My poor niece...

[shostakovich]

Her birthday was yesterday, and she (and her whole family) was/is sick with the flu.  I tried calling yesterday to wish her a happy birthday, but everyone was too sick to even answer the phone   I finally got a hold of her today, and she just sounded so miserable. 

I'm trying to remember whether I was ever sick on my birthday, but I don't think I ever was.  I can't think of a bigger bummer as a 7 year-old than to be sick on your birthday.

[keyslover]

No fun. I used to get sick on my birthday every year. I hated it because I would miss school and then we didn't celebrate it at school

Hope she gets better soon.