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Originally posted by Cashodeen
Thanks Penny Lane! Yeah, gradually could make sense like it was done in the show. I still don't like the way the appointment went, but it's a very small infraction because I do love the whole episode.
The old LH board I used to go to talked about Mary's illness so that's where I have heard measles and enchephalitis. I forgot about a stroke, but that was discussed too. I just wondered why neither of those senerios were mentioned in the show to make it more realistic. Of course, that is just one of many "Hollywood changes" they made from the real life Ingalls.
I remember the first time I heard of the word "ague." On my old Oregon Trail game a guy says he has "a touch of the ague today." When I looked it up on my computer's thesaurus/dictionary then, all that was mentioned was chills. I had never heard it was used to refer to malaria as well. I just looked it up today, and sure enough, this dictionary mentioned malaria. Learn something new everyday! 
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Yes, Hollywood does have a reputation for taking "poetic license"don't they?
I have the Oregon Trail game too! I like it but I haven't played it in a very long time! Guess I'll dust it off!
