It was just recently that heard about this poor girl whose life was horribly altered by a simple flu shot. I am not sure exactly what happened but apparently the flu shot she got some how damaged her nerves and disabled her from being able to talk or walk normally the way she used to. She is now only able to speak with out stuttering uncontrollably if she was walking backward or running. If she wants to be able to move without any jerking motions she would have to either run or walk backward as well. It’s though she is able to do everything normally by walking backward or running.
When I heard about this, I thought to myself "what a poor girl." Some people are just so unlucky, I mean so many people every year gets the flu shot, but it seems like one out of a million would have to go through something that horrible like the that girl. One out of a million might seem like not much but when you think about it, what if that one person was you? How would you feel? How drastically would your life change?
I know for sure that if that was to happen to me, I would feel like it could happen to just about any body. I would also become very cautious about modern technology and about all the possible risk factors that comes with just about anything. It might sound like I'm being paranoid but after hearing that incident, it only made me believe that anyone's life can change through any small move any second.
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I saw the same exact video! That video was so sad, that girl had so much ahead of her. I thought it was extremely weird that she can only talk normal when she is running or walking backwards. I too am a bit paranoid of shots and technology and what not. over the years I have gotten plenty of shots and use all diff kinds of medication for illness and I have yet to experience any REALLY bad side effects. It safe to be careful, but not too skeptical of every type of shot.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard about this girl, but after reading about it from your blog I am a little terrified in getting shots now. I think that getting shots and other safe precautions always come with a risk. It was a bit ironic that the girl's life was changed for the worse because of the flu shot that was suppose to help her. I think with everything we do, whether it be receiving shots, eating, drinking, we should know that nothing is 100 percent safe.
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