August 7, 2012
By Norma Erickson, President
Chris Tarsell: Gone but not forgotten
One would think everyone at the FDA and CDC would
be a staunch vaccine safety advocate, but apparently that is not necessarily the
case. How do you change a parent from someone who trusts their doctor and health
authorities, following all of their advice into a determined vaccine safety
advocate who is skeptical of health authorities?
Imagine for a moment you have one child, a lovely
daughter, your pride and joy, who is away at college. She is the picture of
health, bright, talented and athletic with dreams and ambitions, and well on her
way to reaching her goals.
Then, one peaceful evening you hear a knock on
the door. It is the police, there to inform you that your daughter was found
dead in her bed for no apparent reason and with no signs of foul play. This
happened in June 2008, when every parent’s worst nightmare became a reality for
Emily Tarsell. Christina Tarsell had died in her sleep less than 3 weeks after
her third and final injection of Gardasil®.
The nightmare continued. A complete autopsy could
not determine a cause for her daughter’s death. Then after seeing a television
interview with victims of Gardasil, Emily began to suspect a link between her
daughter’s death and Gardasil.
Emily and her doctors filed reports with the
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Amazingly, she received no
communication from the CDC, FDA, or any other government agency charged with the
investigation of deaths reported after vaccination. Apparently, talking to the
parents of the deceased person is not a part of an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding a death after vaccination. The CDC/FDA provided no
answers.
Emily subsequently learned that Merck, the
vaccine manufacturer, had filed a VAERS report stating falsely that a viral
infection caused her daughter’s death, even though there was absolutely no
evidence Chris had a viral infection. Emily challenged Merck about the false
statement. She provided letters and documents from doctors to show there was no
evidence to support Merck’s statements. It took a year before Merck back downed
from their false statement.
Finding no help from governmental authorities,
Emily had no choice but to investigate on her own. Since Chris’s death, she has
learned that the vaccine was falsely advertised and there is no evidence it will
prevent cervical cancer. She was never informed that Chris was at low risk of
developing cervical cancer and that the incidence of cervical in this country is
very low. She realized consumers are intentionally uninformed by the medical and
pharmaceutical establishment. If the true risks and benefits were known,
consumers would decline the vaccine.
She has met and grieved with many other families
whose daughters were injured or died following Gardasil. She co-authored a study
based on victim’s reports which shows a strong correlation between adverse
symptoms and increasing doses of Gardasil (Report
concerning a survey of adverse events following inoculations with Gardasil).
She now realizes, as the nightmare continues, that her only daughter died from a
vaccine she didn’t need that serves little to no public or private good.
These three astounding discoveries changed Emily
from a trusting medical consumer into a dedicated vaccine safety advocate:
- The apparent lack of initiative or concern by health authorities who are supposed to investigate adverse reactions and deaths following vaccination
- False reports from the vaccine manufacturer.
- False advertising regarding the safety and efficacy of Gardasil and lack of true information about cervical cancer prior to injections.
Emily has made it her personal mission to spread
the word in the hope of preventing other families from experiencing what she
has. She works tirelessly to make sure people have all the facts so they can
decide whether Gardasil® benefits outweigh the risks prior to
consenting to vaccination
Visit our site at www.sanevax.org.
