Jenny Tetlock (California – Northern) was a 15-year-old
girl battling a rapidly degenerative neurological disease that some MDs
think MAY be linked to the HPV vaccine she received shortly before her
first symptoms appeared. (There is no scientific proof one way or the
other but Dr Diane Harper, leading researcher who helped design and
carry out Phase II and Phase III safety and effectiveness studies to get
Gardasil approved and acted as a consultant to Merck, believes that the
possibility of a ‘triggering of a genetic disorder within a family has
to be considered seriously”.
Jenny passed away on March 15, 2009 surrounded by her family.
Jenny’s Journey gives more details of the events surrounding this young girl’s sudden illness following her Gardasil vaccination.
Moshella Roberts, 20, a student from Fayetteville State
University, Fayetteville, (Carolina – North) . She died from the
Gardasil vaccination, her first day on the job at Trinity Home Care,
April 5, 2008. Shelly appeared to have died in her sleep while on the
job that morning.
Shelly was a funny, quiet and easy-going person. Although she had a
’laid back’ personality, she loved to help other people. In her spare
time, she enjoyed doing hair and spending time with family and friends.
In High School she was a varsity cheerleader, an active volunteer for
her community (Special Olympics, make-up artist for a major play, and
various town functions) and she received her C.N.A, all while
maintaining a honor status. She received her post-secondary education at
Fayetteville State University, majoring in psychology.
During her sophomore year, she sought employment through a home health
care agency, and suddenly died at her first day on the job,
coincidentally four days after receiving the Gardasil vaccine.
Brooke Petkevicius (Florida) who was 19 when she
died while at the University of California, Berkeley where she studied
social work and was involved in many extracurricular activities
including co-ed volleyball and ballroom dancing. She played on an
intramural volleyball team, went to kickboxing classes. She also was a
social welfare major. She died 14 days after her first dose of Gardasil
from a pulmonary embolism or blood clot on March 26th, 2007. There is no
family history of this.
Brooke’s story: “Brooke did not smoke,” said her school friend, Megan
Sedowski. “She was possibly one of the healthiest people I’ve ever met.
She never did drugs and rarely drank alcohol. She worked out daily, and
took a lot of classes at the gym. She never complained about anything,
really, certainly not her health. She was an amazing, upbeat, caring,
healthy young woman and her death was a complete shock.” Brooke had
dressed to go running with a friend because they were training for a
half-marathon. She walked to the elevator, collapsed against the wall
and had a seizure. Brooke was rushed to the hospital and passed away.
Brooke never had any problems with blood clots, nor did her family
have any history of clotting problems. Subsequent tests of her younger
sister and her mother showed nothing genetic. Brooke had no allergies,
no tobacco use, and no past substance abuse problems. Drug tests came
back negative. Cynthia Janak, who wrote this piece on Brooke, spoke to
all her family. They told her what a wonderful, kind-hearted young woman
she was. She had dreams and aspirations for her future and how her
laughter was contagious and how her smile lit up a room. This was a girl
who had it hard growing up, as many of us, but became a stronger person
for it. The phrase Cynthia likes to use is “she took sour grapes and made fine wine.”
Christina Richelle Tarsell (Sparks, Maryland). Chris
was a girl on the go; a girl with a vision. She loved being at Bard
College where she was an honor student. She loved studio art,
philosophy, the tennis team, visits to New York City and hanging out
with her caring, fun-loving friends. She was generous, compassionate and
always gave back to others. Between her junior and senior years, Chris
had a summer job working at the college art museum while living with
classmates in a house in Tivoli, NY. So after a short visit home to
Maryland, Chris returned to Bard and her job on June 13, 2008. During
the visit home, on June 3rd, Chris had gotten her third shot of
Gardasil. A few days later, Chris complained of feeling dizzy, tired and
she developed a rash on her neck. She had a post-vaccine cough and
sinus congestion that wouldn’t go away. We were never told of any side
effects to Gardasil so we did not know these signs were significant.
Chris was found dead in her bed 18 days after her third shot. What could
have happened? Chris was always a healthy, wholesome girl, a
non-smoker, an athlete. She didn’t take drugs or medication. As of this
writing, the cause is “undetermined”. Further investigation suggests
that Chris, like other girls who died following Gardasil, may have had
an autoimmune related response triggered by the vaccine. The CDC wants
you to dismiss them as “coincidences,” while our beautiful, innocent
daughters die needlessly.
Amber Kaufman (St Louis, Missouri) was a perfectly
healthy 16 year old teenage girl who collapsed on her way into work with
a seizure and her heart then stopped. Amber played volleyball, track,
bowled and loved hanging out with her boyfriend, family and friends. She
was up beat fun and loved life. She was the last in the nest, she was
my best friend. She looked forward to joining the military like her
older brother and sister. Her cause of death was listed as “cardiac
disturbance of undetermined etiology.”
Amber’s story – March 31st 2008, Amber went to the doctor for a sore
throat and at the same time she was administered her second shot of
Gardasil, she also had a shot of Rocephin and was put on Erythromycin (Z
pack). Being her mom, I asked if she should have the shot since she was
sick and her nurse practitioner said it would be no problem. She was
also in the middle of her menstrual cycle when she received this shot.
She stayed home from school a couple of days as she complained of
headaches, being tired and slept a lot.
I attributed it to her illness. She went to school on 4/3/08. Amber
was on her way to work after school and I was on my way home, she called
to let me know that the road to our house was closed due to water. That
was the last time I ever talked to her, about 15 minutes later I got a
call from her work saying she had collapsed on her way into work. I live
only a few blocks from where she works. When I arrived they were just
getting ready to start CPR. Amber was taken to the hospital about 15
minutes away, they did not get a heart beat until they reached the
emergency room. She was transferred to St. Louis Children’s Hospital
where she did not come off life support. Her brain had swelled and
without a breathing tube or tube feeding she would not be able to live,
she was brain dead. Amber was an organ donor on April 7, 2008. I sat at
her head in the surgery room while they removed her breathing tube, she
tried breathing for a while, I’m the one that had to tell her to go and
to just be at peace and I was with her at the end. No mother should have
to do that for her child, it was the hardest thing I have ever done or
ever will do in my life! I am so glad my Amber saved at least five other
lives. I get up every day because I know she would want me to let
others know not to get this vaccine to prevent this from happening to
any other young woman or mom.
Megan Hild (Los Lunas, New Mexico) (died aged 20 in November 2008)
Megan loved children especially her nieces and nephew. Her family was
her life and she never missed an opportunity to spend time with them.
She especially liked to be at home just hanging out with family and
friends. Megan was a student at CNM working towards her Associates
degree in radiology and general studies. Megan’s beautiful smile will be
greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was a very healthy and happy young lady and loved going to college.
Here is an excerpt of an email from her mother.
“On her death certificate it will read, Cause of death unknown. She’s
my daughter and I loved her!!!! I will never see her graduate college. I
will never see her wear a wedding dress and hold her babies in her
arms.
Other information about Megan: Symptoms – rash “severe stomach pains”
“severe headaches/migraines” “extreme fatigue” vaginal bleeding. Her
mother Karen adds this additional comment: “We have a sixteen year old
son who says, “life does not matter, what you do in life does not
matter”. This is how this vaccine has changed our family’s life forever!
Megan was 20, happy and healthy. She was attending College with a
promise of marriage after graduation. She held her life in the palm of
her hand.
Now all this family has is a certificate with an unexplained cause of
death on it. Something that was to protect her health may have taken
her life. There needs to be an investigation right away before more
young women are injured, or worse, die. Please do not allow another
family to have to live the life we have been made to live.”