I can. My daughter received all of her vaccinations for kindergarten about 3 weeks after her 5th birthday. We took her to the family physician two weeks later as she had begun losing some hair. It was rather insignificant, and the family doc wasn't concerned but went ahead and ordered some routine labs that day since it had been a while since she'd had any. We received a call that her blood glucose level was extremely elevated. He thought it was an error, and asked if we could have it repeated. We did, and the result came back higher. She was admitted to the hospital with type I diabetes. Her endocrinologist praised us for being intuitive, stating that we caught it before she began experiencing typical/severe symptoms. He told us that it had been caught within two weeks of onset. I apprised him that she'd had a large round of vaccines literally two weeks to the date of hospitalization. Needless to say, he was perplexed. Did the vaccines directly "cause" the diabetes? No. Were they the trigger that precipitated an immune response that was the catalyst by which she contracted diabetes? Certainly. There is no family history of type I diabetes nor any autoimmune illnesses. That information stunned the doctor, too. Given the choice between a chronic illness or the "possibility" of contracting measles, chicken pox, or whooping cough........I know which I'd prefer.
My other child has had all vaccines without incident. My daughter received no further vaccines. Both children are happy, healthy, thriving individuals. I am not anti-vaccine, but do prefer it be a choice not a mandate. -thankful for opt-out laws. Vaccines are wonderful for many people and do protect from dangerous, life-threatening illnesses. For a small group of individuals, they may be the trigger for a life-threatening illness (such as type I diabetes).
