Tamara wrote:

<you had a record of baptism and marriage and death, but, most
of the time, not the cause of death.>

Even fairly recently the actual cause of death wasn't known. As recently as
the late 1800s, my great grandmother died of 'apoplexy', which I understand
is what we would now call a 'stroke' and even that's a layman's term which
is subdivided by the medical profession.

and

<There's no doubt but that some people are more prone to "catching
something" than others>

I've nursed DH through several very severe cases of 'flu, and have never had
'flu myself, but my GP insists I have the anti-'flu jab every year because
of a suppressed immune system. I don't often get a cold either. I've always
wondered if it's because I survived pneumonia as a three month-old baby and
that' given me some immunity.

Jean in Poole

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