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October 18, 2009 6:00 PM

Stricken by the H1N1 virus, 15-year-old Luke Duvall battles for his life at the Arkansas Children's Hospital, with his parents Belinda and Chad Duvall by his side.

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by quidam56 November 9, 2009 1:00 PM EST
I will hopefully be speaking to someone with 60 Minutes this Thursday in McClure, Virginia. This child doesn't have a staph infection and the children who are dying from the flu aren't dying from the flu. Right now MRSA ( methicillin resistant staphylcoccus aureas ) is causing a huge problem but soon MRSA will be over taken by VRE ( vancomyacin resistant entercocci ) I've been asking the health care system, health boards, president's and potentates for over five years when we are going to address MRSA. They are good at giving you and excuse, passing you on, or no reply at all, how many more children need to suffer like Luke before someone listens ?

For more information see my link http://www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=94

Tim Mullins
Pound, Virginia
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by kcmadigan November 4, 2009 1:05 PM EST
Has Luke's health improved. Please give us an update. Thanks.
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by Blessing51 November 1, 2009 7:50 PM EST
My heart goes out to Luke and his Family. Just watching 60 minutes tonight, I have become more knowledgeable of the H1N1 virus and the vaccine. I was not going to get the vaccine, but after watching this story of Luke, I have decided that is is best to protect myself and my family. I will get the vaccine whenever it becomes available in my area. May God continue to give Luke the strength to hang on and perservere. Our prayers are with Luke and his Family.
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by monique417 October 29, 2009 11:29 PM EDT
I am truly sorry to hear about ur son, I will be praying for him and others, my 8yr old neice was just diagnosed tonight w/the H1N1 virus, so i know what it's like to have someone so dear test positive for this deadly desease we never suspect it to happen to us.......
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by drbarbara October 27, 2009 2:34 PM EDT
Those who do not wish to take the H1N1 have the freedom not to. I strongly suggest, however, a visit to an old cemetery, to review the headstones listing 1918-1920 dates of death.
If you don't want to get the vaccination, don't--but stop the hysterical comments trying to influence others not to get it, which comments I think reflect ignorance on your part. I.e., "Henny Penny, the sky is falling".
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by narlott October 27, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
i am really sorry to hear about luke ... i am a concern mom i have a 2 yrs old and a four year old and a 5 year old... when i watched the story on luke my wondering about this flu made me relies that this is not a joke or something to play with... i am very sorry to hear what he is going threw.. you are all in my prays and i hope for the best he has so much to offer to the world..... ty from the arlotts and hartmans
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by standingtall October 27, 2009 8:47 AM EDT
I woke up this morning and got a cup of coffee and logged on to my favorite web site here and was upset to see the Luke story but also it gave me hope to see that Luke will be ok. I can tell by the way his parents and coach talk that he is a fighter and our prayers go out to you Luke and you hang in there, You are a fighter and you WILL go far in life, You are lucky to have such fine people around you! Take care buddy!
-tim
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by ElaineLH October 26, 2009 1:37 PM EDT
Luke does not just have H1N1 - listen again. He also had a staph infection and they had to insert a tube to drain infected fluids from arond one lung.
No one in the video states whether or not this is a complication of the H1N1 virus. Most likely it is - and it's because too often, people do not take the time to get well when they have a cold or the flu. That is the real danger of H1N1. It weakens the immune system so even though you may feel well, you are not well enough to be out.

Over-the-counter cold remedies assist in this problem. All cold remedies do is make you feel better by masking the symptoms. You still have a high viral load, you are still infectious even though you feel well enough to work.
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by southernlov October 24, 2009 5:11 AM EDT
My prayers are with this family and Luke. Please let us know what Luke's progress is.
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by fairyswearboots October 23, 2009 9:50 PM EDT
I'm praying for Luke
Watching this about Luke makes my heart hurt for him and his parents and reminds me of my 17 year old son and to think of my son lying there fighting for his life like Luke aches for the family and thankful that I am not in their shoes right now, I want my children to get the Flu /H1N1 shots but there seems to be none available anywhere and when it is available there is not enough to go around
just today they had 500 doses available at a clinic in North Carolina and before they even oepned they were telling people at the door they were already out.....
I hope the parents get their son back soon healthy
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