WIlson became very sick with tuberculosis through the winter of 1917-1918. (10 nov 1917 año – 31 ene 1918 año)

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Throughout this time in WIlson's life, Jessie Patterson - a 16 year old girl and her mother tenderly cared for John. Often John would show at their house and they would apply poultices to his chest and back. Throughout this time Jessie and John developed a unhealthy infatuation for each other, as they became closer and closer throughout John's sickness.
Some facts about tuberculosis:
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacteria most often attacks the lungs, but it can also attack other parts of the body like the kidney, spine and brain.
In the 1900's only 10% of the people who had tuberculosis survived. It was considered a death sentence - a long, and drawn out death sentence. People in the 1900's who had TB (which is short for tuberculosis) were expected to live an average of three years - years filled with coughing and chest pains. It killed 194 people per 100 000, and it was the second leading cause of the death in the United States - again, this was back in the 1900's.
Source Cited:
"5 Scariest Health Issues In 1900 | Time." 8 Aug. 2014, https://time.com/3086432/scariest-health-issues-1900/. Accessed 14 Dec. 2020.

John was lucky to have survived through the long winter ranging from 917-1918.
Quote: "By early spring, he was up and around, gaining strength each day" (Simmie, pg. 34).

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