We're going to give Santa the flu:(

[hsbaby]

So, dd3 just tested positive for the flu. Dd13 and I have the same symptoms and are going to the dr. in the AM. My entire family has been exposed....my parents, nephew, SIL, ds7, and dh. No one else has symptoms....yet! We hired a Santato come on Christmas Eve. I don't want to give Santa the flu, but those of us currently affected shouldn't be contagious by then ...right? Would you cancel? Boohoo....I have really been looking forward to this.

[Catwoman]

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

 

I'm sorry to hear that you guys have the flu, but I'm pretty sure you'll still be contagious when Santa is scheduled to arrive.

 

I would cancel.

 

Cat

[Perry]

So, dd3 just tested positive for the flu. Dd13 and I have the same symptoms and are going to the dr. in the AM. My entire family has been exposed....my parents, nephew, SIL, ds7, and dh. No one else has symptoms....yet! We hired a Santato come on Christmas Eve. I don't want to give Santa the flu, but those of us currently affected shouldn't be contagious by then ...right? Would you cancel? Boohoo....I have really been looking forward to this.

 

With influenza, you are contagious for about 24 hours before symptoms start, and then are at your most contagious for the first few days after developing symptoms. How long someone is contagious depends on their age and health. Kids and people with compromised immune systems can shed virus for weeks, although most are probably contagious for a week or less. You shed less virus as time goes on and as symptoms subside, so are less contagious.

 

I'd cancel.

[hsbaby]

You're probably right:(. I know this is likely ds7's last year of "believing" and I wanted to make it special. My parents hired a Santa when I was around that age and it is one of my favorite Christmas memories. Waaahhhhhh:(.

[Tap]

I would call Santa and give him the choice. Some people may not care....others may have a sick wife at home that the flu could be fatal for.