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11. Yeah!! Nothing like "neener neener" when someone is fighting for their life!

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 04:55 PM

Dec 2019

"Schadenfreude: Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune."Woo hoo!! Let's hope he dies so it's "in your face!" to the MIL!!

Geezus, what is wrong with you people? The man is dying for heaven's sake. You DO realize that some years the flu shot is completely ineffective, right? I'm not for or against, in fact I told my college-age daughter to remember to get her flu shot because college campuses are petri dishes for viruses. She got busy and forgot. Then her roommate came down with the flu and I admonished her "See? I told you that you needed to get your flu shot!". She replied "Mom, my roommate did get her flu shot. Her mom is a doctor". So I told her to make sure she washed her hands like a fanatic (still the #1 method for preventing the spread of flu). She, thankfully, never got the flu.

Finally, just yesterday a very good friend of mine had to take her elderly mom into the hospital for a case of pneumonia. My friend makes sure her mom gets her flu shot and pneumonia shot religiously. In her mom's case, my suspicion is that her immune system might be too weak to generate a strong enough immune response (she is in her late 80's)

Even when people do the right things they can still get sick. Maybe we can cut down on the "schadenfreude" when someone is gravely ill and fighting for their life? I just don't get that reaction, I truly don't.

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Update on my anti-vaxxer in-laws [View all] Coventina Dec 2019 OP

"Re-thinking". Aristus Dec 2019 #1

Ain't that the truth? They were unbelievably stupid. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2019 #2

Yep, with compromised immune system, hospitals, full of germs, are not the best... brush Dec 2019 #3

As opposed to where exactly? Baconator Dec 2019 #48

As opposed to nowhere. Not taking the shots necessitated a hospital... brush Dec 2019 #49

Same with Dr. offices. Best to stay away if you leftyladyfrommo Dec 2019 #61

Prayers for them. irisblue Dec 2019 #4

prayers and other magical nonsense are silly Red Raider 85 Dec 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Dec 2019 #16

Appreciate your input, I'll value it. Welcome to DU irisblue Dec 2019 #17

Having something to hang onto in difficult times can be helpful Rorey Dec 2019 #29

You have absolutely no way of knowing if that is true. Tipperary Dec 2019 #36

I'm sure they feel better than your snark and insults nini Dec 2019 #42

You don't have to be so rude, Red Raider 85. DU is supposed to be a safe place. catbyte Dec 2019 #51

"DU is supposed to be a safe place." Nature Man Dec 2019 #53

I've been here since 2002. You've been here since September. I think I have a bit more experience catbyte Dec 2019 #54

You exemplify my point Nature Man Dec 2019 #55

Many thanks wryter2000 Dec 2019 #56

.. cwydro Dec 2019 #58

Some people have to learn everything the hard way vlyons Dec 2019 #5

I didn't have to actually play marbles on the freeway to "learn" that it would be a bad idea... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #20

well at least they're "rethinking" stopdiggin Dec 2019 #6

You should take MIL to get that shot today. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #7

George Carlin was right - bullshit is bad for you. Initech Dec 2019 #8

Schadenfreude! SCVDem Dec 2019 #9

Yeah!! Nothing like "neener neener" when someone is fighting for their life! crimycarny Dec 2019 #11

I stopped reading at "I'm not for or against" nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #12

So I guess you missed the part where I told my daughter to get a flu shot crimycarny Dec 2019 #25

Just because something doesn't work sometimes it doesn't mean you don't do it. nt coti Dec 2019 #14

I'm sorry, but you are misinformed. Aristus Dec 2019 #15

I agree crimycarny Dec 2019 #24

One of my clinical jobs is doing physical exams for patients being admitted to Aristus Dec 2019 #26

HIV-positive? crimycarny Dec 2019 #27

I don't give your empathy and reason plan long odds on success. Aristus Dec 2019 #28

I understand crimycarny Dec 2019 #33

I completely agree with you. Silver1 Dec 2019 #18

"You DO realize that some years the flu shot is completely ineffective, right?" Mariana Dec 2019 #19

I got this. Aristus Dec 2019 #22

Here you go crimycarny Dec 2019 #23

This was your claim: Mariana Dec 2019 #34

Let me explain crimycarny Dec 2019 #45

from the CDC - some yrs they miss - it can happen - womanofthehills Dec 2019 #62

That doesn't say the same thing that the poster said. Mariana Dec 2019 #64

I think no benefit means some years there is no benefit - Pharma gets it wrong womanofthehills Dec 2019 #69

Which years were those, exactly? Mariana Dec 2019 #70

It's not black and white - some strains are covered, some not - some yrs are better, some not so womanofthehills Dec 2019 #85

I'm with you. The reaction in TWO threads to this tragedy are heartless and disgusting. Squinch Dec 2019 #39

Some of the posts in this thread wryter2000 Dec 2019 #57

If the flu shot was completely ineffective in some years... LiberalFighter Dec 2019 #59

Not true - in Europe they mainly just vaccinate the old and young womanofthehills Dec 2019 #63

Incidence of flu in unvaccinated healthy adults is 2.3% crimycarny Dec 2019 #66

THEY don't care about society so, SCVDem Dec 2019 #75

I didn't read that they were "obnoxiously in her face" before. cwydro Dec 2019 #73

We've always had some of the "i don't nelieve in" people among us. Scruffy1 Dec 2019 #13

Yikes! LeftInTX Dec 2019 #21

This thread is a reminder to me also Rorey Dec 2019 #30

What happened to you has a name - SIRVA womanofthehills Dec 2019 #71

That pretty much covers what I went through Rorey Dec 2019 #74

My great-grandmother died from tetanus. She was a corn husker, and a minor cut from husking tblue37 Dec 2019 #82

You should check out using elecampane to clear his lungs out. It can stave off anthrax infections. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #31

I don't think the OP is in a position to prescribe treatments for her FIL. nt. Mariana Dec 2019 #35

They could/should do a PSA commercial supporting vaccines from the (formerly) anti-vax perspective liberalla Dec 2019 #32

No doubt they would be thrilled to learn that you have Tipperary Dec 2019 #37

Right? It reminds me of how much Republicans love to "stick it to" those who disagree with Squinch Dec 2019 #40

It makes me sad. Tipperary Dec 2019 #46

It isn't glee. It's frustration. Aristus Dec 2019 #41

Nobody knows who they are. I've posted these threads to show the importance Coventina Dec 2019 #43

Thank you for doing so. Mariana Dec 2019 #44

Thank you for the update Gothmog Dec 2019 #38

Further update down-thread, post 78. Coventina Dec 2019 #79

Not getting those shots doesn't really make them anti-vaxxers though Polybius Dec 2019 #47

Yes. They did not get the flu or pneumonia shots because they oppose all vaccines. Coventina Dec 2019 #50

A child's first vaccine is usually Hepatitis B, which is given right after birth. nt. Mariana Dec 2019 #52

The vaccine could have been the cause of his seizures and that is why they are frightened womanofthehills Dec 2019 #65

Anti-virals are another form of protection crimycarny Dec 2019 #68

That horrible tragedy for their baby in the wake of his first vaccines makes this public slamming Squinch Dec 2019 #76

Unless the baby had seizures on the day of his birth Mariana Dec 2019 #77

Have to wonder if your in-laws have their wills and advance directives setup? LiberalFighter Dec 2019 #60

Coventina: all the best to you & your family for a healthy new year... Hekate Dec 2019 #67

Hey Coventina... Caliman73 Dec 2019 #72

Hi Caliman, thanks for asking! Coventina Dec 2019 #78

Does he have a CPAP? Gothmog Dec 2019 #80

Yes, but he refuses to wear it. Says it keeps him awake. Coventina Dec 2019 #83

I need my CPAP to sleep at all Gothmog Dec 2019 #84

I think the nasal version is on order for him. Coventina Dec 2019 #86

I have a client who is a whole saler Gothmog Dec 2019 #87

Fluzone High Dose does list seizures as a rare side effect womanofthehills Dec 2019 #81

There is also a study being done on "negative inference". crimycarny Dec 2019 #88