My grandfather died in 1918 in the first flu. The Dr. came to the house to examine the whole family. He checked Roxie and said she was all right. Then he checked GW and told him he had the flu and had to go to the hospital. GW had cracked some ribs at work and it hurt him to breathe but the Dr. told him it was the flu. He said he was not going without Roxie (his daughter). The Dr. went back and checked her again and said she had the flu. They both went to the Pennington Gap hospital and GW died and Roxie almost did. It threw my grandmother into poverty with three children to care for. She had to "go on the washboard" as they said back then to feed and clothe them. Bev.