I will say, I'm glad the OP is feeling better and I appreciate his concern to help inform and to provide a warning. I don't think he was being political or anything like that. Things like sicknesses, diseases, ailments, mental issues, and all of that kind of stuff doesn't hit home, until it hits us.... (you and me). Then it becomes personal and that's when folks begin to scream.... "Why wasn't I warned about this? Why didn't someone do something to prevent this from happening TO ME in the first place?" Well, the alarm was sounded by the OP. He means well, he has good intentions, he suffered tremendously and was truly attempting to be helpful so others would not follow his lackadaisical attitude (before) he had the Whooping Cough. Now he knows and does not wish ANYONE to experience what he went through. So folks ... what's wrong with that?
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