I was healthy. Measles still hit like a truck.

by Colum R. I arrived at the emergency room about a week after I started feeling unwell. At first, I thought I had the flu. I was extremely lethargic and achy, and then I eventually coughed so much I puked. That’s when the rash appeared. As a child, I received some vaccines, but not the MMR. My parents had my best interests at heart, but they were generally suspicious of conventional medicine and big pharma. They also believed the MMR vaccine could cause autism. As an adult, I knew I was...