They had MD camp here in AZ. Donna

--- In MD-List@yahoogroups.com, "Charles Rhodes" <jedicharles@...> wrote:
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> MDA has decided to cancel Summer Camp nationwide due to heightened fears of
> the Swine Flu at the last minute. My nephew is extremely upset and I'm very
> angry. The camp director was in tears when she called my sister to let her
> know what happened. He was supposed to go to camp tomorrow and had
> everything ready for days. All of the counselors and volunteers were
> already at camp when they found out. All the food and supplies are paid for
> and already to go and now to waste. All the months of planning shot to
> hell. They should have made this decision weeks if not months ago. This
> Swine Flu thing has been blown way out of proportion. Not only is it no
> worse than the regular flu, it isn't anywhere close to the regular flu in
> numbers. The regular flu kills on average 36000 people in the US every
> year, the H1N1 swine flu has only killed 87. The numbers just don't add
> up. It's the time frame that bothers me the most. Not to mention that 17
> year olds were on their last year of camp are now screwed out of it.
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> Charles
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