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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 142960, member: 44&quot;]I&#039;m not sure, but believe &quot;invalid&quot; was used more often in so-called Victorian polite society then used today. It was used for anyone who was incapacitated, one who needed care, someone bedridden rather than someone down with the flu or common cold. The Victorian era had many more so-called &quot;invalids&quot; than we have today. At times TB, cholera, typhoid, smallpox, etc... were rampant as well as such social diseases as syphilis were common in large cities like London, Paris and no doubt NYC. There are many pics of children with syphilis in the 1800s. It wasn&#039;t unusual for a home to have an incapacitated, invald, family member.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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