Mrs. Readsalot Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) We have been informed that their is a confirmed case of swine flu in our neighborhood. Our prayers go out to the family, although we do not know which family at this time to pray for. The child with the flu is a student at the elementary school that is a 2 minute walk from our house. What precautions would you take if you were us. We also know 4 employees at the hospital have been confirmed with the flu(again the paper just gave a number - no names). Many people who work at the hospital live in our neighborhood. Our neighborhood has 215 homes. Should we just be careful and wash hands etc, or should we not go to the community pool, not let our son play at others houses, avoid the local stores, skip going to the air show( a huge local public event this weekend). This is a major concern to us because I have lung issues due to an autoimmune disease I have and dh has battled pneumonia several times. Here is a link to one newspaper article about this http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090611/NEWS01/906110386/-1/newsfront2/Worcester-swine-flu-cases-rise-to-six Karen Edited June 11, 2009 by Mrs. Readsalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I would call whichever doc you have that's familiar with, or a specialist for, your autoimmune disease, and ask what they recommend. The whole swine thing does not concern me much, but if I had autoimmune issues, I'd definitely be paying more attention to it than I currently am. Stay calm and be cautious :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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