[heights]

When you are old and have End-Stage Emphysema, you panic over the FLU.

[gov_bean_ counter]

When you have asthma the flu can be problematic. On day three away from work. This guy can suck rocks.

[neverevergiveup]

That's the take-home message. The flu is bad, and does kill people, but you are much more susceptible to a bad outcome if you are immune compromised, older, or have some underlying condition, such as end-stage emphysema, that puts you at particular risk. I agree that everything gets hyped these days, but the flu can be very dangerous, obviously with some strains being more virulent than others. The 1918 flu pandemic killed an estimated 20-50 million people world-wide.

[wbill]

True enough.

Hype and Hyperbole don't do any good though. The current meme in my area is " The Flu is Awful! The Flu Shot didn't protect anyone this year!". Hysteria, hype, etc.

Wonder if this hype and panic, and bad info about the vaccine will prevent anyone from getting the shot next year, and how much damage it will do.

[angcat]

My mom who is 83 is freaked out over this. She told me she will not use paper money until April she is going to charge everything. She also won’t go to the library. :0)

[HollyB]

Yes indeed. My father was in your sitution. The family knew not to enter the house if someone had a sniffle. A cold would turn to pneumonia/fever quite fast. He used hospice at home. They gave him low doses of morphine to use which helped him quite a bit. It relaxed his airways enough and he struggled less. So, it actually extended his life for 7 months longer than we expected. Those were precious times and it was good to see him feeling better than he had.

I hope you stay well and I hope your family knows to stay clear if you are sick. Do you have an 02 reader (finger read). I used to run to the Fire Station to borrow theirs since my dad was stubborn about going to the hospital. So, if it was low, he’d go. But, now they sell them at CVS.