Wedding woe ( chickenpox ! )

Being in the same room as someone with Chickenpox for just 15 minutes can be enough to transmit the virus to a non-immune person.

It spreads through the air - as well as touch - droplets in the air if they cough, sneeze, or even just breathes over someone.
​There may be "Invisible" Vulnerable there - You might know who is elderly, but you don't know who is
​in the first trimester of pregnancy (and hasn't told anyone) or undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment or using
immunosuppressant drugs for conditions like Crohn’s or Arthritis.
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Sadly I think she has to suck this one up.
😕
I think it's irresponsible to go.

I have a friend who is completely deaf - her Mum caught chickenpox when she was 3 months pregnant. It has been such a huge disability to her (& her whole family). Please ask your daughter not to attend the wedding - it really isn't worth the risk. 💔

My daughter came down with chicken pox 3 days before my DH 40 birthday party . We cancelled the party . Myself, DH and DS had had chicken pox but we didn’t know if any of the party guests had had it . And there were several pregnant women there , so we cancelled the party . It was in a local wine bar and we lost money , but for us it was a no brainer .
So imo the GC and his parents and anyone close to the boy shouldn’t attend the wedding.

suedoku my mum caught measles off me when she was in her late twenties and I was a little one and it affected her hearing over the years her hearing got worse and worse until she had none it made her life very very different to how it should have been

Like other GNs here, I'd advise that the child (and I'd add both his parents and any siblings) should NOT attend the wedding. End of!

BlueBelle

suedoku my mum caught measles off me when she was in her late twenties and I was a little one and it affected her hearing over the years her hearing got worse and worse until she had none it made her life very very different to how it should have been

I'm sorry to hear that. All these so-called 'childhood illnesses' can cause such awful damage - and yet they're still seen as 'trivial' by far too many people (including the present USA Health Minister 😡)

dotpocka

are there male familythat can attend her it doesnot say it has to be a female

Surely the boy's Mum should stay with him. He will want her for comfort more than anyone else I would have thought. No disrespect to the males out there.

For the ones who are going to stay away from the wedding, if there is livestreaming, then use that. Make a little party at home. If they are up to it, put on the glad rags and take photos. Use the family WhatsApp to stay in touch and share as it happens during the day.
A month later, when all are well again, have a great big family party. 🥳

I’m assuming the wedding is today, the OP hasn’t come back, wonder what was decided?

Unfortunately he is not going to be able to attend there is always the chance that one of the other female guests could be pregnant, does your DD have anyone that can look after him? other grandparents? hopefully the wedding isn't a destination one, if it is local to you all perhaps she or her husband could pop home after the ceremony / photos of reception to check up on him if she is concerned. Good luck with the day.

The attitude that most adults are likely to have caught a common childhood illness makes me really cross. My ex SiL didn’t tell me that my nephew had chicken pox until after I had hugged him. His spots weren’t visible but my baby bump was. I was then told by my gp that I likely had it as a child. This was despite my mum insisting I had never had it! Having suffered a number of miscarriages I spent the next few weeks worried sick.

I think you know the answer now.
Sorry their plans are disrupted but at least the Bride and Groom are well as that really would be a disaster.
Hope the wee boy makes a quick recovery.
Chicken pox can be a really nasty itchy thing for some leaving them pockmarked. Others get off lightly.