So... roughly 4 years ago, my dad got a flu shot and as a result, got Guillain Barre Syndrome. It's a disease that causes your body's immune system to attack itself and basically paralyzes you from the neck down. He was in ICU for a month, the hospital for a few more, and a nursing home for several more. He was working when he got it and was forced to retire. He was in a wheelchair for about two years and graduated to a cane. He still has to wear braces around his ankles.

So, the good news... earlier this week, he walked without a cane for the first time in 4 years. He also got a settlement through a specialized federal vaccination court that will help for some of the special equipment he will have to have eventually. It also gave him a pain and suffering settlement. It's been a good week for him, and it's good to see because it's been a rough 4 years, and he will continue to struggle for the rest of his life. But I was so thrilled this week, I felt like sharing. He is a tough dude, and he has recovered a lot mentally... this week helped to bolster that even more. He seems more like himself than I can remember since the whole thing happened. It's a great day!

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Awesome news to hear. Thanks for sharing. This should definitely get you in the tourney

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That's great news!

It's sad that flu shots cause this. If the CDC is going to push flu shots so much, they should require testing for GB syndrome at an early age, as well. Reckless not to do so. No one should be paralyzed because of a flu shot.

Screw that. Put the old man in.

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Agreed.

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Good stuff, Leash.

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Play in game.

Leash vs. Papa Leash.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Yep. The weird part is he got flu shots his whole life and nothing happened. They think it may have been because the year he got the shot, there was a good deal of swine flu in the vaccine since it was prevalent that year. There is a higher occurrence of GB in swine flu vaccines. The national rate of GB that year was higher than it had ever been. Crazy.

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Glad to hear your dad is doing well leash.

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That is really fantastic news indeed.

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Very good news.

Another reason to not get a flu shot

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Pffft, big deal. Let us know when he can put one of those '26.2' stickers on the back of his car.

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I get the flu shot every year. Kinda scary.


Glad your dad is doing well, Leash. And this will certainly get you in the conversation for the 68th spot.

Leash did you get him one of these?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Why?

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good to hear

take him out for a drink for st. Patrick's day

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Glad to hear this, leash

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Great news!

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Thanks fellas. It's been good to see.

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Glad to hear this leash.

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Leash,
This thread has accomplished 2 things:

1) Congrat's to your dad,happy to see he has made a miraculous recovery!!

2) Scared the hell out of me in regards to getting a flu shot!

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Congrats, Leash.

Congrats to your dad, Leash.

Glad Papa Leash is doing better

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Good to hear leash. Glad he is doing better and has some relief both physically,mentally and financially.
He is still however a huge D-Bag for conceiving you.

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