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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

roxann wrote:
> Bev,
>
> Have you ever had strep throat that went untreated? I think it could 
> lead to complications such as all of those you describe having.

It is funny you should mention that as I have often thought that might
be the original culprit.  Strep leads to rheumatic fever and valve
issues, among other things.  I was a very sickly kid, from the get go,
so it is really possible that any one of a number of strep throat
infections went untreated or undertreated.  My other suspect is the Hong
Kong flu...I almost died from it in '68.  Who knows.

B


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