How I Lost My Daughter to Measles
Measles has a terrible side effect most people don't know about.

by Erica Finklestein-Parker Emmalee Madeline Snehal Parker came home to us when she was 2 and ½ years old, in 2005, from an orphanage in India. She weighed 17 pounds. When you have a child who’s that age and weighs so little it’s hard to even find clothing. But Emmalee was 17 pounds of pure spitfire. She was very friendly, and she loved climbing, running, and trying new sports.