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[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago
[–] IronJess@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

Wow how selfish can you be? What a horrible mom

[–] gigglybastard@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

"i don't even like my kids"

Welcome to the new America. It breaks my heart.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From there, the interview took a turn. The mother said that after the death, her other four children developed the disease. It "must have been petrifying," CHD's director of programming, Polly Tommey, who was leading the interview, said. "Yeah, it was. It was hard," the mother replied. But then, the family had the children treated by an alternative practitioner, Ben Edwards, who has grown popular in their West Texas community amid the ongoing measles outbreak. Edwards administers unproven treatments, including cod liver oil and the steroid budesonide, which is used to treat asthma and Crohn's disease.

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Most children do recover from measles, regardless of whether they're given cod liver oil. The fatality rate of measles is nearly 1 to 3 in 1,000 children, who die with respiratory (e.g., pneumonia) or neurological complications from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (5 children)

I work with a guy who is an extreme germ, a phobia. He always wears latex gloves even when he eats his food but yet he refused to get the Covid vaccine him and his wife are not even 30 yet and they have nine kids. I believe four of them have some sort immune deficiency problem, as well as one or two with a learning disability yet it’s all part of God‘s plan FYI he is also a big-time Mormon.

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[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mother of child that died of measles in the USA in 2025 is anti-vax. Insert Pikachu

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

I remember how sad I was to see my infant cousin die from sids. My poor aunt never recovered from the anti depression drugs. Meanwhile this pos is going w/e. Treating human like a turd.I feel sorry for the other kids. They watched their sibling die and know for sure mom will do the same for them.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

A terrible take.

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