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renate

(13,776 posts)

27. oh dear...

Reply to WCGreen (Reply #24)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 03:57 PM

Feb 2012

I'm glad you're getting the care you need. I hope you get home and get well soon!

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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 #1

My grandmother's oldest almost died of that flu as an infant. eShirl Feb 2012 #2

The only grand parent I remember was my mothers mother madokie Feb 2012 #3

my Great Great Grandfather was in the Union Army.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #6

Interesting..... matmar Feb 2012 #7

they as a family had already pretty much told the slaves they were workers madokie Feb 2012 #21

History is pretty complicated. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #23

My grampap almost died from that flu epidemic. blue neen Feb 2012 #4

How sad but how sweet that he kept Vivian with him.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #5

My grandmother's true love died in the 1918 flu before they could marry. enough Feb 2012 #8

Yes, my Polish Grand mother talked about her brother dying from the flu... WCGreen Feb 2012 #9

That flu saved my father's life. Loudmxr Feb 2012 #10

"Spanish Flu" was the subject of the penultimate Downton Abbey frazzled Feb 2012 #11

Thanks for the link. I'm currently reading a book on viral... Javaman Feb 2012 #12

Totally a matter of 'when'. laundry_queen Feb 2012 #14

During flu season, I tell my office mates how to avoid getting the flu... Javaman Feb 2012 #19

I read this yesterday Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #31

That was something the aforementioned "Downton Abbey" got right JoDog Feb 2012 #17

That's called a cytokene storm. And the Spanish Flu did mostly kill younger folks kaiden Feb 2012 #29

Interesting. I watched a show about it once too laundry_queen Feb 2012 #13

We lived in a big city and they told me about the caskets would be out lining the streets somedays lunasun Feb 2012 #15

My Penn grandparents both lived into their late 80's.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #16

my paternal grandparents were born in 1918. pansypoo53219 Feb 2012 #18

thanks, and hugs, to everybody who's posted their stories here renate Feb 2012 #20

Lung infection.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #24

oh dear... renate Feb 2012 #27

They just put a pic in so I can get the Anti biotics right to the infection... WCGreen Feb 2012 #34

good news! renate Feb 2012 #35

My grandmother died from it in 1918, frogmarch Feb 2012 #22

If you get a chance to view the show... WCGreen Feb 2012 #25

Thanks for the headsup. I will frogmarch Feb 2012 #28

Cool... WCGreen Feb 2012 #33

My father and his siblings survived it Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #26

Hmmm TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #30

Very good point treestar Feb 2012 #32

I had an uncle who had the Spanish flu and survived. mohinoaklawnillinois Feb 2012 #36