How Close Measles Got to My Family

by Sonia Kirby It’s a sad irony that I was asked to share my family’s experience with measles on the day that Canada announced it had lost its measles elimination status. It now feels more important than ever to share our story. In 2011, I was pregnant with our second child when my otherwise healthy, 35-year-old husband developed flu-like symptoms. He went to work and went about his regular life until he was too sick to get out of bed. I took care of him and slept next to him for a week until...