Seems our small town of 40k has been hit with a bad meningitis outbreak lately. 5 reported cases and one death so far.
The death was very sad. A 12-year-old boy told his mother he felt ill and she let him stay home from school...alone. Apparently he died sometime during the day - all alone. His mother discovered him when she got home from work.
His mother works with my wife at the same company here in town. Kinda' hits close to home.
