Well, this time it's for real.

[velvetpage]

Elizabeth almost certainly has chicken pox now. The spots are just starting to come out, but they're everywhere on her torso, front and back, and a few on her face. This is going to make for Issues with my sister's wedding on Saturday - she's supposed to be the flower girl.

If you were here on Friday and you haven't had chicken pox, be prepared. She was probably contagious - that may have been the real source of the fever, after all.

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[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Most people get immunity for life with a moderate to heavy case of chickenpox as children. If you get a light case, you might not get complete immunity, and if you get it too young - I think it's less than a year old - you run an increased risk of getting it again later in life. I'm hoping my immunity holds out. I had it when I was just shy of three, coming out with the spots on the day my brother was due to be born. (He was three weeks late, and so was spared at that time.) Of course, there are people who do not develop the necessary immunity, and you never know who will be afflicted twice until they're exposed for the second time.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

I hope your immunity holds out too.

Whe I get to itch it usually means a neighbour's brought some of her cats little friends with her. Ours doesn't go out so he can't catch his own....