8/11: I slowly recovered and started walking around the ward, got to hang out with the nurses and doctors. I was discharged on 6th May, a day we celebrate in our family to this day with a packet of Macine Mulino Bianco, a very popular biscuit, which my mum used to bring me during her visits. - ThreadSky

rosyf.bsky.social • 1 day ago

8/11: I slowly recovered and started walking around the ward, got to hang out with the nurses and doctors. I was discharged on 6th May, a day we celebrate in our family to this day with a packet of Macine Mulino Bianco, a very popular biscuit, which my mum used to bring me during her visits.

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rosyf.bsky.social•1 day ago

9/11: I missed over a month of school, and it took months to recover my strength. A 10 year old girl from a neighboring town who was admitted with encephalitis (as a complication from measles) to the same hospital a few days after me was not as lucky, and sadly died.

rosyf.bsky.social•1 day ago

10/11: As a result of this experience, I took up reading the medical encyclopedia we had at home, and for years I read about the origin of diseases and conditions. Later on, I pursued diagnostics as my preferred field of research, and have a keen interest on brain function.

sherengaulbert.bsky.social•18 hours ago

So important for real experiences like yours to be shared. Thank you 🙏🏾

rosyf.bsky.social•1 day ago

11/11: Vaccines (and any medical condition) should not be used for political or economic gains, and whether you choose to vaccinate your children should be based on evidence. It is a numbers game, where you have the power to mitigate the risks of severe adverse conditions.

sheencr.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am so sorry to hear this Rosy. My brother also got measles but as a toddler. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalised far away from where my parents lived. He eventually recovered but still talked about his fevers and hallucinations- his experience influenced me greatly too.

profstevegriffin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for sharing such a difficult memory, Rosy.
This is the reality that some would have us revisit for entirely selfish, political reasons.
It's horrendous. My heart goes out to you, and to the family of that poor kid.
We must also remember that the victims of this are exactly that...

rosyf.bsky.social•1 day ago

The sad thing is that all parents want and try the best for their kids (except the criminally negligent ones). It is easy to glorify the times gone by just selectively ignoring facts, until those facts come knocking on the door.

coloradowildflower.bsky.social•22 hours ago

It obviously did not, thankfully, have a permanent effect on your brain, as you are obviously brilliant.

coreilly.bsky.social•1 day ago

Myself and my two siblings were hospitalised together with encephalitis as small children (MMR not yet available), though it might have been as a complication of mumps. I don’t remember much about it

rmccatx.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Not only the risks of severe adverse conditions but the power to protect the most vulnerable among us—babies, the immunocompromised, etc. Imagine that—getting vaccinated helps save not only your life but someone elses! I’m sorry you went through this. Thank you for sharing.

saltbar.co.uk•1 day ago

Thanks for sharing. We need these stories to highlight the dangers of measles. My mum had rubella (milder version) when I was in the womb. Nonetheless, as the result, I was deaf from birth.

rosyf.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, collective memories are the best antidote to this poison. Thank you for sharing your story.

ephemerawoman.bsky.social•1 day ago

We suspect my mum had mild rubella when pregnant with me - deaf in one ear

apj2600.bsky.social•1 day ago

So sorry to hear this but thanks for sharing your story. I am “pre vaccine” and contracted measles at an early age. I remember my mother shading the light with her apron while I was ill and lying on the sofa. RFK is waging an idealogical war that nature will win at a terrible cost 😔.

ephemerawoman.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s genuinely terrifying to see. The dismissive approach to a child’s death (“it’s not that unusual” - INCORRECT), the anti-science bullshit, all awful.

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