Roald Dahl's daughter contracted measles and died from complications, this is their story.

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11. Truly tragic.

I don't think most people know that the common childhood diseases could turn deadly...I know I didn't. I was fortunate enough to only get chicken pox (but twice!)...my sister got them, plus measles and whooping cough. Personal theory, but I honestly think part of the anti-vax idiocy today is due to the fact we're now in what, the 4th or so generation of parents who never had any of that stuff because they were immunized! They don't know how freaking miserable those things are, much less the deadly part. Why would anyone want their child to go through that when they don't have to?

And BTW, for those damn fools we all know who connect autism to vaccines. I work with autistic kids. (First of all, there's something magical about those kids.) I have to assume that boys and girls are vaccinated at about the same rate, but boys outnumber girls approximately 3-1 in autism. Lots of theorys and possible reasons, none of which involve vaccinations.