It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.
The host Bluffton volleyball team pulled out a five-set victory over non-league rival Pandora-Gilboa Wednesday night.
The Pirate girls won the 17-25, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6 marathon to improve to 2-0. Bluffton beat Riverdale 3-0 in their opener Aug. 23. P-G dropped to 1-1 with the loss.
Senior middle hitter Kylie Stackhouse hammered 25 kills and made five blocks to pace the victors.
Freshman 6-1 middle Ayla Grandey contributed 13 kills. Senior Kylie Monday amassed seven kills, 15 digs and served seven aces.