Whooping cough and wedding woes

So bride to be got herself a wicked respiratory infection and ended up going to the doctor last week. Accompanied by the caring groom to be, the doctor said he had never heard a cough so bad, and that she might have whooping cough. "Isn't that...you know.... extinct?" she gasped. She was told that like 20% of cases they are seeing are in fact whooping cough and the vaccine wears off after you are about 13. Go figure. So after 5 days of antibiotic, cough medicine with codeine, and an inhaler, bride to be is on the mend. The doctor has confirmed that the chest x-ray was negative for pnuemonia, thankfully.
You KNOW I'm sick when I did not even LOOK at the seating chart or do anything on my to-do checklist. One positive spin - I was sweating the April 8 dress fitting. Not anymore. Nothing like hurling for 3 days and not eating to trim the old waistline. :)