RenaB,
Our whole family had the flu in 1976. My children were 5 & 10 at the time and it was horrible. My daughter (age 5) and I were too sick to go to the dr. My aunt came to stay and faced a mountain of sheets, towels and night clothes in the bathtub. Mine was the worst case - I did not go downstairs for over 3 weeks and lost close to 30 lbs. Not an experience I wish to have again.