Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Fragility of Human Life: Young Charles Rowley

When I read about people who won't vaccinate their children, I think about stories like this one in the Bellingham (Washington) Herald 3 May 1907 page 10:

Burlington, Wash., May 3–Charles Rowley, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rowley took will with spinal meningitis Wednesday evening about 10 o’clock at Cleary’s Mill Bow, and was brought to the home of his parents, about a mile south of this place, where he grew rapidly worse, and at 4 a.m. Dr. I.B. Shoemaker was summoned, but nothing could be done to save his life. He died between 9 and 10 o’clock yesterday morning.
No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, but he will probably be buried sometime tomorrow.

No parent today should have to suffer what these parents did.

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