Families Fighting Flu

Kathy Lander (Republic, MO)

lscott — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:30:27 +0000

On 3/31/10 my 34-year-old son had H1N1. He was in the hospital for 2 months and a coma for 4.5 weeks. He now has to have a heart transplant as the flu settled in his heart.

Paula Blance (Ballston Lake, NY)

lscott — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:55:58 +0000

I just heard Mrs. Moise speak at a conference today. Such a sad and moving story. It made me feel blessed regarding my situation with my own two boys. I was never encouraged to give my older son a flu shot by his pediatrician. My younger son started getting his annual shots at the age of two after being diagnosed with asthma – thus being high risk. I always received my annual vaccine because I’m a RN but my husband never felt it was necessary. Then came the fall of 2009 – and of course, the high risk boy comes down with H1N1 in early September before we could even schedule vaccination appointments. Thankfully he recovered – but the experience scared us into 100% full family compliance from now on! Never again will we take such a risk. As a nurse, I now use my own experience as a source of patient education.

Emma Taylor (Milton Keynes)

lscott — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:15:29 +0000

This site is great!

Tammie Hutchison (Bristow, VA)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:02:13 +0000

To all of the parent’s and siblings of lost loved ones, I can’t even begin to imagine the grief that you all must be experiencing. Unfortunately, there are far too many young lives lost to this illness. I firmly believe that the public should be kept aware and informed by all forms of government and public safety officials. Like me, many parents begin to let their guard down when the media slacks on coverage and none of us truly realize the wide spectrum of people this effects. I am deeply sorry to everyone who has lost a loved one and you each have my prayers. To those of you who feel guilt over the circumstances in which these events occurred, I have no doubt that your lost loved one would never want you to carry such a heavy burden, they loved you very much and I am certain they know how much you loved them. Even now.

Aunt Julie Holt (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:02:00 +0000

Joey- I miss you everyday and cant wait to meet with you again someday. You are always in my heart, uncle danny misses you so much too! I will be getting your portrait to honor you for the rest of my life. I love you Forever and always <3 ~Aunt Julie

Cora (McLean, VA)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:48 +0000

We never got to meet Jessica Stein, but she and her family will always be in our prayers. The Steins are truly an inspirational family. Thank you for all that you do for others.

Jennifer (Birmingham, AL)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:32 +0000

My heart is just broken for all of you who have lost these precious angels. I can’t imagine what that must be like. I hope and pray that you find some comfort in the beautiful memories but I know it is not enough to replace a loved one. God bless you!!!!!

Susan Steiz (Wilton, CT)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:17 +0000

I just read the story about Joey Holt on CNN.com and wanted to send thoughts of kindness to his mom – I can’t imagine your grief but adding guilt to that must feel unbearable. I pray that you will be able to find happiness and joy in your life.

Sara (Sylva, NC)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:01:05 +0000

Thank you so much for this website! Every year I get criticized by some people close to me for choosing to vaccinate my sons. They feel I’m overreacting. Our local health department is fantastic and my pediatrician’s office is very encouraging. I am glad to find an organization that supports families in making these choices. My heart goes out to those who have lost family to this illness. I hope we can all work together to educate the public. Thank You

JeanAnn Pezzetti (Lindenwold, NJ)

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:00:52 +0000

I lost my youngest of four children to the Swine Flu on july 1, 2009. She was just 30 years old, and didn’t have to die this way. I believe since she was the first to die of Swine Flu in our county, the hospital was not equipped or knowledgeable enough to treat her. The fact that she had no health insurance also played a big factor in her death, I believe. I will never get over this loss, and as the days pass, the pain only gets worse.