Nobody died from the Spanish flu in my family, as far as I know. My grandfather helped dress the dead at the funeral home, because they were overloaded and needed the help. He never got sick. His father died in 1918, but it was stomach cancer. I've never had the flu, so I guess my family is naturally immune.
Aw thanks. Obviously I didn’t know those ones but it was interesting to find out about my great grandfather’s upbringing. And it kind of shines a light on why that side of the family was a little nuts when it came to Covid. In addition, my grandfather had TB for a year when he was a child, so the fear of lung diseases was sort of passed down.
I found out on Father’s Day that my great grandfather lost both of his parents to the “Spanish flu”.
Nobody died from the Spanish flu in my family, as far as I know. My grandfather helped dress the dead at the funeral home, because they were overloaded and needed the help. He never got sick. His father died in 1918, but it was stomach cancer. I've never had the flu, so I guess my family is naturally immune.
Aw thanks. Obviously I didn’t know those ones but it was interesting to find out about my great grandfather’s upbringing. And it kind of shines a light on why that side of the family was a little nuts when it came to Covid. In addition, my grandfather had TB for a year when he was a child, so the fear of lung diseases was sort of passed down.
I had a great great uncle who served in ww1 as a stretcher bearer die of influenza in 1919 in France no other ancestors died of it