A 12 year old girl died in RI this week from H1N1. She was apparently healthy in all respects - soccer player, normal weight and height... didn't feel well last Friday and was dead by Monday.

It has certainly changed my thinking about the whole thing... it scares the poop out of me to think a healthy person with no other issues can die from it. I have a sixteen year old daughter and I just can't imagine what that mother is feeling right now. We are doing everything (handwashing, etc.) to prevent getting it but both of us are in areas where we can be exposed every day. We also take the bus. It's freaking me out just a little!