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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you all for your advice and insight. Yes, it was confirmed as HSV-1 on Saturday by a doctor and although we are aware it is a common infectious disease and many people are exposed to it having two young children who literally put everything in their mouths still; and one that is immunocompromised we decided it just wasn't work the risk of having someone living with us daily. It was a no win situation for anyone as she was a great Au Pair and a huge help. Obviously if it had been a parent we would have figured it all out but this whole situation just caught us off guard.

We also understand that it is unavoidable to be exposed to certain things throughout life but it would have constantly been on our minds daily as to whether or not proper hygiene was being followed and just not worth our sanity and stress.

She rematched quickly and is already on the way to her new family and there were no hard feelings. In retrospect if we had known in advance and this was listed on her medical form as it should've been this whole situation could've been avoided. The agency itself said it should have been listed and didn't know why it wasn't.

Lesson learned ....clarify any medical issues prior to matching with an Au Pair and express child's medical issues. [/quote]

Was the new family apprised of the virus?  Will you get another AP now? What will you do for child care in the interim?[/quote]

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