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Mother Mourns Son Lost To H1N1
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POSTED: 8:31 am CDT October 20, 2009
UPDATED: 9:15 am CDT October 20, 2009
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A Leavenworth mother said she believes the H1N1 vaccine could have saved her son's life.
Brandon McLilly died from complications from the H1N1 virus. Brandon had Down syndrome, asthma and other respiratory issues.
"This virus is a monster," Brandon's mother, Carmen McLilly, said. "We thought, 'OK, that's what did it, his asthma and issues.' But now we're finding that healthy people are dying."
Monday night in Leavenworth, those working directly with patients in the health care field lined up to get vaccinated.
Some said they were worried about the vaccine, but most doctors said the risks from the vaccine are quite small.
One woman said she was worried about the vaccine, but even more worried about what would happen to her family if she died from the virus.
"I could not live with the possibility I could leave my 2-year-old son and newborn infant and my husband without me because I got the flu," speech pathologist Misty Coleman said.
Carmen McLilly said she will get the vaccine and is urging others to do the same.
Mother Mourns Son Lost To H1N1
Video
POSTED: 8:31 am CDT October 20, 2009
UPDATED: 9:15 am CDT October 20, 2009
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A Leavenworth mother said she believes the H1N1 vaccine could have saved her son's life.
Brandon McLilly died from complications from the H1N1 virus. Brandon had Down syndrome, asthma and other respiratory issues.
"This virus is a monster," Brandon's mother, Carmen McLilly, said. "We thought, 'OK, that's what did it, his asthma and issues.' But now we're finding that healthy people are dying."
Monday night in Leavenworth, those working directly with patients in the health care field lined up to get vaccinated.
Some said they were worried about the vaccine, but most doctors said the risks from the vaccine are quite small.
One woman said she was worried about the vaccine, but even more worried about what would happen to her family if she died from the virus.
"I could not live with the possibility I could leave my 2-year-old son and newborn infant and my husband without me because I got the flu," speech pathologist Misty Coleman said.
Carmen McLilly said she will get the vaccine and is urging others to do the same.
