Teen loses battle with swine flu

A family in our church lost their teenage son yesterday to the swine flu. He was only 13, and my heart goes out to them. I can't even begin to imagine what the parents are going through right now.

It makes me want to hug my boys a little harder and a little longer each night. About two years ago, another family lost their toddler in a weird, tragic accident in their home. He was only a few months older than my son, and I remember sitting in my toddler's room for hours watching him sleep, and crying for that precious little boy and his family. I know my tears didn't ease their pain, but it was all I could do.

My children are my life, and I just can't imagine what I would do without them.

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Tiffany G. Oct 4, 2009, 9:21pm EDT

Thats very sad! Prayers go out to the family and everyone else! Swine flu is taking its toll on families more in US now! It is also in my small town! I have tried to stay in as much as possible and washing hands is a constant thing in my home and in public!

Brittney R. Oct 4, 2009, 10:50pm EDT

We live in such a small town too, and they are trying to keep it quiet, but apparently there are several students and a teacher who have it right now.

We are doing everything we can to protect our family, especially with two small children in the house.

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Amber C. Oct 4, 2009, 9:39pm EDT

Wow, that is horrible. I can't even imagine. Did he have any other health problems? I mean, did he have something that weakened his resistance making it harder to overcome the flu? I'm trying to get my mom to get the swine flu vaccine. When she gets the flu, any kind of flu, we often have to take her to the emergency room. No one else in my family gets like that, but we worry about her getting it. Some kids in our church recently got the swine flu. It seems to be getting closer and closer to everyone.

Brittney R. Oct 4, 2009, 10:53pm EDT

We were told that he also had double pneumonia when he was diagnosed, but I think his grandmother said that he did not have any other health problems.

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