I joined Steemit in August 2016. What a blessing to have found this amazing platform so early on!
I reached 1000 followers yesterday.
#1000 follower is --- @philippinetrail
I have sent the philippinetrail a gift of 5 Steem Dollars.
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* This was my Introduction Post Last August: *
https://steemit.com/introduction/@canadian-coconut/who-is-canadian-coconut-an-introduction
Until recently, I built up my followers VERY SLOWLY, but the followers that I did have were the best!
The reason is that the topic that I have posted about most frequently is very controversial.
A lot of people disagree with what I have to say, or they just don't care to investigate my claims.
The subject of the dangers and short-comings of vaccinations is very dear to my heart. I hate to see more lives destroyed for lack of knowledge in this area, and due to the extreme corruption surrounding it.
This picture pretty much explains my motivation to speak out. This little girl below went and gave the VaxXed Bus a big hug after she was told that all those names on the bus were people injured or killed by vaccines.
I continued posting on Steemit, and each time I slowly advanced my writing and communicating skills.
For the most part, I have been VERY IMPRESSED with how people here on Steemit have dealt with me.
I am usually open for a good debate, and the people here who have debated with me, even when they strongly disagreed, have been civil.
I respect someone who can remain civil no matter how different our conclusions may be.
There was a brief time where some of the comments were starting to get out of hand and I had one particularly awful comment made about my unvaccinated children.
It was then that I added the following to the end of each of my posts:
Please Comment Below and Let's Have a Productive Conversation!
I know that this is a very controversial topic ...
but if you care about children as much as I care about children...
surely we can all be civil and help each other discover the best way forward for all our children and future generations.
After adding that to the end of each of my vaccine-related posts, things greatly improved again and I have had no real problems.
My approach has been to assume that the person arguing with me loves children as much as I do. I assume that they are passionate and abrasive because they really believe that what I am saying is harming children. Just like I am passionate (but not abrasive) because I believe that the lies and corruption I am trying to uncover are what is harming children and humanity.
Congratulations - that's brilliant and much deserved.
When I first discovered Steemit (last August like you) one of the first subjects I was thinking of posting about was vaccinations.
So I did a search on vaccinations and found you. You were one of the first people I started following on Steemit.
After seeing your posts, part of me breathed a sigh of relief, and I thought, it's all cool, she has got this one.
From then on I've never done any posts about vaccinations on Steemit. I do have a bunch of webpages about vaccine stuff, but have previously found vaxxers to be some of the most militant, angry, and abusive people I've ever encountered online.
http://www.frot.co.nz/design/health/vaccination/
I still have people I've known for years who won't speak to me because of comments I've posted previously on fakebook.( And I seldom ever look at fakebook)
Starting out on Steemit with barely any followers, I also had the thought, that talking about vaccinations would be shooting myself in the foot (and I already do that regularly anyway) - so I've watched you on Steemit with interest, and am now totally in awe of how successful you have been.
These days you are one of my biggest inspirations on Steemit, and although I'm not usually very interested in follower milestone posts - this one is different. You didn't get 1000 followers by posting mainstream feel good stuff, you did it by exposing one of the biggest scams of the past century, and I admire you greatly for achieving that!
Very cool! And you are absolutely right :)
Thank-you my new friend!
Fantastic! And I love your name...... we are all Canadian coconuts in some way!!!<3
AND look how you connect us too! Amazing.
Wow, yes you're right!
Nice comment!
I too love reading @canadian-coconut's post and I've learn a lot from them even though I already knew so much about vaccines and also unschooling.
Like everyone we get close on Steem I feel a very special bound.
Thank for everything @canadian-coconut!
Thanks my friend!
Gotta respect the truth seekers out there!
And when I discover steemit on a news last july 2016, I never had a doubt and joined immediately. That moment I started to think what to post, my intro post was a bad one. I never thought it would be that important which cause me not to have a good head start in the platform.
How interesting! Also signed up, now I'll look at the vaccination tag.
Congratulations! You post much needed and informative material!
Thank-you!
This is so awesome! I feel like it goes to show that many more people are at the very least open to this topic then I previously knew about. I hope as steemit grows, so will your followers exponentially. The more people messages like yours can reach, the better off we all are- especially our children!
I am strongly in disagreement with you on vaccines. In fact, it is one of the main reasons why i left steemit for the longest time because you and your whale friends downvoted this
https://steemit.com/medicine/@nelu.ceban/vaccination-immunization-can-save-lifes
My dad passed away due to liver cancer 2 months ago. It was indirectly because he caught chronic Hep B and lived with it through out his adult hood. He was born during the 1950s in singapore, which was back then very backward and underdeveloped. So no vaccines were available for Hepatitis B. If there were vaccines back then, my dad would have not been infected with Hep B.
To all parents, it does not mean that your children look fine now without any vaccinations.
It just means that virus can stay dormant in your children's body and only fully erupt when your children enter adulthood.
When the virus becomes active, it is then too late for regrets and the past will come back to hunt U for the longest time.
I am sorry to hear about your father. An early death is ALWAYS a tragedy.
I can relate to a degree, because my own father came extremely close to dying from Polyarteritis Nodosa which appears to have been caused from the Hepatitis B Vaccine itself that he received.
(It is a an auto-immune disease that attacks muscles and could have shut down his heart which is a muscle.) It is well documented in medical literature that this is related to that particular vaccine.
What I would like is for modern medicine to find solutions to terrible things like Hepatitis B, by finding solutions that do not themselves kill and maim people. My discussions here show that in many or most cases, the risks of the vaccines are greater than the benefits overall for the general population.
I have never flagged anybody for disagreeing with me on this issue (except the person who said that my children should die).
I don`t want this issue to keep you away from Steemit.
We all have our own stories and our own wounds.
It seems best for you to mute me, as I want you to enjoy your experience here on Steemit.
It is not an early death. My dad is 67 years old. Chronic Hep B is something my dad lived with it and did not know until he hit adulthood. It was with proper care and advanced liver supplementary medicine that helped to prolong his life.
If adverse effects with vaccines are something that run in your family, please a check at your genes. It might not be the vaccine.
So far I have not seen any strong references or journals in health risks assessment from you. I would also welcome a well documented report that is written by you and published here. If not, please stop spread FUD about vaccination risks and what-not. Vaccination has saved many children lives in developing and underdeveloped countries and is a fact.
I can't because it is on the trending page.
The world often does not see a problem until we step out from the crowd and state the facts.
You are speaking up for an important issue and one that must be discussed. Thank you for leading the charge.
My mother stopped vaccinating her children almost 20 years ago, and I am grateful for that. You have a loyal follower here.
Thank you so much! You are wonderful!
You are welcome! And thanks for being #1000!
Congrats..
You are The Coconut Women;
Way to stand up for the children against Big Pharma..
Hitting the follow button now....
Ah! I love Harry Belafonte! Thanks for that. You gave me a BIG smile!
I love me a good milestone post sister! LOL
You are posting what you believe in and that is important, no matter the topic.
Your topic affects most people since the state forces vax on everyone and turns a blind eye to vaccine injuries since they would be then forced to have to deal with that and we all know they don't fix anything right, nor give a crap about humanity.
Only the political and globalist goals.
You are such a blessing and I really missed you when you were not commenting or posting my friend.
Congrats on your yuge milestone my friend!!!
It's good to see you're in the know about this topic. I'm looking at everyone who's commenting here.
Actually @canadian-coconut and I have chatted since she joined. We have some common friends and interests.
She is important to truth everywhere, not just here on the Steemit! (:
If anyone looks up Dr. Andrew Moulden online and what he went through as one of THE leading Dr's and experts in this field of study, he was a personal friend of mine.
He flew to meet me one time, he had heard of me through common interests and research/connections.
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What the police state, gov't corruption and medical field did to harm him, while using tax dollars and lives to do it, is an absolute disgrace and shows the state agenda:
Harm people and waste taxes doing it, while serving themselves.
I have always found that interesting because their first oath they take and relate to for their hypocratic oath as Dr's and medical people is literally
-- DO NO HARM.
"To do no harm" is my ambition. It used to be "To do great things," but the older I get, the more extraordinary it is to find anyone who can manage to do no harm (myself included). Now that I'm here at steemit, I'm starting to see people do great things - AND doing no harm!
I love that here too. I started to consciously ask myself just for sake of awareness in my own life "is it harmful or helpful?" Sometimes I forget , but it's a great way to keep perspective!
You knew Andrew Moulden. He looked like a very nice guy.
I am just getting offline for my 10 pm deadline for my health but you are right.
He was awake. He woke me up and planted seeds that I never knew about until 2009 and it all came back to me, flooding in the things he taught me and told me over dinners on the East Coast.
By the time my wake up process was in full swing, I sought him out to meet and thank him..... but it was too late.
I get upset talking about this, because he was right. And people are literally PAYING to be harmed by the state daily.
I will TTYS my friend.
Thanks again -- you are helping a lot of people. Like Andrew did in your own way.
Seeds are being planted and watered by you and @canadian-coconut and many others while the state gets away with......
well you know.
Trying to catch up on replies, it is really becoming a challenge for me, I am not sitting at 100% reply rate anymore, sadly.
I do my very best but no way can I do that any more LOL.
I know you understand my friend.
Keep up your nice work my friend, good times ahead LOL
(:
Dear friend @canadian-coconut,
Thank you so very much for your strong and principled presence here on Steemit. I am so grateful that you champion the truth about vaccinations here, and especially that you do that so very graciously.
Your insight about the common ground of loving our children is brilliant, and I hope that it will always "carry the day" when there is a debate that begins to heat up.
I also look forward to learning more from you about radical unschooling. I need insights in this area in order to be more persuasive with my wife and other family members.
In any case, Congratulations! on your excellent milestone of 1,000 followers, and I hope they will all truly follow and read and grow from what you have to say. And that many more will follow in their footsteps!
😄😇😄
Thanks so much creatr!
Girl, it takes a serious pair of balls to stand up and stick your ground. I take my hat off to you. We have two little girls one is 7yrs and the other is 4yrs old. we experienced horrible side effects from the 6in1 and mmr vaccines with our eldest that still play an effect on her little body every day still. Our 4yr old wasn't vaxxed.. she only got the 2vaccines, polio drops and TB vaccine as these two are predominant in our country. Sadly I can say I kick myself very often for having our eldest vaccinated on the "fullest" schedule available in the private medical sector at the time I was not educated enough. Now after the damages are done I can just really encourage people having children to please research all avenues before you vaccinated your children.
Congratulations my friend!!!! You deserve blessings because of your passion to educate others about vaccines. Way to go!!! I am proud to be one of your Steemit followers and your friend too.
Hi @canadian-coconut, I can proudly say I am in the pre-800 club and I can also say that it is so fantastic that your hard work and talent have been rewarded! You are one of my biggest icons that I look up to on this platform(and in life aswell, I want to be as good a mother to my own future kids as you are to yours!!) I am so excited to continue to follow you and your work for the coming years! Congradulations!
Wow! Thank-you so much. I am honored.
Congratulations Linda on reaching 1000 followers. And thank you for all that you share on steemit. What you bring to share to this platform and the idea that steemit might be censorship resistant are two ideas I hold strongly to my heart. Sometimes I wonder how vaccines have changed me, what I might have become with out them. But over the next couple years my partner and I will decide if we have children of our own. And this decision will be easier, having the tools of your great work to confront the status quo with truth. I have looked into vaccines long before I found steemit, but you have giving me a wealth of knowledge, and somewhere to go to figure out what I've missed. Your passion makes me want to try harder with my own endeavors. And for these reasons and many more, I thank you!
You are also one of my biggest supporters on steemit. And for this, I also thank you!
Thank-you Dylan!
I am happy to hear all of this.
... and you are welcome too!
I'm very happy to have found another steemian who is against vaccinations. I have been researching this for the last year or so, and am continually shocked to see what is happening in terms of legislation of vaccinations. Steem on, and thank you for your posts, however controversial they may be ;)
Awesome story! I can't believe after a year I hadn't followed you yet. Goes to show you the vast potential for growth. It's like finding a needle in a hay stack! Just followed you!!! FULL STEEM AHEAD!!!
Thanks so much for your support of our channel, Linda! You have helped change our lives and there is so much we agree on. You are appreciated!
You are very welcome!
I am glad to hear this.
Congrats!!
@Canadian-Coconut
Congrats and it is a pleasure to find a kindred spirit in you. I have been forwarding your posts to my wife who isn't on steemit and it seems to encourage here to join the platform. THANKS
That is great to hear. I do hope that she joins.
Thanks!
There is real wisdom in this. Thanks so much for everything you do, and CONGRATS!!!
thank-you my friend!
I have so much respect and gratitude for ppl that stand up for what is right. Of course there is no greater researcher than a mother who loves and lives for her children😍 I've been here for a short while and I've noticed too that this platform is more upbeat and constructive instead of so much hatred that you see on Fb and other sites. I hope it stays that way. I also believe that intelligence is the ability to listen to both sides without tearing each other down. In that way we can find a solution that works for all.
This is so moving!!! You are by far one of my favorites here. I realized I'll have to come over more often and check your posts because my feed gets too full with chatter! I feel so grateful to connect with you in this amazing platform though. Blessings all around!
Fantastic, I love anyone who stirs up a great discussion. Keep the content controversial. We should all be talking openly and expressing our opinions without other judging.
Thank-you! Yes, open information and friendly discussion is what I want.
Hi @canadian-coconut, thanks for your post and for posting in the past with such passion and clarity. I was introduced to steemit by my brother who fully engaged with steemit a little while ago and who always seems to write with the same clarity you do. Anyway, I'm enjoying my steemit experience so far and have posted a few things close to my heart.
I do not have children and never will. It's not a possibility for us I'm afraid. Having said that, we both love children and care about them, as I believe most people in this world do. I wish we were able to have our own as I know my wife would be such an excellent mother. I'll never get to see her do so unfortunately. We have a couple of cats that fill that void though. :)
I read your posts with interest and wonder how I would feel if my children's health and wellbeing was at stake, what would I do to protect them and spread the word about possible sources of harm. I think it's admirable that you share your stories and research and am pleased the steemit community embrace your posts and that if in disagreement with you do so in a logical and respectful way. (Except that individual who disrespected your children.) I look at your 1000 followers and back at my much lower number and can only applaud you for presenting great content to your audience. I hope to emulate your success through my own posts and in presenting honest and relevant material.
Keep up the great work and keep those posts coming.
Cheers, @galenkp
Thank-you for your kind words.
Congrat for it. I am also new to the Steemit, so I know how hard the process is. I think the most difficult part is you have to find your position in the community. Who you wanna do? a news reporter? a wise sharing person? a cheif? or what? It very hard but the most important things for us to build our follower. I'm still finding my way, and gad that you have made it. Thanks!
I hope you meet @rhondak -- she's catching on faster than the Road Runner (meep! meep!) All right, how do I call up the person I'm following who only says meep?
Thank you for being brave, and having the courage to speak out about what is right and wrong! You truly are an inspiration to us all. My wife is now considering joining steemit just to follow you, as you believe a lot of things we do! Upvoted and Followed! I'm looking forward to reading through all of your past as well as future post!
Oh thanks! I look forward to 'meeting' your wife.
This is excellent. Congrats. Also, I'm going to follow you. I have always had particular disdain for vaccines. Don't even get me started on the HPV vaccine. People do get ugly about this topic. But the truth is those damn vaccines have mercury, phormaldehyde, and additives for "preservative " purposes that are Flat out harmful. I've heard of the children developing cognitive issues after rounds of vaccines. Its despicable. Plus,i think they experiment on us with those and ive read articles (a little "out there" for most even suggestive of Tiny microchips in then. ) °_°
I think some vaccines are helpful like the malaria one. But the vast majority are not. The flu vaccine I am forced to take every year as a healthcare worker. And some studies suggesting a range of only 30 to 60% effective . I used to use the religion excuse but they don't take that one anynore.in my line of work i can not wear a mask for like 6 months my elderly patients half wouldnt be able to hear me
On that topic id be interested to see how many millenials get age related cognitive decline of alzgeimers, dementia. Im sure you know the vaccines to dementia theory and how "back in the day"the vaccines had too much mercury so now it's caused more folks to get early onset dementia/alzheimers
Way to go! I'm super happy to be following you now, and I am also a fierce advocate online and offline, in Canada for vaccine choice. I'm really happy to meet you, @da-dawn suggested me to follow you last night! I look forward to reading your posts @canadian-coconut :)
a fierce advocate! I like the sounds of that.
I will follow you as well.
Thanks!
That is great news and you deserve the support. I like that you added in this post about civility in disagreement. All in all, Steemit does tend to have quite respectful comments, even in opposition.
I think that due to your content topics, you would have probably attracted some of the worst of it but the fact that you are still here posting tells a lot about you, your passion and commitment to what you see as important.
I wish you all the best and it looks like your next 1000 aren't going to be too far away :)
Taraz
Congrats on a great milestone reached. Also an antivax family, ive been protecting my daughter since they tried to ram formaldehyde and oven cleaner in her when she was 12 hours old.
Naturally, she is unbelievably healthy, miles ahead of most of her peers and very smart. Best decision ever i say
Wow, 1000 followers! That's great, congratulations!
I just joined a few weeks ago and discovered your blog. Glad to be following you. I watched the film vaxxed and it confirmed my view on vaccines. Thank you for promoting that film and maintaining a steadfast message to inform parents of the hidden dangers that come from within this 'benevolent' system we live in. Steem on and keep up the good work! @ironshield
Hi @canadian-coconut. I'm now following you! I absolutely love your conversation posts regarding vaccinations. I'm against vaccines with my entire being. They have hurt more children than I want to count (that I know!) and are only used to hurt.
I use and a huge advocate of doTerra which has completely changed my life. I feel like a kid again, I'm healthy, I'm NOT on any western medicine . . . my life is amazing!
Congratulations on your success, I salute and marvel at you. Hope your luck brings me a bless too. I will always support you I want to learn a lot from you I want you to support me too
Next time someone tries to tell you the science on vaccines is settled, ask them what kid of science experiment can be carried out without a control group. For us to be able to tell the difference we should have people mating through generations without being vaccinated, at least one long term study. Do you know if such a study exists? What kind of science is that?!
Congratulations on 1000 Followers. Steem ON
Well done on making it to 1000 followers @canadian-coconut!
I'm very pleased that your very important messages are reaching so many people! It is definitely well deserved!
Here's to the next thousand! :)
Congratulations to you @canadian-coconut! Speak your own truth regardless of what others may feel or think...Also, just wanted to send a heartfelt thanks to you for having supported my blog numerous times...Thank you:) & Here's to the next 1000! Take care-
thanks @steemit-life!
I appreciate that.
Congratulations Linda. You deserve any and all success that comes your way.
You have stayed true to your roots and values since day 1 and it's great to see that your message is resonating with so many people (1,000+ and counting).
You have helped other people and positively impacted their lives. You are a blessing!
Yes, SteemIt has been very refreshing when it comes to many people disagreeing on a topic. More often than not the debates tend to stay civil even when people get a bit emotional on a topic.
I'm glad that you have been able to hold true to your beliefs and are not judgemental of others who share a differing view. This really is a fantastic trait to possess!
Congrats on your success here and I hope that you continue to speak about what you believe as well as continuing to foster debate!
Congratulations @canadian-coconut ❤️
So glad you are here every day getting your message out. It's a message close to my heart too. Xxx
Thank-you @sallylloyd
you are doing an awesome job here too!
Cheers 😄
@Canadian-coconut inspirational that you've had such success speaking a truth I've come to learn as 100% fact. Excellent work, onwards and upwards.
Congratulations :)
"A lot of people disagree with what I have to say, or they just don't care to investigate my claims."
We found this a lot when we told people we would not vaccinate or send our kids to school, but like you say, not so much here on Steemit, in fact I have yet to receive a single bad comment. I think it's great what you are doing and you are an inspiration to us and many here on steemit. Here's to the next 1000 followers :)
We have had a few discussions and I have found you to be highly supportive in our homesteading/garden/home schooling community. I do check to see who has upvoted my posts and you have been there for me consistently. And your posts are informative and enjoyable so i upvote and resteem as much as i can. Thank you and you deserve success.
PS-On the vax issue, there should ALWAYS be discussions about medications. Especially when they are being given to newborns! Anyone who wants to silence another has something to hide, no?
Thank you. I'm glad that you found your way to join Steemit
Congratulations on the milestone you have reached and keep up the good work.
Hi,
"I respect someone who can remain civil no matter how different our [information/beliefs/analysis/] conclusions may be." I agree with you @canadian-coconut. I applaud you for being so passionate about sharing your truth of vaccines consistently and unabashedly. Your aniversary on STEEMIT is just around the corner. Congratulations in advance for yet another milestone.
Sincerely,
Niamaat aka Teacher Nia aka Prima Nia
English Language Coach and
Translator (Spanish to English)
P.S. “Be great because nothing else pays.” -– Grant Cardone
Thanks for being brave enough to bring this topic to the light-- I know I've met some real stinkers online when I tried to objectively investigate the history of vaccination programs in posts on forums in the past-- it is daring to question this topic in any setting. Steemit has always amazed me with the civility in the comments, it is the way it should be.
Congratulations on 1000 followers, and now I have a 600 follower milestone to celebrate!
Congrats! What an awesome milestone! Your ears must be ringing- there is a lot of talk about you in these here parts ;)
Years ago my parents told me that I had a horrible reaction to a vaccine (I believe it was the MMR). Crying, screaming, and rash. Have we ever figured out why some kids have these reactions when others don't? I've had other vaccines since then and haven't had the same effects.
Well done, you and I are of the same mind set on health, please follew me as i'm a newbe to this but liking it so far :)
Congratulations @canadian-coconut!
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