To me, what I have a real hard time wrapping my head around is how seemingly 'easy' this was to pull off on the public. Maybe because we are so far removed from illness than previous generations? I don't know. I am currently reading a book about the Romanov sisters. Lot of attention is always given to the brother because of his hemophilia, but it is kind of amazing to see how many diseases the girls had - typhoid, measles, diphtheria. And they had access to any medical care they wanted. But it struck me that regardless of their station in life, they were not immune to the risks.
To me, what I have a real hard time wrapping my head around is how seemingly 'easy' this was to pull off on the public. Maybe because we are so far removed from illness than previous generations? I don't know. I am currently reading a book about the Romanov sisters. Lot of attention is always given to the brother because of his hemophilia, but it is kind of amazing to see how many diseases the girls had - typhoid, measles, diphtheria. And they had access to any medical care they wanted. But it struck me that regardless of their station in life, they were not immune to the risks.