Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

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Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

By Cheryl for the Union-Tribune.

http://tinyurl.com/2cj6gk

San Diego – County health officials re-emphasized Monday the

importance of vaccinating children against measles after three

siblings – two of whom attend a charter school in San Diego – were

diagnosed with the potentially fatal viral infection.

None of the youngsters had been inoculated against the disease.

Two of the siblings go to the San Diego ative Charter

School in Vista, which has the highest percentage of students

not vaccinated for measles among any campus in the city, said

officials from the San Diego Unified School District.

Ten percent of ative's 380 students were not vaccinated.

The figure for most schools in San Diego County is 1 percent to 2

percent, said Gorman of the San Diego district's nursing and

wellness program. The statewide average is about 1.5 percent,

according to the California Department of Public Health.

" A school with this rate of children who aren't vaccinated is

the type we worry most about, " said Dr. Mark Sawyer, an infectious

disease pediatrician at Rady Children's Hospital in Kearny Mesa.

Sawyer also works part time as medical director of the county health

department's immunology branch.

Health guidelines call for people born after 1956 to get at

least one vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella or show other

evidence of immunity. The inoculation is recommended in two doses –

the first at 12 months and the second between ages 4 and 6.

Parents can obtain vaccination exemptions for their children

based on medical, religious or other personal reasons.

Some parents fear that inoculations contain thimerosal, which

includes mercury and might cause autism or other diseases.

" Carefully performed scientific studies have found no

relationship between (the) vaccine and autism, " said the federal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more, school and

health officials stress that the vaccine for measles, mumps and

rubella does not contain thimerosal or mercury.

Widespread vaccination has dramatically reduced the measles

infection rate. In San Diego County, the case count declined from 985

in 1990, to 22 in 1991, to 1 in 2006. No deaths have occurred since

1990, when there were three.

The three infections announced Monday were defined as the first

reported outbreak since 1991. An outbreak involves two or more cases

from a single source.

County health officials did not specify the patients' gender.

They said one of the three children traveled to Switzerland with

his or her family and was the first to become ill. That child likely

transmitted the virus to the two siblings, said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the

county's public health officer.

Officials from the county health department met Monday with

parents of the non-vaccinated children at ative charter school,

and four agreed to have their kids inoculated.

Students not vaccinated will be barred from attending the school

until Feb. 21 – after the infection period for the current outbreak

has passed.

Many parents with children at ative are particularly

concerned about shielding their kids from exposure to harmful

chemicals, such as pesticides and paint, said school principal

Ranck-Buhr.

" This school has a higher standard for the kind of paint than

the district's policy, " Ranck-Buhr said. " The issue of personal belief

exemption follows along those same lines. "

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Would these be state or federal health GUIDELINES? To whom are these

folks born after 1956 supposed to be showing their proof of immunity

to for these diseases if they are adults? I understand that showing

evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and

probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era where

this " proof of immunity or vaccination " will be necessary for

obtaining/renewing drivers licenses, etc.?

> By Cheryl for the Union-Tribune.

> http://tinyurl.com/2cj6gk

" Health guidelines call for people born after 1956 to get at

least one vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella or show other

evidence of immunity. "

[Guest guest]

I'm on my way to expose my son and daughter. Alas, they probably contracted the vaccine version.Rox Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

By Cheryl for the Union-Tribune.

http://tinyurl. com/2cj6gk

San Diego – County health officials re-emphasized Monday the

importance of vaccinating children against measles after three

siblings – two of whom attend a charter school in San Diego – were

diagnosed with the potentially fatal viral infection.

None of the youngsters had been inoculated against the disease.

Two of the siblings go to the San Diego ative Charter

School in Vista, which has the highest percentage of students

not vaccinated for measles among any campus in the city, said

officials from the San Diego Unified School District.

Ten percent of ative' s 380 students were not vaccinated.

The figure for most schools in San Diego County is 1 percent to 2

percent, said Gorman of the San Diego district's nursing and

wellness program. The statewide average is about 1.5 percent,

according to the California Department of Public Health.

"A school with this rate of children who aren't vaccinated is

the type we worry most about," said Dr. Mark Sawyer, an infectious

disease pediatrician at Rady Children's Hospital in Kearny Mesa.

Sawyer also works part time as medical director of the county health

department's immunology branch.

Health guidelines call for people born after 1956 to get at

least one vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella or show other

evidence of immunity. The inoculation is recommended in two doses –

the first at 12 months and the second between ages 4 and 6.

Parents can obtain vaccination exemptions for their children

based on medical, religious or other personal reasons.

Some parents fear that inoculations contain thimerosal, which

includes mercury and might cause autism or other diseases.

"Carefully performed scientific studies have found no

relationship between (the) vaccine and autism," said the federal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more, school and

health officials stress that the vaccine for measles, mumps and

rubella does not contain thimerosal or mercury.

Widespread vaccination has dramatically reduced the measles

infection rate. In San Diego County, the case count declined from 985

in 1990, to 22 in 1991, to 1 in 2006. No deaths have occurred since

1990, when there were three.

The three infections announced Monday were defined as the first

reported outbreak since 1991. An outbreak involves two or more cases

from a single source.

County health officials did not specify the patients' gender.

They said one of the three children traveled to Switzerland with

his or her family and was the first to become ill. That child likely

transmitted the virus to the two siblings, said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the

county's public health officer.

Officials from the county health department met Monday with

parents of the non-vaccinated children at ative charter school,

and four agreed to have their kids inoculated.

Students not vaccinated will be barred from attending the school

until Feb. 21 – after the infection period for the current outbreak

has passed.

Many parents with children at ative are particularly

concerned about shielding their kids from exposure to harmful

chemicals, such as pesticides and paint, said school principal

Ranck-Buhr.

"This school has a higher standard for the kind of paint than

the district's policy," Ranck-Buhr said. "The issue of personal belief

exemption follows along those same lines."

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Call me when all three drop dead. (God forbid, but you get my point.)

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I call it the " mark of the beast. "

Debi

I understand that showing

> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and

> probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era where

> this " proof of immunity or vaccination " will be necessary for

> obtaining/renewing drivers licenses, etc.?

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DITTOmy DH just laughs at me when I say this. Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

I call it the "mark of the beast."

Debi

I understand that showing

> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and

> probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era where

> this "proof of immunity or vaccination" will be necessary for

> obtaining/renewing drivers licenses, etc.?

>

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Now, I had measles at age 5 and believe me, in 1950s this would not have made the newspapers.Peace,Kathy E.On Feb 5, 2008, at 2:31 PM, Rksd y wrote:DITTOmy DH just laughs at me when I say this. Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With MeaslesI call it the "mark of the beast."DebiI understand that showing> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and> probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era where> this "proof of immunity or vaccination" will be necessary for> obtaining/renewing drivers licenses, etc.? >Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search.

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Kathy - Besides wearing sunglasses in the house, what else did you do for fun while stricken with your "potentially deadly/fatal" disease? One nice thing that God has done for us and us mothers is to allow us forget what the pain was like (especially that nagging childbirth pain - lol). The beauty of the disease? We bonded with our mommy with more hugs and special treatment and considering I was among Irish triplets (9.5 mos. between me and my older bro and 11 mos. between me and my younger bro), I was happy for that attention. Fortunately I got to go through the other measles, mumps and chickenpox as well.Rox Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With MeaslesI call it the "mark of the beast."DebiI understand that showing> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and> probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era

where> this "proof of immunity or vaccination" will be necessary for> obtaining/renewing drivers licenses, etc.? >Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search.

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I took a break from autism research for my sons and did some on

Juvenile Rheumatory Arthritis for my daughter. I find studies that

complete remission from JRA took place after natural contraction and

passing of measles, rubella and chicken pox.

I think:

1. I get angry-this doesn't smack of vaccine/immune system damage to

medical gestapo?

2. How can I get her exposed?????????????

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contracted the vaccine version.

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> importance of vaccinating children against measles after three

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> siblings – two of whom attend a charter school in San Diego – were

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> diagnosed with the potentially fatal viral infection.

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> None of the youngsters had been inoculated against the

disease.

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> Two of the siblings go to the San Diego ative Charter

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> School in Vista, which has the highest percentage of students

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> not vaccinated for measles among any campus in the city, said

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> officials from the San Diego Unified School District.

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> Ten percent of ative' s 380 students were not

vaccinated.

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> The figure for most schools in San Diego County is 1 percent to 2

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> percent, said Gorman of the San Diego district's nursing

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> wellness program. The statewide average is about 1.5 percent,

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> according to the California Department of Public Health.

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> " A school with this rate of children who aren't vaccinated is

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> the type we worry most about, " said Dr. Mark Sawyer, an infectious

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> disease pediatrician at Rady Children's Hospital in Kearny Mesa.

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> Sawyer also works part time as medical director of the county health

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> department's immunology branch.

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> Health guidelines call for people born after 1956 to get at

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> least one vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella or show other

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> evidence of immunity. The inoculation is recommended in two doses –

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> the first at 12 months and the second between ages 4 and 6.

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> Parents can obtain vaccination exemptions for their children

>

> based on medical, religious or other personal reasons.

>

> Some parents fear that inoculations contain thimerosal, which

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> includes mercury and might cause autism or other diseases.

>

> " Carefully performed scientific studies have found no

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> relationship between (the) vaccine and autism, " said the federal

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> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more, school and

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> health officials stress that the vaccine for measles, mumps and

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> rubella does not contain thimerosal or mercury.

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> Widespread vaccination has dramatically reduced the measles

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> infection rate. In San Diego County, the case count declined from

985

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> in 1990, to 22 in 1991, to 1 in 2006. No deaths have occurred since

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> 1990, when there were three.

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> The three infections announced Monday were defined as the

first

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> reported outbreak since 1991. An outbreak involves two or more cases

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> from a single source.

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> County health officials did not specify the patients' gender.

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> transmitted the virus to the two siblings, said Dr. Wilma Wooten,

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> parents of the non-vaccinated children at ative charter

school,

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> and four agreed to have their kids inoculated.

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> Students not vaccinated will be barred from attending the

school

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> has passed.

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> Many parents with children at ative are particularly

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> concerned about shielding their kids from exposure to harmful

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> chemicals, such as pesticides and paint, said school principal

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> Ranck-Buhr.

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> " This school has a higher standard for the kind of paint than

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belief

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See....... we don't know the plan in all of this (disease states, viruses, etc.). By having the mumps, measles, etc. we get rid of something else along the way. If I hear of any MMR parties, I will let you know.Rox Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

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> San Diego – County health officials re-emphasized Monday the

>

> importance of vaccinating children against measles after three

>

> siblings – two of whom attend a charter school in San Diego – were

>

> diagnosed with the potentially fatal viral infection.

>

> None of the youngsters had been inoculated against the

disease.

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> Two of the siblings go to the San Diego ative Charter

>

> School in Vista, which has the highest percentage of students

>

> not vaccinated for measles among any campus in the city, said

>

> officials from the San Diego Unified School District.

>

> Ten percent of ative' s 380 students were not

vaccinated.

>

> The figure for most schools in San Diego County is 1 percent to 2

>

> percent, said Gorman of the San Diego district's nursing

and

>

> wellness program. The statewide average is about 1.5 percent,

>

> according to the California Department of Public Health.

>

> "A school with this rate of children who aren't vaccinated is

>

> the type we worry most about," said Dr. Mark Sawyer, an infectious

>

> disease pediatrician at Rady Children's Hospital in Kearny Mesa.

>

> Sawyer also works part time as medical director of the county health

>

> department's immunology branch.

>

> Health guidelines call for people born after 1956 to get at

>

> least one vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella or show other

>

> evidence of immunity. The inoculation is recommended in two doses –

>

> the first at 12 months and the second between ages 4 and 6.

>

> Parents can obtain vaccination exemptions for their children

>

> based on medical, religious or other personal reasons.

>

> Some parents fear that inoculations contain thimerosal, which

>

> includes mercury and might cause autism or other diseases.

>

> "Carefully performed scientific studies have found no

>

> relationship between (the) vaccine and autism," said the federal

>

> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even more, school and

>

> health officials stress that the vaccine for measles, mumps and

>

> rubella does not contain thimerosal or mercury.

>

> Widespread vaccination has dramatically reduced the measles

>

> infection rate. In San Diego County, the case count declined from

985

>

> in 1990, to 22 in 1991, to 1 in 2006. No deaths have occurred since

>

> 1990, when there were three.

>

> The three infections announced Monday were defined as the

first

>

> reported outbreak since 1991. An outbreak involves two or more cases

>

> from a single source.

>

> County health officials did not specify the patients' gender.

>

> They said one of the three children traveled to Switzerland

with

>

> his or her family and was the first to become ill. That child likely

>

> transmitted the virus to the two siblings, said Dr. Wilma Wooten,

the

>

> county's public health officer.

>

> Officials from the county health department met Monday with

>

> parents of the non-vaccinated children at ative charter

school,

>

> and four agreed to have their kids inoculated.

>

> Students not vaccinated will be barred from attending the

school

>

> until Feb. 21 – after the infection period for the current outbreak

>

> has passed.

>

> Many parents with children at ative are particularly

>

> concerned about shielding their kids from exposure to harmful

>

> chemicals, such as pesticides and paint, said school principal

>

> Ranck-Buhr.

>

> "This school has a higher standard for the kind of paint than

>

> the district's policy," Ranck-Buhr said. "The issue of personal

belief

>

> exemption follows along those same lines."

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My mother drew the curtains in the dining room, moved us to beds there next to the kitchen, and read Bambi to us. She only read the chapter where Bambi's mother died to my older sister, thinking it might be a little much for little ny and me. I was about 8, so this was about 1951. I remember it very fondly. Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With MeaslesI call it the "mark of the beast."DebiI understand that showing> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and> probably some types of jobs, but are we now

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I

remember my brother and I having measles, and at another point mumps, when I

was 5 or 6. She drew the curtains in a little sleeping porch and set the both

of us up in there with an assortment of toys and books and board games. I

remember enjoying having my mom available to play games and read books to us

for hours on end. (Brother and I were 11 months apart.)

On a side note, my entire family

(including me) came down with influenza about a week and a half ago. The last

time I had had flu was 27 years ago. Although it wasn’t fun by any means,

all of us are recovering nicely and even enjoyed some of the nice aspects of being

together and taking care of each other. And what were

the consequences of this “deadly disease” that is responsible for

so many flu related deaths every year? For us, apparently none (except I’m

sure it served to strengthen our immune systems). Oh, and our ages are 58, 52,

33, 17, 15 and 5.

Still, even though everyone I know

comments on how rarely we get sick or go to the doctor, I had plenty of

comments this week from well meaning friends like “That’s why I get

a flu shot every year”. What’s up with

this???? Why do so many people care about whether or not I choose not to inject

my family with poison???

Sorry for the rant but Jeez!

Terry

Re: Re: Three

Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

My mother drew the curtains in the dining room, moved

us to beds there next to the kitchen, and read Bambi to us. She only read

the chapter where Bambi's mother died to my older sister, thinking it might be

a little much for little ny and me. I was about 8, so this was about

1951. I remember it very fondly.

Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

I call it the " mark of the

beast. "

Debi

I understand that showing

> evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment, and

> probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era where

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I also had another thought about this

regarding " hospitalizations/complications " of flu. Alot of parents

today when their kids or even themselves get sick, they load them up

with OTC meds and go on about their hugely busy day, instead of rest

and recovery. Hence, complications. I am seeing it happen with a

friend right now.

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I don't know if it is the effects of the two days with no sleep......... I am crying right now, longing for the day when kids ever get to have their mommies and daddies take long periods of time to hold them and love being with them. I decided to take it easy yesterday and lie on the sofa watching an old movie (Sterile Cuckoo) -- some of it anyway. The scene at the cemetary on a fall day -- especially the background scenery reminded me of a fall day in anyone's backyard where I grew up. We all had huge fields bordering our home where we could run and get lost, make forts and our mom never saw us until it was dark or we were hungry. I think the best thing to ever happen to us would be to lose

satellite contact for one week and see what would happen to our kids.I have to go find a box of tissues now.Rox Re: Three Siblings Diagnosed With Measles

I also had another thought about this

regarding "hospitalizations/ complications" of flu. Alot of parents

today when their kids or even themselves get sick, they load them up

with OTC meds and go on about their hugely busy day, instead of rest

and recovery. Hence, complications. I am seeing it happen with a

friend right now.

> I understand that showing

> > evidence of these diseases is necessary for college enrollment,

and

> > probably some types of jobs, but are we now entering a new era

where

> > this "proof of immunity or vaccination" will be necessary for

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[Guest guest]

I think a lot of it is that we get sent to jail if our kids miss

school. My daughter got pertussis. The ped refused to label it,

despite little sister having a culture-confirmed case & identical

signs/symptoms. My choices: keep her home for the 3 wks in hopes she

didn't infect any little infants & go to jail, or send her to school &

hope she didn't infect any little infants (teachers' kids, little

siblings of classmates, all that.) My choice? Send her to school. I

did try giving her some cough medicines, mostly herbal teas. But we

did stay home from dance & other activities during those 3 weeks.

However, mine with autism just missed a week because of a cold that

turned into a massive ear infection. But it's easier for her to miss,

she's got an IEP & any idiot doctor will treat an ear infection, so

I've got documentation.

Debi

>

> I also had another thought about this

> regarding " hospitalizations/complications " of flu. Alot of parents

> today when their kids or even themselves get sick, they load them up

> with OTC meds and go on about their hugely busy day, instead of rest

> and recovery. Hence, complications. I am seeing it happen with a

> friend right now.

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I got measles, mumps and chickenpox all in first grade. I think

I was out half the year, because I didn't go to kindergarten. Then I

had recurrent strep and shots every second or third day all winter.

(Oral penicillin had not yet been invented.) Rubella I came down with

in college.

My mother's policy was not to pay much attention to sick kids, lest

it encourage them to get sick...so I read.

Peace,

Kathy E.

On Feb 5, 2008, at 7:46 PM, Rksd y wrote:

> Kathy - Besides wearing sunglasses in the house, what else did you

> do for fun while stricken with your

> " potentially deadly/fatal " disease? ... Fortunately I got to go

> through the other measles, mumps and chickenpox as well.