Posted on 06/24/2009 8:04:24 AM PDT by metmom
Within minutes, six-year-old Rubjit Thindal went from happily chatting in the back seat of the car to collapsing and dying in her father's arms.
"If we had known it was so serious, we would have called 911,'' Kuldip Thindal, Rubjit's distraught mother, said in Punjabi yesterday. "She just had a stomach ache -- she wasn't even crying.''
Rubjit was pronounced dead at hospital barely 24 hours after showing signs of a fever. Later, doctors told her parents she had the H1N1 influenza virus. She is believed to be the youngest person in Canada with the virus to have died.
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I was sick like that back in the spring and my it took months for my lungs to clear. Finally he gave me advai and that helped to clear them up.
I think they are experimenting in people right now. jmo
On another forum, they are talking about this report showing the US antiviral stockpile. Looks like about 22-23% coverage (appx 70 million)
http://healthyamericans.org/reports/h1n1/TFAH2009challengesahead.pdf
It certainly seems that folks that should have been prepared (i.e., CDC) are playing it off the cuff. Individual doctors need to do what is right, not just what they are told by the government.
Glad you’re ok now ET!
Thanks. This H1N1 makes me nervous. This isn’t just a bad flu season. This one can and is killing normally healthy people.
Wilson, 2 other Texans ill
(AP)
HOUSTON — Houston safety Eugene Wilson was inactive against the Oakland Raiders because of an illness, and two other Texans were available to play but were also ill on Sunday.
Houston had the NFL’s first confirmed case of swine flu earlier this week in tight end Anthony Hill. The other players got sick on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but the team did not confirm any other cases of swine flu.
Running back Chris Brown was available but not feeling well and didn’t play. Linebacker Xavier Adibi was also ill but played on special teams.
“Eugene got very sick last night, it continued through this morning, so there was no way he could play,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “We’re monitoring the situation. It’s something that’s hit us in the past four days and we just have to work through it.”
Offense lineman Eric Winston said Wilson was so sick that he “could barely walk.”
“Some guys can play through it,” Winston said. “It all depends on how it affects you. You are always concerned about some outbreak of the flu. If we get it, we get it. We just have to get over it.”
When asked if the illnesses were more cases of swine flu, Kubiak said: I don’t want to speculate on any of that ... but it was kind of scary (Sunday) morning, to be honest with you.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQoChg82KRAgQIgeqDwKqSdK2hOgD9B4I31O0
LOL! I’m not so familiar with the talibansker (or wasn’t until this precious little exchange). I barged in because he was denouncing with foam flying other freepers in good standing as well.
I actually feel sorry for people like that. They are obviously very miserable people. Problem is, they want to share their misery so others are miserable too!
Don’t worry, Doughty One. Most likely very soon there will be so many deaths that DvdMom and others won’t be able to post any single death articles. This is just interim, while the virus spreads and mutates to become more easily transmissible and very likely more lethal.
So just avert your eyes for another few weeks or so. Maybe until Novermber or December; I don’t know, I am not a prophet. But people who study this virus in particular, the genetic aspect, whose blogs I read, are very, very, very concerned.
But don’t worry, just don’t read this thread and you won’t be bothered by these articles.
I left the thread. That should have made you happy. Why would you possibly wait to draw me back in?
Thank you for keeping this tally. There is no place else we could get this information the way it is presented here.
So many beautiful children! May God console their parents and loved ones.
Thanks so much for keeping up with all the updates on this swine flu outbreak. There’s a lot of really good information out there and it’s really nice to be continually updated on it.
US swine flu vaccination effort starts Monday -CDC
Sun Oct 4, 2009 10:58pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN0433992720091005?rpc=401&;
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee will be among the first to get swine flu vaccines in the United States on Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Vaccination clinics are scheduled for Monday morning for staff at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee and Wishard Health Services in Indianapolis, the CDC said.
Surgical masks as good as N95 respirators
Published: Oct. 5, 2009 at 12:26 AM
HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 5 (UPI) — Surgical masks appear to be as good as N95 respirators in protecting healthcare workers against influenza, Canadian researchers said.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125469946745562945.html
OCTOBER 5, 2009 Public Faces Long Wait to Get New Flu Vaccine
By BETSY MCKAY
Recovering Swine Flu victim shares story
Reported by: Tania Rogers
Last Update: 3:01 pm
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL—Aubrey Opdyke a local woman who spent the summer in intensive care battling Swine Flu is sharing some of her story.
A fundraiser was held Saturday to help her family overcome medical expenses and a thankful — and hopeful — Aubrey was speaking out.
“I remember being sick. I remember being sick and going to the hospital and that was it,” said Aubrey.
It’s been a long road to recovery for Aubrey Opdyke. She spoke Saturday at a Palm Beach Gardens fundraiser to help her with her bills.
The 27-year-old was hospitalized back in July, six months pregnant with the Swine Flu. She was induced into a coma. Afterwards she found out she had lost her baby.
“After I came out of the coma...slowly I was able to communicate and ask what I needed to know...”
She spent about two months in the hospital.
“I walk with a walker now. I can walk about 600 feet....more physical therapy. They say for every day you’re in the hospital you have two days to recover. I was in for a little over 80 so I probably have 160 to go”.
Days hopefully made easier with the help of family and friends.
“It’s overwhelming. It’s great. It’s amazing that so many people care so much. If it weren’t for all these people I wouldn’t be here today.”
Her family is thankful for her progress.
“The outpouring of emotions from everybody. All the well wishers for Aubrey have been just that... overwhelming,” said Bob Felker, Aubrey’s Father.
Aubrey’s husband took photos of their child to show her when she feels up to
Memphis Healthcare Workers To Be Among First To Get Swine Flu Vaccinations
posted October 4, 2009
Healthcare workers at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis will be among the first in the nation to receive the H1N1 vaccine on Monday morning.
teaching.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_160245.asp
Louisville Woman who died of swine flu identified
The Courier-Journal • October 4, 2009
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091004/NEWS01/910040342/1008/NEWS01/Louisville+Woman+who+died+of+swine+flu+identified
Sheila Brooks, 41, of the 1700 block of Gaulbert Avenue, died at University Hospital’s emergency room, said Eddie Robinson, a deputy coroner for Jefferson County. Officials with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness had said the death occurred Sept. 21.
Robinson said Sunday that an autopsy was performed by state medical examiner Barbara Weakley-Jones on Sept. 22 and test results confirmed the death was caused by the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.
Health department officials said Friday that the victim in this case had no underlying health conditions.
Unsettling plans for pandemic
Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, October 04, 2009
Among the many concerns about swine flu, one grows larger by the day. Canada’s public health managers are running considerable risks with their strategies.
When it became clear that the new H1N1 flu virus threatened a pandemic, many countries decided on an accelerated response. They chose a vaccine type that is quick and easy to develop.
But Canadian officials preferred a double-barrelled serum that both repels the virus and boosts the patient’s immune system.
BREAKING NEWS: Name Released in Cabell Midland Student Swine Flu Death
Posted: 10:12 PM Oct 3, 2009
Reporter: WSAZ News Staff
Email Address: news@wsaz.com
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Family members tell WSAZ.com that the Cabell Midland High School student who died from Swine Flu is 14-year-old Patrick Wheeler.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department says they are working closely with the Cabell County School System in regard to school closings. At this time, all schools remain open and on a regular schedule.
Councelors will be at Cabell Midland tomorrow to assist students and staff members coping with this sudden loss.
ORIGINAL STORY
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A student a Cabell Midland High School has died of a possible case of swine flu.
That word Sunday morning from Jed Flowers, a spokesperson for Cabell County Schools.
Flowers tells WSAZ.com that the student was not in school on Thursday or Friday. He says counselors will be be available for students and faculty.
Saturday night, Dr. Harry Tweel, director of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, told WSAZ.com that a person had died at a Huntington hospital of a possible case of swine flu.
Tweel says that the H1N1 virus had not yet been confirmed in the patient, and that tests were still waiting to be confirmed.
Neither Tweel or Flowers is releasing the name of the student, or any other information on the case.
Flowers also tells WSAZ.com that the school system is working with the health department to see if any procedures relating to the flu need to be reviewed.
He also says that Cabell County Schools have relaxed their attendance policy because of the number of illnesses.
The temporary policy is that students can be absent for 5 days with just a note from parents, then a note from a doctor is required.
Students who have been ill cannot return to school until they have gone at least 24 hours with a temperature of less than 100 degrees.
In the past few weeks, two other people have died of swine flu in Cabell County.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com. We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/63458407.html
Also, interesting comment made by a student at the school:
Posted by: A CMHS Junior on Oct 4, 2009 at 06:16 PM
I’m a junior at CMHS, and although I did not know Patrick personally, my heart and prayers go out to his family. The fact is swine flu is scary and this week at Midland there is going to be a lot of interection. It’s spirit week and homecoming is Friday. We are all stuck in overcrowded classes for 8 hours a day. Something needs to be done. I’m not trying to get out of school because, being someone in all AP and honors classes, I can’t afford to miss. However, my parents are making me stay home tomorrow. The BOE needs to realize that their attendance record is going to be hurt majorly by them not closing school. Those who are saying H1N1 is nothing to be worried about obviously needs to go back to high school themselves. Why should we be further exposed to a contaminated area? Yes, walmart has is and wherever else you go, but by removing another contaminated area from the list we are helping everyone.
Rachel Hatzipanagos can be reached at rhatzipanagos@sunsentinel.com or 954-356-4543.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sfl-hamlin-obit-b100409,0,981567.story
Hallandale activist dies suddenly at 49
Julia “Julie” Hamlin ‘always provided for us’
By Rachel Hatzipanagos
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
6:14 p.m. EDT, October 4, 2009
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HALLANDALE BEACH - Longtime Hallandale Beach political activist Julia “Julie” Hamlin died suddenly over the weekend. She was 49.
“I’m at a loss for words for all of this,” said Commissioner Keith London. “She was really someone who was there for the city and always provided for us.”
Ms. Hamlin had developed flu-like symptoms over the past week. Her condition deteriorated, causing pneumonia and then organ failure. It has not been determined what strain of the flu afflicted her, friends said.
“It all happened over a couple of days,” said friend and Hallandale Beach resident Steve Cummings. “It was very sudden.”
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