I blinked.
"Yes it's a lot of money and if I'd taken it things would have been a lot easier, but my son doesn't have a price tag on his head! I won't accept anything, but justice for the wrong done to my son and I would be a poor excuse of a person if I just idly stood by and accepted the pay off, while other people's kids fell prey to the same fate as my own son! I devoted what time I had when I wasn't working or with Kevin to advocating against these unjust practices. I've spoken at seminars at private gatherings and fundraisers. I've formed websites listing all the resources and fact data that I and others could find. I have a string of blogs that I manage. I've gotten a reliable following going and combining some other interested organizations we got enough signatures for a petition to Congress. In roughly three months we're scheduled to make an appearance on the House floor, primarily to address taking the federal protection off of the vaccination companies and install stricter oversight and accountability over them. As a side issue we were also going to request that doctors better inform their patients as to the risks of vaccines and that schools be opened up to non-vaccinated kids. It was a real bright spot in our fight. We thought it was the turning of the tide just like what happened in Great Britain. Enough knowledge got out as to what was going on and reforms were issued because of the intense public outcry. As a result very few vaccines are even still administered in Great Britain and some have been banned from use entirely. Italy's courts just ruled that the MMR vaccine is responsible for causing autism and has set up protocols by which vaccination companies can be sued. We were hoping that would be the USA in a couple of years."
Anna looked down at the floor.
"Now I'll be the only one presenting our case before Congress."
"What happened?" I asked.
"There were five of us. Three months ago Kim died suddenly; the doctor said it was a pulmonary embolism. Several weeks ago Susan along with her whole family were in a hit-and-run car accident. She and two of her children were killed instantly. Three weeks ago the other two members of the group came to me and said they couldn't participate any longer. All of them within the course of a week had one of their children picked up from school by unknown entities. The kids were dropped off several blocks from their home two hours later unharmed, but the message was clear."