Deadly swine flu virus in Mexico

Good CNN article

Regular flu has killed thousands since January - CNN.com

(CNN) -- There had been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu as of Tuesday afternoon. But another virus had killed thousands of people since January and is expected to keep killing hundreds of people every week for the rest of the year.

That one? The regular flu.

I'd like to know which company u booked with heidi, so that I don't give them my business!

My wedding is cancelled thanks to Sunquest... super pissed and dissapointed! I was super excited to leave this weekend!! CRAP CRAP CRAP!!! This blows!

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Originally Posted by tylersgirl My brother and 7 other people have all canceled I just talked to my TA and she said that since my parents don't have insurance that they would be out all that $$ (they paid for my sister too). We have decided that we are still going to go and that if they ban Mexico travel we are going to move it somewhere else. I am looking into other options (Florida, Jamaica). I am really sad. It will now just be my parents, tylers parents, and us. Oh well, we are all the important people

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/ny...l?ref=nyregion
this is good. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Queenie77 Well, we are getting married in Nuevo Vallarta on May 16th. We leave on May 11th. Right now, we are very fortunate, as all of our guests are supportive and plan to go if at all possible. We are collecting info, keeping our guests informed, and discussing a possible Plan B. We figure we'll be happy getting married anywhere at any date - we'll just roll with the punches. This is a frustration, but seems small in the overall scope of things, as some people have lost loved ones to this illness. Hopefully with people on alert and by taking proper precautions, it'll work out in time for our ceremony. If not, we'll just deal with it and see what we can do to shift everyone's travel fees to a new location or a new date if necessary.

Thankfully our guests are being so supportive. I just had my first cry - but I think it's cause I have been stressed and holding everything in and then hearing others weddings cancelled made me cry. We do have to roll with the punches though.

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Originally Posted by heidi_lk I am with AirTransat in Canada, and all travel has been suspended until June 4th, my wedding is officially cancelled, never been so sad....

I'm so sorry heidi.

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Originally Posted by Hartyt509 Well girls I am totally fucked !! our airline has cancelled all flights to Mexico until the 8th!! We leave on the 11th and they won't tell us shit just keep saying "wait like the rest of the world!" helpful bastards!! - i'm furious so sorry for swearing lol !

I'm so sorry! I would be swearing too. No apologies! fingers crossed that Antigua will work out for you.

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Originally Posted by drtracy I just thought you'd be interested in this video that my TA just sent out. It's pretty much what most of us have been saying but it comes from an "expert" Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

I'll take it! Even though he's not a health expert. I don't care. I needed something positive after catching up on this stuff.

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Originally Posted by mummergirl exactly what i was thinking, but cabobride said in canada AND the US. although i can totally see not covering us IN mexico as a possibility. i guess i should look into that with my provider. glad i could provide a few laughs. i was really strong until today (i guess because i didn't think there was any way i'd be effected with my wedding still a whole month away), but i kinda unraveled today and needed to laugh badly.

Lisa that made me crack up. My friends were like we'll get a blue mask and it will be your something blue. ha. If I don't laugh, I'll cry.

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Originally Posted by drtracy Ah, hope you don't think I was being snotty, I've been teaching all day so I was in teacher-Tracy mode. I keep going back and forth. One minute I'm fine the next I want to cry. Oh well, I think tonight I'll turn off the Internets and settle in for some FI time and concentrate on the joy of the marriage part that comes after all of this. .

I'm with you Tracy. I sent FI an email telling him we needed to release all this stress.

Our wedding is May 16th @ Dreams!

We are expecting 100 guests. I just got off the phone with my parents and a couple of their friends are nervous about coming now.

Most of our own friends are still planning on coming unless they start canceling flights. As long as our close friends and parents are there that's all we care about.

I am planning on taking TamiFlu with me in case any of my guests come down with the flu. TamiFlu is what they are using in the US to treat the swine flu and any regual flu.

Here is a great article that CNN just posted. Regular flu has killed thousands since January: Regular flu has killed thousands since January - CNN.com

Since January, more than 13,000 have died of complications from seasonal flu

Worldwide annual death from the flu estimated between 250,000 and 500,000

I was relieved and livid after I read the article. The media needs to calm down. It's a good idea to forward this article to anyone that's buying into the swine flu craze.

Crossing my fingers this will all blow over!