The Allen Family
Madi was a healthy 12-year-old athlete before she spent a total of 93 days in the hospital recovering from her near-death experience with flu.
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The Booth Family
Austin’s parents wish they could rewind to before their nightmare began to get vaccinated against the flu.
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The Byerman Family
Bryerlee's flu illness was almost deadly - but thankfully she survived.
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The Cargile Family
Maya’s mother knows that a flu vaccine could have prevented their horrible ordeal.
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The Chandler Family
Chance's family did not know that the vaccine changes annually and, as such, people need to get vaccinated every year.
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The Craft Family
Chelsea was not vaccinated against H1N1 because at the time the vaccine was not available in her community.
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The Crane Family
Blake's parents did not know that people die from the flu until it happened to their son.
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The D’Imperio Family
James died from the flu despite having no obvious risk factors.
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The Darling Family
Isabella's flu illness damaged her lungs, leading to a double lung transplant.
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The Das Family
Anakin was born 10 weeks premature because his mother had the flu while pregnant.
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The Drapeau Family
Amiah was just 4-years-old when she died from the influenza B virus.
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The Duvall Family
Luke was a healthy 15-year-old athlete who spent 12 days in a coma and 30 days in the hospital with flu.
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The Estlinbaum Family
Tony was one of the first children hospitalized with H1N1 in the US.
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The Fulweiler Family
Nick's flu illness caused a 28-day hospitalization and multiple medical complications.
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The Gorenstein Family
Nate's asthma exacerbated his flu illness and his heart stopped beating.
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The Hall Family
Shari was a healthy mom and wife whose flu illness led to 41 days in the ICU and multiple amputations.
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The Hauver Family
Will's flu illness progressed to diabetic ketoacidosis, causing him to lose his life in less than three days.
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The Haynes Family
Latasha was a healthy, active 34-year-old when what seemed like a simple illness turned into pneumonia and congestive heart failure.
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The Henderson Family
Elijah died from influenza just two days after showing his first symptom. He was not vaccinated against the flu.
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The Hinderliter Family
Charlie was a healthy 38-year-old whose flu illness put him in the hospital for 58 days.
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The Holt Family
Joey had not been vaccinated against H1N1 because at the time the vaccine was not available in his community.
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The Hunt Family
Amy lost her life to secondary complications caused by the influenza virus.
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The Jackson Family
Marques’ death has made his family crusaders for yearly influenza vaccinations.
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The Kanowitz Family
Amanda seemed to have a typical virus, but within 48 hours she was found lifeless in her bed.
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The Katz Family
Aviva Katz was a pediatric surgeon recovering from leukemia who died from the flu.
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The Lastinger Family
Emily laid down in her parents’ bed to rest. She was found lifeless 15 minutes later.
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The Lowery Family
The year she died, Piper had not been vaccinated against the flu because she did not like needles.
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The Mann-O'Brien Family
Kendra was a 35-year-old mother of two when she lost her life to flu.
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The Marotta Family
Joseph had not been vaccinated against H1N1 influenza because at the time the vaccine was not available in his community.
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The McCarthy Family
What seemed like a little “bug” that caused Ayzlee to feel achy with a fever turned into her struggling for breath and fighting for her life.
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The McCormick Family
Ashley’s doctors had a hard time finding a hospital that had an available ECMO machine because it was the peak of the flu season and they were all being used.
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The McGowan Family
Martin died of complications from influenza just 24 hours after his first symptom appeared.
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The McKinley-Rosen Family
Christopher had a sudden onset of influenza B that caused a brain injury.
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The Miller Family
Allison's flu illness resulted in the amputation of her left leg above the knee.
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The Miller Family
Caroline had been vaccinated against the flu every year. The one year her parents forgot, she ended up hospitalized with flu.
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The Mitchell Family
Christa lost some of her fingers and all of her toes from the flu.
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The Moise Family
Ian died of complications from influenza A 30 hours after he showed his first symptom of being sick.
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The Neiman-Brown Family
JJ was a healthy two-year-old whose life was taken by flu in less than 24 hours.
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The Nuland Family
Jacob has been hospitalized twice from the flu. Flu vaccination may have saved his life both times.
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The Palmer Family
Breanne died in her mother’s arms on December 23, 2003 from influenza A.
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The Pena Family
Reese's mother thought the flu vaccine was optional. This one decision not to vaccinate forever changed her life.
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The Peters Family
Prior to her death, no one suggested that Brittney receive a flu vaccine.
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The Pisani Family
Antonio wasn't vaccinated against the flu because at the time it wasn't recommended for his age.
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The Pulgini Family
Cecilia lost her life to the flu after eight agonizing days in the hospital.
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The Rasmussen Family
Paul was a healthy 57-year-old whose first-ever flu illness led to his death.
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The Rogers Family
Jewel was hospitalized for over three months with complications of H1N1 flu.
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The Romero Family
Madison passed away from flu after her heart stopped beating for the fourth time.
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The Schwolert Family
Max was a healthy, 17-year-old athlete whose life was tragically cut short by flu.
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The Sidari Family
Leon died on Christmas morning, only two days after showing flu symptoms.
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The Smith Family
In less than 48 hours, flu took the life of bubbly, joyous 3-year-old Cayden.
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The Smith Family
In the blink of an eye, a parent’s worst nightmare became the Smith’s reality.
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The Spencer Family
Within minutes of arriving at the hospital, Julianna’s heart stopped beating.
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The Splan Family
The flu attacked Emma's heart, causing her to lose her life at just 6 years old.
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The Stein Family
When 4-year-old Jessica's heart stopped beating doctors attempted to revive her, but were unsuccessful.
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The Swenson Family
Josiah was hospitalized with flu during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Teichman Family
Brent was a vibrant and healthy 29-year-old chef who died just four hours after seeking medical care.
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The Vlasman Family
Marty went out with friends to celebrate New Year's Eve. When he woke up, it was February.
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The Wehrkamp Family
In less than two days, the flu took Gianna's life while she was sleeping.
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The Yaksich Family
Alanna died from swelling and injury to her brain from the flu.
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The Zabel Family
Kayauna was a healthy 20-year-old whose died from a flu infection that caused multisystem organ failure.
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