Mother proud of son for sharing toys, vaccine-preventable disease with classmates - The Beaverton

Mother proud of son for sharing toys, vaccine-preventable disease with classmates

OAKVILLE – Nathalie Stilstuch, mother of 5 year-old Jackson, is beaming with pride knowing that her son is sharing sandbox toys and his measles with his senior kindergarten class.

The generous and unvaccinated Jackson demonstrated his kindness by offering the dump truck, sandbox shovel and rubella he had with five other classmates.

“I was so happy to hear that Jackson is over his everything-is-mine phase and sharing everything with his little buddies at school” said a pleased Stilstuch. “His teacher has told me that he has shared too much already! He’s been such a good boy that he even got recognition from the public health authorities to take a little vacation from school because he loves to share.”

Stilstuch explained that she doesn’t vaccinate her children because she believes they will be happier with pertussis and diphtheria than they would be with chemicals.

“Plus, it’s better for children to get these diseases as it will make them stronger, except for the kid who had the bone marrow transplant” Stilstuch added.

“But that kid is always in the hospital, so it’s really not my fault.”

Once Jackson bounces back from his fever, swollen lymph nodes and extensive rash, mother Stilstuch hopes Jackson can share even more.

“He has a gift for painting and, if he keeps this up, he can give everyone a nice drawing and polio.”