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appalachiablue

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2. Lucky you & your cousin. Wow 99% English, Hail Britannia! We have a few

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 11:07 PM

Oct 2022

relatives w autoimmune- Rheum. Arthritis late, Crohn's, and one who can catch cold anywhere in the world but is otherwise strong.

The Swine Flu shot in '76 almost got me, knocked out for 3 days, but I haven't been too bothered by basic flu, colds, etc.

I'll take R.A. and Crohns over the Black Death any day. Hallelujah! 🎃

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How Black Death Survivors Gave Their Descendants An Edge During Pandemics: NPR [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2022 OP

That is fascinating. A bunch of auto-immune disease run in my mom's side and while I don't Maraya1969 Oct 2022 #1

Lucky you & your cousin. Wow 99% English, Hail Britannia! We have a few appalachiablue Oct 2022 #2

Interesting ... European ancestry. 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #3

Good for you, stay well! appalachiablue Oct 2022 #5

Amazing! NH Ethylene Oct 2022 #6

Add 20 years as a teacher to my story. 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #10

I think there is! NH Ethylene Oct 2022 #11

So this is what gave me the mutated gene slightlv Oct 2022 #4

My husband - an Irishman - has fibromyalgia and it kicks his butt. NH Ethylene Oct 2022 #7

With the cold snap we got, this week has been slightlv Oct 2022 #8

It's definitely a racket and letting you go without is inexcusable. NH Ethylene Oct 2022 #9