Swine Flu does not affect Chicago Wedding
June 19, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Weddings and Honeymoons in the News
What if both you and your spouse-to-be get diagnosed with swine flu a couple of days before your wedding? What would you do? Would you push through with it knowing that swine flu is highly contagious and that you may contaminate your guests or would you postpone the wedding? Not sure I like what this couple in Chicago did. They were diagnosed with a highly contagious virus and still they exposed their guests to it!
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A Chicago couple diagnosed with swine flu only 48 hours before their wedding said they went through with their plans — in latex gloves and surgical masks.
Jeremy Fierstien and Ilana Jackson, both 26, said they were concerned about being diagnosed with H1N1, better known as swine flu, but they were determined to go forward with the ceremony at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park, Ill., the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
“The doctor said: ‘It’s not going to be the wedding you wanted. You tested positive for swine flu. Give me a call if you have any questions,’” Fierstien said after the wedding, which featured both bride and groom in latex gloves and surgical masks to protect their guests.
