In fact it is two victims as his wife now has to look after him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Jerry Emmons got a tetanus and a pneumonia shot in June 2009. Now hes in a wheelchair. His legs are paralyzed, and his arms weak.
The shots had caused the Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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could be over this is in six to eight months. I could be up and walking again, said Emmons. Yeah, I hope.
I have to be here 24-7, said wife Jo Ann Emmons. Its like taking care of a baby again, and it is not fair to Jerry.
The Centers for Disease Control says inoculations can trigger the progressive and paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome. The Emmons worry about plans for a massive swine flu vaccination program.
Im having no more shots for flu, no more shots for nothing, said Jerry Emmons.
In 1976, one person died of swine flu. A national vaccination program was stopped because 25 died of reactions, including the Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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