A blog to raise awareness of this deadly childhood disease. In honor of Natalie Claire, my very brave and strong baby girl. She beat it, but you can prevent it.
Click below to read my own daughter's battle with pertussis
All parents, grandparents, child caretakers, any other adult, and older siblings and children can receive the booster vaccine for pertussis to protect your baby!!! It could save your child's life.
My name is Julie and my daughter, Natalie, battled this disease, Pertussis, but the fight was long and hard and it almost claimed her tiny life. Our story is at the bottom of this page, because of her fight, I want to raise awareness of pertussis and ways to prevent it. Please view the videos and then the facts, and then please read Natalie's story. It is our personal encounter with this hell called pertussissis.
Natalie Claire AFTER surviving pertussis
perfectly healthy now
the sign the nurse made for Natty
Pertussis Fact
MOST CASES GO UNDIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE PHYSICIAN NEVER HEARS THE PATIENT COUGH AND CANNOT BELIEVE IT IS AS SEVERE AS HE/SHE IS BEING TOLD. AND LISTENING WITH A STETHOSCOPE INDICATES NORMAL LUNGS IN WHOOPING COUGH
Pertussis Fact
PERTUSSIS IS 100 MORE COMMON THAN THE OFFICIAL STATISTICS SHOW.
Pertussis Awareness
Natalie during pertussis Feb. 2009
Finally eating after day 3 in the hospital with pertussis Feb. 2009
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