tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post340174419542933461..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: THE 1918 FLU Pandemic by Sarah J. McNeal Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64717952372544479202019-02-08T08:57:28.850-06:002019-02-08T08:57:28.850-06:00I'm so glad you came, Doris. Thank you for you...I'm so glad you came, Doris. Thank you for your comment.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25993072822781285722019-02-07T15:19:36.455-06:002019-02-07T15:19:36.455-06:00So very fascinating. Thank you for digging through...So very fascinating. Thank you for digging through the facts and distilling them to something easly read. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-46139864515508835582019-02-07T10:31:37.020-06:002019-02-07T10:31:37.020-06:00Ah, a thriller involving the 1918 flu, very intere...Ah, a thriller involving the 1918 flu, very interesting.<br />I do agree about the flu shot and how it's just a roll of the dice whether they will be effective or not, M.S. Maybe it would be better if we did more to boost our own immune systems like good nutrition. I worked with a doctor who refused the flu shot because she felt it was better to increase the immune system's resistance to Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-63284016978104369452019-02-07T10:23:48.256-06:002019-02-07T10:23:48.256-06:00C.A. Yes, air travel does pose a problem in the sp...C.A. Yes, air travel does pose a problem in the spreading of disease, especially airborne viruses. We have to be more vigilant than ever to prevent disease from spreading. I imagine they could start with changes in the ventilation system.<br />Thank you for your kind comment about my excerpt and<br />thank you for coming over and commenting. I do appreciate it.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27789712761061788432019-02-07T09:14:30.263-06:002019-02-07T09:14:30.263-06:00I just finished a thriller about the Spanish flu--...I just finished a thriller about the Spanish flu--modern people uncovering a cemetery full of people who died of Spanish flu. It was fascinating. I agree about the flu shot--it never fails that they announce halfway through that the shot didn't work on whatever strain erupts--so why bother? M. S. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700879115612868488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27479824815759595682019-02-07T09:09:06.376-06:002019-02-07T09:09:06.376-06:00Kristy, thank you for coming by and commenting.
Kristy, thank you for coming by and commenting.<br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2560066217528018192019-02-07T09:08:14.673-06:002019-02-07T09:08:14.673-06:00Kristy, it IS scary how easily disease can spread ...Kristy, it IS scary how easily disease can spread with rapid travel between countries and symptoms don't always show up before the disease is contagious. Yikes!Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2250353881015720682019-02-06T21:22:10.401-06:002019-02-06T21:22:10.401-06:00Sarah,
This is a very sobering reminder of how qui...Sarah,<br />This is a very sobering reminder of how quickly disease can spread, especially in this age of air travel. Thanks for such an informative post and a heartfelt excerpt from Banjo. Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11609261107966470962019-02-06T20:39:55.576-06:002019-02-06T20:39:55.576-06:00I agree, Kaye. They don't always get the recog...I agree, Kaye. They don't always get the recognition they should. There is nothing as passionate and dedicated as the heart of a volunteer. People get scared during a pandemic and hide in their homes afraid to come in contact with others. I remember the beginning of the HIV crisis and how afraid people were to even touch a person with HIV--but there is always those brave and compassionate fewSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-59925345410056458272019-02-06T17:44:27.345-06:002019-02-06T17:44:27.345-06:00Medical people and laymen volunteers during times ...Medical people and laymen volunteers during times of great illnesses, pandemics, epidemics, etc. are warriors (soldiers) in their own right. I admire people who put their lives on the line for others. These people are also soldiers.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80911917659321212072019-02-06T14:17:26.165-06:002019-02-06T14:17:26.165-06:00Great excerpt. Very compelling. The 1918 was a ter...Great excerpt. Very compelling. The 1918 was a terrible disaster, certainly helped along by troop movements, and probably ha echoes as to how modern air travel could spread disease. It was notable how it hot the young worst of all. C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-44505839489106408312019-02-06T13:44:16.376-06:002019-02-06T13:44:16.376-06:00Laurean, I knew that there must be some significan...Laurean, I knew that there must be some significance to the H1N1 virus a few years back because there seemed to be a fuss about it, but after seeing the devastation the H1N1 virus brought back in 1918, I see why the medical society was so alarmed. Kinda scary.<br />I'm happy you enjoyed the excerpts from FOR LOVE OF BANJO. I truly appreciate you dropping be my blog today.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71631391345183314472019-02-06T13:39:16.159-06:002019-02-06T13:39:16.159-06:00Thank you for your compliment, Robyn; and thank yo...Thank you for your compliment, Robyn; and thank you so much for coming.<br />Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-44534117909515259232019-02-06T13:01:41.701-06:002019-02-06T13:01:41.701-06:00I've heard about the flu epidemic, but this po...I've heard about the flu epidemic, but this post brings it to life. Horrifying time. Sarah, I enjoyed reading your excerpt from For Love of Banjo.Laurean Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242693739806417138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35818396525136835402019-02-06T10:58:32.451-06:002019-02-06T10:58:32.451-06:00Great post and great excerpt, Sarah. Thank you for...Great post and great excerpt, Sarah. Thank you for sharing this information about this horrible pandemic. Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702876632509821510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68722819170251568292019-02-06T09:30:39.647-06:002019-02-06T09:30:39.647-06:00Patti, I didn't know about the aspirin deaths ...Patti, I didn't know about the aspirin deaths until I did this recent research. If I had known about it when I wrote FOR LOVE OF BANJO, I would have found a way to include it the story. <br />I do remember a young man who came into the ER with an unrelenting headache who unintentionally over-dosed on aspirin. He collapsed in triage and ended up in ICU because of the aspirin. But in the case Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85635689012270176792019-02-06T08:48:38.129-06:002019-02-06T08:48:38.129-06:00This is a great overview. I never heard of the dea...This is a great overview. I never heard of the deaths due to aspirin! I remember in history classes in school hearing about the great wars, of course. But somewhere down the line I learned about the Spanish Flu and it's death toll and I was astounded that we didn't hear more about this earlier. It's reach is hard to fathom but I guess as you pointed out it was at a time when then Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71694667227978666752019-02-06T08:33:41.348-06:002019-02-06T08:33:41.348-06:00Cheryl, the flu even invaded the tiny town of Numi...Cheryl, the flu even invaded the tiny town of Numidia, PA where my dad was born and raised. My Uncle Donald had come home from World War I and amazingly did not contract the flu, but others in the town did. I can only guess that the flu spread everywhere in part because of soldiers returning home who were infected with the virus even if they did not fall ill with it themselves.<br />What a Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25113251304157540602019-02-06T07:53:10.810-06:002019-02-06T07:53:10.810-06:00Sarah, my granddad's younger sister Julie died...Sarah, my granddad's younger sister Julie died of this, and it's amazing to me how, as sparsely populated the US was then compared to now, it killed people even out in the smaller towns and country in alarming numbers. Julie was 16 or 17, I think, and her best friend had died of the flu, and Julie was determined to go to the funeral--which she did, and then she came down with the flu Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com