I am not sure where you are anyone has the idea that we have weak immune systems. If anything our immune systems where working TO well because my doctor told me that the lesion in my cord was caused by a foreign body/virus that was attacked violently in by spinal cord by my immune system. In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:53:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
DID ANYONE SEE THAT SHOW? I DO NOT WATCH HIM UNLESS ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. IT WAS ABOUT THE BUG THEY CALL IT. ITS REALLY ABOUT MSRA AND STAPH.THEY SAID THAT NOW MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM THIS THAN AIDS. THEY HAVE CLOSED SCHOOLS DOWN AND HAVE TRIED TO STERILIZE THEM.SO MANY CHILDREN ARE GETTING IT.BOYS FROM THE LOCKER ROOMS ARE GETTING IT FROM PLAYING FOOTBALL. THEY HAD A YOUNG BOY WHO WAS NOT FEELING WELL HE WENT TO THE DOTOR. THEY FOUND HE HAD A TUMOR IN HIS KNEE. HE CAME THRU THE SURGERY FINE AND WENT HOME. HE GOT ILL AGAIN HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER. THEY PUT HIM IN ICU.HIS WOUND WAS FINE WHEN HE GOT THERE NO FEVER BUT WITHIN A HOUR HE SPIKED A TEMP OF ALMOST 104. HIS INCISION THEN TURNED RED AND BLACK AND WAS OOZING. HIS FAMILY WAS TOLD HE WOULD DIE IF THEY DID NOT OPERATE BUT PROBALLY WOULD NOT MAKE IT TILL MORNING.ITS LIKE THE FLESH EATING DISEASE THEY SAID.IT CAN ATTACK ALL YOUR ORGANS AND SHUT THEM DOWN. A HOSPITAL IN PITTSBURG HAS CUT IT DOWN BY 85%. EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT.ITS LIKE A CANCER THAN CAN MESTISIZE. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT THIS? THEY HAD DOTORS ON ONE WHO GOT IT. HE LOST PART OF HIS HEEL AND ANKLE. YOU HAVE TO BE MONITORED VERY CAREFULLY. YOU CAN GET IT THEN GET BETTER THEN GET IT AGAIN. A GIRL 19 HAS IT. HERS STARTED WITH A SMALL LUMP UNDER HER ARM PIT. SHE WENT TO THE SURGEON. THEY OPERATED AND SHE WAS IN HORRIBLE PAIN . SHE SAID THE KEPT CHANGING THE PACKING IT DRAINED BUT NO ONE EVER TOLD HER ARE HER MOM SHE HAD MSRA, THEY HAD HER IN ISOLATION THEY ALL WORE PROTECTIVE SUITS THE GLOVES AND MASKS WHILE HER FAMILY WENT IN WITH NOTHING. SO HER MOM ASKED. THEN SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAD MSRA. THE SURGEON SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR HER. SHE HAS TO SEE A INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR.WELL THATS WEEKS AWAY AND SHE HAS MORE LUMPS UNDER HER ARM PITS THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS.SHE SAID SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW SHE HAS SURVIVED A YEAR AND SAID IT COULD BE WORSE,IT SHOULD NOT GET WORSE. WHY ARE WE NOT INFORMED OF THIS DREADED DISEASE? PEOPLE NEED TO BE EDUCATED.THIS IS MY FEAR FOR JUDE WHO WAS GOING TO WATCH THE SHOW SHE KNEW ABOUT IT..SEEMS TO ME NOW ALOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE AWARE OF THIS DISEASE.WE SHOULD OF ALONG TIME AGO WHAT WAS GOING ON. I HOPE OTHER HOSPITALS DO WHAT THE ONE IN PITTSBURG DID. THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH A WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM LIKE US. THEY SAID IF YOU FEEL BAD AND IT GETS BETER THAN WORSE GO TO YOUR DOCTOR. THEY ALSO SAID IF SWABS WHERE DONE AND CULTURES THIS WOULD OF NOT GOT SO BAD FOR THESE PATIENTS. THE 11 YEAR OLD BOY DIED, YOU CAN GET IT THRU A CUT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY. THIS IS TERRIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON.NOW I THINK HOSPITALS WILL CLEAN THEIR ACT UP AND SCHOOLS GYMS ETC. I HOPE SO THEY ARE SAYING THIS WILL KILL MORE THAN AIDS PATIENTS. IF YOU DID NOT SEE IT YOU CAN GO TO DR.PHIL.COM AND GET A COPY OF IT ARE WATCH IT ON YOUR COMPUTER. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO JUDE SINCE THE SHOW BUT SHE IS AWARE HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. YESTERDAY SHE HAD A PRETTY GOOD DAY. DAVE BROUGHT A PICNIC LUNCH TO THE HOSPITAL SHE ENJOYED THAT.IF THIS CAN BE SPREAD THEN WHY DOES DAVE ARE PATII ANYONE WHO VISITS HER WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR,I NEED TO ASK JUDE. JUDE NEVER SAID SHE WAS IN ISOLATION NOR DID SHE SAY THEY WEAR MASKS ARE SPECIAL SUITS, JUST GLOVES THEY DO THAT FOR ALL PATIENTS. IF ANYONE SAW THE SHOW PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. I KNOW I AM NOT WRITING THIS IN A MORE ACCURATE WAY, TOO MUCH GOING ON NOW IN MY FAMILY I DO HOPE I GOT MY MESSAGE ACROSS, I AM TIRED AND STRESSED NOW BUT I KNOW THINGS WILL BE JUST FINE. GOD BLESS JUDE AND OUR TM FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIAD PAM ____________________________________ Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. _Watch the video on AOL Home_ (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom000300000000 01) . **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016)