WEBVTT TO HER FAMILY, AREMINDER OF HOW DANGEROUS THEFLU CAN BE.PHYLLIS GOTLIB WAS AN ACTIVE68-YEAR-OLD, REGULARLY WALKINGHER DOG, EVEN TAKING SPINCLASSES.BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, SHE GOTSICK, AND YESTERDAY, SHESUDDENLY DIED OF COMPLICATIONSFROM THE FLU.>> PHYLLIS JUST HAD A GREAT WAY.GREAT WAY WITH THE KIDS, GREATWAY WITH ALL OF US.JOHN: PHYLLIS TAUGHT MUSIC ATELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INSWAMPSCOTT, WHICH HAVE NOW BEENTHOROUGHLY CLEANED AS APRECAUTION.HER DEATH HIGHLIGHTS THEUNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF ANILLNESS THAT CAN BE VICIOUS.>> THERE'S NO WAY OF SITTINGDOWN AND LOOKING AT 10 PEOPLEIN A ROW AND FINDING ONE THAT ISGOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THATHAPPEN.JOHN: DR. JOHN COHEN SAYS FLUSYMPTOMS NEED TO BE TAKENSERIOUSLY.>> THE INABILITY OF MOVING AIRIN AND OUT IS PROBABLY A WARNINGSITE THAT SAYS, HEY YOU BETTER, GO LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.JOHN: PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THE FLU HAS HAD A WIDESPREADIMPACT ACROSS THE STATE, BUTRESEARCHERS WHO TRACK THEILLNESS MAY BE SEEINGENCOURAGING SIGNS.>> WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING ADOWNSWING IN FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMSBEING REPORTED.JOHN: DOCTORS WARN THAT IT'SHARD TO KNOW IF WE'VE HIT THEPEAK THIS SEASON, BUT THESEVERITY OF SOME CASES SENDS ANIMPORTANT MESSAGE.>> I THINK THE MESSAGE PEOPLENEED TO REALIZE THAT IS IF ITCAN HAPPEN TO HER, IT CAN HAPPENTO ANYONE.