sarah, There had been a time prior to my William’s diagnosis when I had a strong suspicion that he was on the spectrum of autism. Even when his pediatrician disagreed, and when people said that I was wrong and “wishing ill upon my child”, it was still so obvious to me. These moments haunt me, because I knew and know my child the best,. Athough I knew my son to be ‘autistic’, at that point, I wasn’t sure what to do with that knowledge. I took to a ‘love conquers all’ plan of...
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