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How likely to catch the flu?

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Scribbles Wed 17-Jan-18 15:38:41

In your position, I'd be inclined to give the party a miss but what does your husband want to do?
If you did decide to skip the party, I'm sure your daughter would understand if you explained the reasons and will probably be keen to do the best thing for her dad's continuing recovery. Once the worst of this epidemic is over, you can have a belated celebration with your daughter.

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willa45 Wed 17-Jan-18 15:25:41

Need some advice.....Our oldest daughter is celebrating her 50th birthday on Saturday. It's going to be a big party with lots of guests and they've even hired a live band; invitations went out weeks ago.

Issue: My H was just discharged from hospital last week. He had a bad cold (corona virus) which deteriorated into pneumonia and affected his heart (he has several heart conditions). He's now on the mend and recovering nicely but since doctors confirmed it wasn't the flu, he could still catch it. We've both had our flu jabs but a widespread flu epidemic in our area is in full swing and even a mild case of flu could be very serious in his case.

Would it be unreasonable to avoid our dear daughter's long anticipated celebration? We are really torn up about this and would appreciate all viewpoints and/or suggestions.

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