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7. Oh, I'm so sorry.

Sun May 17, 2020, 12:47 AM

May 2020

I feel like l can endure anything except my kids being sick. You do, indeed, feel powerless and would do anything to trade places with them.

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Know anyone who had mononucleosis this winter or spring? [View all] pnwmom May 2020 OP

Fall 2018 my 8yo had a really weird case JCMach1 May 2020 #1

EBV is worrisome to me. Laffy Kat May 2020 #2

Oh, I'm so sorry. Laffy Kat May 2020 #7

exactly, and of course they also don't just jump on an EBV diagnosis JCMach1 May 2020 #10

EBV is extremely common - about 90% of adults have antibodies from it. highplainsdem May 2020 #4

Yes, and most people get it as children. pnwmom May 2020 #5

Sounds possible. Laffy Kat May 2020 #6

Right. He had both an enlarged spleen and an enlarged liver. pnwmom May 2020 #9

I think EBV antibodies are in most people dawg day May 2020 #8

My brother had it bad MFM008 May 2020 #11