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@Eve If anyone studies their own family history, it really stands out that 150 and more years ago, lots of kids did not live to adulthood, and lots of women died in childbirth.
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 @Eve My own mother was in quarantine and nearly died of the Spanish flu as a child. She was the first of a number of siblings who survived beyond infancy. I remember visiting her father's grave, surrounded by a handful of small children's stones. My mom would leave flowers on each, respectfully praying to "Older brother" or "Older sister", when she herself was a old woman in her 80s. We were all vaccinated and she was grateful.  @obot50549535 @Eve I was just about to say the same thing! There’s a book called A Good Time to Be Born by Perri Klass that explores how medical, nutritional, and social improvements changed them from being a loss almost every family experienced at least once - and sometimes much more than that - to the rare tragedy it is in developed countries today. @obot50549535 If you walk around old graveyards, you just expect it to be a little spooky, in a fun way. Nothing to actually feel sad about, since you don't know these people and they died long ago. But there's always so many kids. |
@obot50549535 Yes, including my gr-aunt who died of the Spanish flu.