Colds Kill Week 5

When we were babies and we know you don't remember but all first time parents appear overly concerned about every cough, sneeze and sniffle their first child makes. Whether its late night calls to the doctor for a warm forehead or obsessive concern for every change in their child. To what we now know about our selves that we're not concerned for our cough, sneezes or sniffles unless we're knocked off our feet. Somewhere between that first overly obsessed concern to our belief in our own invincibility is a need for some concern for the realities of life.

2010 FLU DEATHS THIS LAST 2010 2009 2008 2007 District of Columbia Baltimore, MD Charlotte, NC Richmond / Norfolk, VA U 14 14 7 1 24 10 7 7 86 61 32 9 96 29 45 8 82 62 32 4 81 62 36 TOTALS (Week 5) 35 42 186 179 184 183

One such reality is that colds kill. They especially kill when we believe we should be unconcerned. We need to see the realities that can affect our daily lives. A mother's concern can sometimes still not be enough to keep their infant child alive. A mother's kiss, breast or touch can kill their just born prodigy.

"HOW HUMAN MILK PROTECTS FROM ILLNESS - Human milk is more than food. It's a complex living substance, like blood, with a long list of active germ-fighting and health-promoting ingredients. These help protect babies against all kinds of infections, common and not-so-common." (Ask Dr. Sears)

Research disproves what doctors and patients might believe to be true. What we offer is hope for all and not just those with a natural resistance who are survivors. What we offer is survival information for all.

"During the week of January 31 – February 6, 2010, most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week... ...Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally increased slightly over last week but remain low overall. ...Very few 2009 H1N1 laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations were reported by states during the week ending February 6 for most age groups." (CDC)

What we never realized is that jurisdictions that are closed do not report their area deaths. Well if they can't report then people don't die. Oh, wait they do! We get our information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What our local governments tell the federal government is not what they tell - we the people.