I completed one hurdle to volunteer for Riley Children's Hospital by being tested for TB. In going in to have my test read, I was told that my blood work showed I didn' have enough antibodies against mumps, measles, or rubella and had to get a booster shot to move on to an interview. Friday durring my TB screen I already had to get a tetanus shot and flu shot. The flu shot laid me out for work Saturday. I am against going through these shots for no real reason. I had all these shots as a kid and they are suppose to be for life. I needed them just to attend school. Why do I need them again? I have never had mumps, measles, or rubella because of my first round years ago. I don' trust these immunizations. But I have wanted to volunteer for years. Riley Children's Hospital holds such a deep place within me because of my grandmother's selfless acts over the years. I a m torn to sacrifice my feelings of these wasted immunizations over my feelings to volunteer for a hospital and care for children suffering. What do I sacrifice?
