Swine Flu Shot Disables 26 Year Old for Life

Someone recently shared this video about a beautiful 26-year-old woman, Desiree Jennings, who wanted to become a professional cheerleader. In lieu of achieving that dream, the Virginia local had a one-in-a-million neurological reaction to the H1N1 flu shot just 10 days after getting it at her local Safeway drugstore. Her reaction, which suddenly caused her crippling spasms and an inability to talk without jerking, was diagnosed by doctors as Dystonia, a rare neurological condition with no cure caused by trauma, certain medications, and mutated genes. But at the same time, scientists don’t know the origins of Dystonia, which impedes their ability to find a cure for it. Strangely, Jennings is unable to walk forward without uncontrollably jerking but can function and speak if she run or walks backwards.

According to the Dystonia Foundation, in Dystonia cases, “the neurological mechanism that makes muscles relax when they are not in use does not function properly. Opposing muscles often contract simultaneously as if they are “competing” for control of a body part. The involuntary muscle contractions force the body into repetitive and often twisting movements as well as awkward, irregular postures. Dystonia affects more than 300,000 (100,000 of them children) people in the United States.

Obviously tragic in itself, I think Jennings’ rare case will bring to light the importance in being aware of what the FDA is approving and understanding what you’re putting in your body. Remember when they recalled ? If you’re curious about more information on the H1N1 flu shot or how to get involved with supporting those affected by Dystonia, visit her website.

And everyone should watch this video about the makers of the H1N1 virus not even taking their own medicine, literally. I’ll leave you with a quote from physician Marcia Angell MD:

"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine."

According to the CDC, the H1N1 vaccine contains the “killed” virus and is injected into muscle, just like the annual flu shot. It also contains Thimerosal, a mercury-containing organic compound that guards against microbes (bacteria) and has been used since the 1930s. Over the years however, Thimerosal has been associated with autism and toxicity concerns. Because of this, Thimerosal “has been removed from or reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine,” as stated by the FDA’s website. We all know mercury is bad to have in our body, even with small amounts that might break from our thermometer we’re told to immediately contact our poison center. This is just information, you do what you want with it.

For more on the H1N1 virus, check out the CDC’s official vaccine information statement.