So some times we may live a little too close for comfort in this small town with the big heart. Although this may not do well for our thriving tourism industry, for the public health reasons Cokeville blogspot has made the decision to let people know that three contagious diseases are concurrently in our town. Influenza Type A, H1N1 (Swine Flu) and Chicken Pox are all in town at this time. Guests at our motels are not likely to come into contact with local children and/or parents of school children and school workers, where these seem to be most going around.
Please, do not send children to school sick.
Have on hand: GATORADE, Powerade, other liquids, fever reducing medicine, and NEW TOOTHBRUSHES in case this hits your house. Also, perhaps 7 days of freezer meals or other ready-prepared meals might come in handy if you are confined to your home with H1N1.
A young girl recently told me swine flu was at her grandma's. She was told that her grandma most certainly did not have swine flu. She stated that she was told from a friend that swine flu was in grandma's front yard! Very gently, it was explained to the young girl that swine flu was a disease and had to be in someone, not just hanging out in their front yard. The young girl replied, "well, ok. I heard it was going a round, though." True Story
