Swine Flu Panic Attack
Talk about a chain of events that snowballs. Three days ago my 13yr old niece, Tifanie was at her brother’s soccer game. As 13 year old girls go, she had her eye on one of her brother’s friends and they began texting each other. The whole team went to Subway after the game. Tifanie’s brother, Colby sat with the boy she had been texting.
As it turns out Tifanie wasn’t feeling that well and wasn’t in school the next day. She had gone to bed with a slight fever, but woke with a temperature of 103. My sister, Donna thought it best to take her to the doctor as a precautionary measure because Tifanie has asthma. As my sister stated ,”the doctor listened to her breathing, checked her throat and ears. Same old stuff and then diagnosed her with “SWINE”. There were no blood tests and was no laboratory work done.” The doctor recommended Tamiflu and sent her on her way. The next day Tifanie was without fever, had her appetite back and was fine, more than likely a 24 hour bug.
The chain of events:
Tifanie contacted the boy when she missed school and she told him that the doctor said she had Swine Flu.
The boy told his mother who panicked because he had been sitting with Colby, (a possible carrier)
The mother, a nurse, sent the coach a very long, panicky email expressing her concern and giving advice on how to handle the situation.
The coach sent an email to all team members advising them that they were recently exposed to someone that tested positive for swine flu and included the mother’s email.
The coach put off practice for a few days.
Donna thought it best to explain to the coach, team and Tifanie’s school and teachers that no actual tests were given and the diagnosis was an assumption by the doctor.
The coach sent another email to all team members containing information regarding where to obtain the H1N1 vaccination.
The saga continues.
Amazing and ridiculous! And, all because my niece was doing what little girls do…..flirting with a boy.
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