My Mom talked about The Spanish Flu often,
She lived in very rural Nova Scotia and there were deaths in her area.
My father died when I only 5 but his Mom,my dear Grandma,experienced it in the Boston area. She knew several persons that died but she and my grandfather,along with their kids, were very lucky.
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Good for your folks. I’ve read articles that claimed many didn’t like to talk about it. I’m a generation younger, but don’t recall my grandparents discussing it. One great-grandfather was a physician, so must have been aware of it even if his community was spared.