Vaccine Fears Turned My Daughter’s 8th Birthday into a Nightmare
LITTLESTOWN, Pennsylvania – A mother’s love was evident in the careful planning of her daughter’s 8th birthday party. Erica Finkelstein-Parker chose the “Flying High with Emmalee” theme, knowing her daughter’s love for airplanes. She wanted each of Emmalee’s classmates to feel included, so she filled nearly two dozen goody bags with brightly colored treats. Tragically, the party never took place. Emmalee, who was adopted from an orphanage in India, developed a rare complication of measles …