The story A Pox Upon Us All by Ralph Fletcher,shows that it is hard taking care of so many people when they are all sick because you have to give extra care to your children, it is tiring, and most importantly it is a lot of work. I can relate because whenever my brother or I got sick my mom would have to stay home from work and take care of me by checking my temperature every two hours,giving me cough medicine every night, or if my temperature gets really bad she would have to call the hospital or book mine an appointment with my doctor. One reason it is hard taking care of so many people when they are all sick is because you have to give extra care to your children. For instance, the mom had to give extra care because all of the kids were