Nearly fifty years ago, my mother was killed by a mosquito bite. We could’ve made the world safer since then, but a solution seems farther off than ever.
Seth. Your mom. I’m so sad and sorry to read this. How terrible for you, to lose your mom so young. And yes, it would be amazing if the world pulled its collective shit together and did the right thing once in a while. But hmmm, I’ve got no idea how to make that miracle happen. Sending a big hug to you. Thanks for writing this piece.
I'm sorry for your poor mother and for your young self. This is something I worry a lot about lately, these mosquito-borne illnesses. And at the same time, I'm very close to moving to a town that has a real mosquito problem. There's no dog outing in the yard there that doesn't include a mosquito bite. Others there spray, but that's not a solution I'm comfortable with. I hope a vaccine is forthcoming without having to first suffer through pandemic-level infections. Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Interesting piece. I guess I need to read more of your pieces because I didn't expect this from someone in the natural medicine world - the part about vaccines being a solution. I have to admit I'm a part of the skeptics.
I see profit especially large profits as something that clouds humans in pushing things that may actually not be best for humans.
I do believe there are big solutions but I wonder if they are found in leaning more into nature, not less. Cleaning up our foods cleaning up our environments, the products we use, and our bodies that weren't designed to digest or circulate synthetic stuff. And I speak for myself because I live in the modern world eat modeen processed foods give modern medicine when necessary yet in little ways I try to lean more into wholesome ways of being and consuming and I wonder if we look at large scale solutions wouldn't it make sense to look how to clean up versus putting in more synthetics into our bodies and environments? I don't know. Perhaps it's both. Yet they seem at odds with each other.
Also I'm sorry about your mom. That is horrible (an understatement) to lose her at such a tender age.
Thanks Chaya! To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of vaccines myself--nor do I worry unduly about West Nile--even given my family history. (There are so many other BETTER problems to worry about!) What's getting me more is the loss of innocent optimism, the notion that science COULD "solve" these issues....
I reread my comment and I'm kind of embarrassed of it. Here I am grateful to having met you on this wild web and then I just say a kind of meanish comment. I apologize about that. Instead of focusing on being empathetic regarding the painful loss of your mom it can't be easy writing about that. And also it makes no difference which side of the fence you are regarding the whole vaccine conversation. Were all part of this human race.
I understand what you're saying regarding losing optimism.I wonder if the collective optimism has been lost however there's a surge of optimism in our own individual strength. And perhaps it's intertwined. Perhaps when people feel the rug pulled under them and that they can no longer trust the institutions that are meant to kerp us safe many turn inward and find that we can work on healing ourself. Shana tova to you! (I thought about this comment today on Yom kippur and I was just feeling stupid about it!)
I'm so very sorry for your loss. That is such a devastatingly premature way to go.
Thank you Nadia, that's kind of you! Sweet to know I have such a supportive community here; thanks for demonstrating it!
I love how supportive the community is over here. We share and hold each other’s hearts. Love and strength to you.
How heartbreaking, Seth - I'm so sorry. And I didn't realize how much you look like her...
Ah thanks, I'm as at peace with it as I could be, thankfully. Appreciate your readership!
Seth. Your mom. I’m so sad and sorry to read this. How terrible for you, to lose your mom so young. And yes, it would be amazing if the world pulled its collective shit together and did the right thing once in a while. But hmmm, I’ve got no idea how to make that miracle happen. Sending a big hug to you. Thanks for writing this piece.
Ah thank you friend, sincerely. It was…not great. Sharing helps!
I'm sorry for your poor mother and for your young self. This is something I worry a lot about lately, these mosquito-borne illnesses. And at the same time, I'm very close to moving to a town that has a real mosquito problem. There's no dog outing in the yard there that doesn't include a mosquito bite. Others there spray, but that's not a solution I'm comfortable with. I hope a vaccine is forthcoming without having to first suffer through pandemic-level infections. Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Thank you Trevy, appreciate your reading!
Interesting piece. I guess I need to read more of your pieces because I didn't expect this from someone in the natural medicine world - the part about vaccines being a solution. I have to admit I'm a part of the skeptics.
I see profit especially large profits as something that clouds humans in pushing things that may actually not be best for humans.
I do believe there are big solutions but I wonder if they are found in leaning more into nature, not less. Cleaning up our foods cleaning up our environments, the products we use, and our bodies that weren't designed to digest or circulate synthetic stuff. And I speak for myself because I live in the modern world eat modeen processed foods give modern medicine when necessary yet in little ways I try to lean more into wholesome ways of being and consuming and I wonder if we look at large scale solutions wouldn't it make sense to look how to clean up versus putting in more synthetics into our bodies and environments? I don't know. Perhaps it's both. Yet they seem at odds with each other.
Also I'm sorry about your mom. That is horrible (an understatement) to lose her at such a tender age.
Thanks Chaya! To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of vaccines myself--nor do I worry unduly about West Nile--even given my family history. (There are so many other BETTER problems to worry about!) What's getting me more is the loss of innocent optimism, the notion that science COULD "solve" these issues....
I reread my comment and I'm kind of embarrassed of it. Here I am grateful to having met you on this wild web and then I just say a kind of meanish comment. I apologize about that. Instead of focusing on being empathetic regarding the painful loss of your mom it can't be easy writing about that. And also it makes no difference which side of the fence you are regarding the whole vaccine conversation. Were all part of this human race.
I understand what you're saying regarding losing optimism.I wonder if the collective optimism has been lost however there's a surge of optimism in our own individual strength. And perhaps it's intertwined. Perhaps when people feel the rug pulled under them and that they can no longer trust the institutions that are meant to kerp us safe many turn inward and find that we can work on healing ourself. Shana tova to you! (I thought about this comment today on Yom kippur and I was just feeling stupid about it!)