The kids have swine flu!

[gja1000]

I'm so sorry to hear this! My 13 year old g-daughter had it back in Sept - she had been over to our house too, just a day or so before she came down with symptoms - but thankfully, Gary (nor me) got it. My daughter and son-in-law got a very mild case of it, the 3 year old didn't get it, neither did my mom who lives with them. I have a theory about that.

I think some of us "old timers" had the swine flu (or were exposed to it and have antibodies) back in 1976. I had a horrible case of the flu in Oct. of 1976. That was the swine flu year. I didn't have it confirmed as swine flu (they didnt' do the test back then, they just assumed it was swine flu). I had just had my daughter and I was in bed for 2 weeks, when she was about 3 weeks old. I was nursing her, so my theory is that she had some antibodies from me in 1976 because although she had symptoms this Sept, they lasted only about 12 hours.

My mom may have had it in 76 too, and maybe Gary - cause there is some reason that they didn't get it this year as both were exposed.

Anyway, it can be nasty stuff - or not - I think there are a couple of strains of the swine flu going around - or maybe it has to do with old antibodies, who knows!