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In reply to the discussion: I just watched this PBS Special on line about the 1918 influenza outbreak.... [View all]madokie
(51,076 posts)3. The only grand parent I remember was my mothers mother
and she would give us a hug when a hug was warranted. Grandparents on my fathers side died of old age long before I was born. My dads dad, Granddad for me, fought in the civil war as a union soldier even though his family were slave owners and lived in Georgia. One of my brothers and two of my sis's went to visit the plantation that my great grandparents owned. parts of the old plantation is or was still there even after all these years. I guess you could say it is a testament to the good work of the Slaves. As the story goes the slaves that my great grand parents had mostly stayed on with my family and they all took our name which isn't a common name either. Which is an Honor to me and my family today.
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I just watched this PBS Special on line about the 1918 influenza outbreak.... [View all]
WCGreen
Feb 2012
OP
People used to die of many infectious diseases and suffer from parasites like lice
FarCenter
Feb 2012
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That's called a cytokene storm. And the Spanish Flu did mostly kill younger folks
kaiden
Feb 2012
#29