As I read the paper and listen to the news regarding the controversy of vaccines and masks to prevent covid, and listen to vocal parents regarding mask mandates and their freedoms, I ponder what if …
What if there was a vaccine to prevent childhood cancer; what if there was a vaccine to prevent addiction; what if …
When you lose a child, there is a voice inside you that screams, “my child is gone, my child is gone.” You wait for visions of tousled curls, a young baseball player, that amazing smile. Those visions are obliterated by the last vision of your child. You wait for visions of more …
As a nurse, I wore a mask more times than I can count to protect myself, other nurses and families from a contagious disease. Scientifically, masks work; hospital isolation is not political.
If a mask could prevent my child from getting cancer, I would have him wear it every day. If a vaccine prevented him from a fatal cancer, he would be the first in line. I pray for the parents who have immunosuppressed children and teachers dealing with chronic disease. I pray for the school boards to remain vigilant …
For those who criticize the parents and school boards who want to protect their children and believe these individuals are stepping on your freedoms, may you never hear that inner voice. Because it never leaves you.
Anita Leonard
Hempfield