[Magdalen] Chicken pox

[Christopher Hart]

My father had shingles when I was about 13. I caught the chickenpox from
being exposed to him. Then my brother got it from me.

On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 1:06 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> I still remember when I brought chickenpox home from preschool. My mother,
> an only child, very sheltered, had never had it. So she caught it. And so
> did
> my three-month-old brother. I remember that he was wrapped and swaddled
> to keep himself from scratching. I remember my mother standing, stark
> naked,
> clinging to the bathroom door frame, just glaring at me. They were both
> terribly ill. I think she had to switch him to formula then. Misery all
> around.
> The vaccine wouldn't be available for another forty-plus years, IIRC.
> -M
>
>
> On Saturday, December 26, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Chicken pox is bad enough. Wait till they get whooping cough.
>



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