Mom of Hospitalized Child: 'I still wouldn't have given my son the vaccine'

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Seven-year-old Ethan had just learned to ride a bike. Now, he may never ride again. After contracting measles, the unvaccinated boy developed encephalitis ...

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Measles cases are four times as high as they were this time last year.

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his mother Kristina maintains that she made the right decision in declining the measles vaccine

This is the level of stupid we're up against.

"We're not blaming God for this," said 35-year-old Kristina. "Yes, it hurts, of course, it hurts. But God has chosen Ethan for a reason. God is doing something, and we're gonna glorify his name regardless.

Religions is, far too often, a disease.

Hey dumbf*&^, don't use God to justify you being a s*&^ty parent. If God exists, he/she/it is probably facepalming at the speed of light right now while saying with utter exasperation "I sent someone to create a vaccine to prevent this, you idiot!"

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-20 11:03 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump and Polio Bob are good news for my new child-sized combo Wheelchair/Iron Lung/Coffin factory.

Jill Stein 2028!

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-20 11:09 AM | Reply

#3 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-20 11:14 AM | Reply

She feels better condemning her son to a life of difficulty instead of admitting she was wrong.

Handicaping your kid as if life is not difficult enough.

Just wow

Definitely wps

#4 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-02-20 12:38 PM | Reply

Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate

abc13.com

Typical paste-eaters.

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-20 12:44 PM | Reply

We're not blaming God for this," said 35-year-old Kristina. "Yes, it hurts, of course, it hurts. But God has chosen Ethan for a reason. God is doing something, and we're gonna glorify his name regardless.

They let "God" decide. Pffft! It's criminal negligence is what it is.

They cannot blame their God when the decision was actually theirs.

When they get to their Heaven and they ask their God why He didn't help God will just say, "What do you mean? I sent you a perfectly good vaccine that would have prevented this!" "And YOU decided not to use it".

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-20 01:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This is what's wrong with Christians.

They use Christianity to justify stupidity.

This Christian has stupid beliefs, they caused her child harm, and she's proud of it.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-20 01:22 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

These "parents" never live up to their rhetoric. Ethan didn't get the vaccine because his pig-ignorant mother doesn't want "all that stuff" in her child's body.
Now he has an IV, catheter, antibiotics and steroids. No objections to multiple MRI, blood draws or a spinal tap.
Ethan should die at home, the way god intended.

#8 | Posted by BluSky at 2026-02-20 03:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Seven year old child. Biden let this family down.

#9 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-02-20 11:53 PM | Reply

U.S. closes in on 1,000 measles cases in first two months of 2026

www.nbcnews.com

Another impressive achievement for the orange diaper sniper.

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-21 01:35 PM | Reply

So stupid. And this poor kid is paying dearly for his mother's stupidity.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-02-21 05:37 PM | Reply

So stupid. And this poor kid is paying dearly for his mother's stupidity.
#11 | Posted by BellRinger

But you'll fight for her right to harm her own child.
Right?
Right.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-21 06:41 PM | Reply