H1N1 flu has hit kids with neuromuscular disorders especially hard
Despite his cerebral palsy, Derek Collette never lagged very far behind... He rode the school bus with other special-needs children, hustled to class on crutches and got decent grades for a child with a learning disability, if not on par with those of an average 13-year-old.
Then, in May 2009, the first wave of swine flu hit Forest Grove Middle School in Worcester, Mass.
