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06 Nov 2007, 3:44 pm
Chuck wrote:
I'll leave you with a bedtime story: CA-MRSA has begun replicating inside soil-residing Acanthamoebas (growing from one cell into a thousand inside the amoeba), the Acanthamoebas then form cysts containing CA-MRSA, the cysts then catch air currents and go airborn.... ....and can travel great distances with long-living virulent CA-MRSA. So some strains of CA-MRSA are now airborn as well....
The good news: Most people are exposed to various forms of Staphlococcus areus all the time with no ill effect (an estimated 2 billion people worldwide carry some form of S. aureus. Of these, an estimated 53 million carry some form of MRSA. In the U.S. 95 million people carry some form of S. aureus in their noses; of these, 2.5 million carry some form of MRSA. The bad news: of those, 94,000 develop serious infections, and of those, 19,000 die per year (more than those who die from AIDS). MRSA was discovered in the UK in 1961 - approximately 3,000 people in the UK die of MRSA yearly. (Most at risk: The very young; the elderly; crowds (schools, prisons, military camps, etc.); athletes in 'body contact-type' sports locker rooms; those hospitalized with serious illness, burns, or surgeries; the immunocompromised; those with cystic fibrosis; and those with psoriasis, cuts, or dermatitis on their hands).
HA-MRSA (hospital acquired) is a whole other story - REEEEALLY nasty stuff - (with Panton-Valentine leukocidin beta-pore forming toxins, and enterotoxins) - some deadly in 72 hours. But that's another story.
The good news: Most people are exposed to various forms of Staphlococcus areus all the time with no ill effect (an estimated 2 billion people worldwide carry some form of S. aureus. Of these, an estimated 53 million carry some form of MRSA. In the U.S. 95 million people carry some form of S. aureus in their noses; of these, 2.5 million carry some form of MRSA. The bad news: of those, 94,000 develop serious infections, and of those, 19,000 die per year (more than those who die from AIDS). MRSA was discovered in the UK in 1961 - approximately 3,000 people in the UK die of MRSA yearly. (Most at risk: The very young; the elderly; crowds (schools, prisons, military camps, etc.); athletes in 'body contact-type' sports locker rooms; those hospitalized with serious illness, burns, or surgeries; the immunocompromised; those with cystic fibrosis; and those with psoriasis, cuts, or dermatitis on their hands).
HA-MRSA (hospital acquired) is a whole other story - REEEEALLY nasty stuff - (with Panton-Valentine leukocidin beta-pore forming toxins, and enterotoxins) - some deadly in 72 hours. But that's another story.
{CLUNK. THUD.} <------------ (sound of Nan passing out from hyperventilating)
06 Nov 2007, 3:46 pm
hartzofspace wrote:
Well, I found out about my father. He is in the hospital, being treated for a second stroke. I did call the police in his city, and they actually called me back and told me that they had gone out to his place, and spoken to him and that he was fine! I couldn't understand why, if he was fine, he wasn't answering the phone or returning calls. The next day, I received a call from a friend of his, who gave me the number of the Rehab Hospital he has been in for a week. Being my father, he is refusing all treatment and demanding to go home. I could barely understand what he was saying, his speech was so badly slurred. I pleaded with him cooperate with the doctors and therapists, but knowing him, I don't feel much hope that he will comply. He has never trusted doctors or hospitals very much, and he is very stubborn about returning home. He even hung up on me. I have been up all night, crying. There is not anything that I can do.
No, hon, there isn't a damned thing you can do. If you were able to prove he was a danger to himself or others and of unsound mind, yes. But if he's coherent enough, there's nothing. I'm so sorry you have to go through this.
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06 Nov 2007, 4:15 pm
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No, hon, there isn't a damned thing you can do. If you were able to prove he was a danger to himself or others and of unsound mind, yes. But if he's coherent enough, there's nothing. I'm so sorry you have to go through this.
No, there isn't. Between him and my daughter, I am being driven to despair. Thank you, Laurie and Nan, for your kind words. I keep thinking of him going home and trying to drive. I spoke to his doctor, and they are ordering a psych eval. If my father keeps saying that they are conspiring to keep him there, I'm not sure how they will take it. It broke my heart to here how difficult it is for him to speak. He was saying that he has to pay his rent. If I lived closer, I could help him. But l don't. He does have a lady friend, but I don't know how much she can do.
06 Nov 2007, 4:22 pm
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06 Nov 2007, 5:29 pm
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06 Nov 2007, 5:41 pm
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06 Nov 2007, 5:42 pm
It is so hard when an elderly relative is in dire need of help, yet digs their heels in and refuses to let anyone help. And it's even more complicated when legal issues come into it (next of kin, power of attorney, and so forth). And it ends up being the person who cares the most, or who has the strongest sense of obligation, that carries the load.
Money doesn't answer every question, but this is where I think, "If only hartz could have a huge win in the lottery, wouldn't that be good!"
Thinking of you.
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blessedmom wrote:
8O OMG!! It's finally happened! One of my sons is bringing a girl home to meet mom, and to have dinner with us. 
Do I dig out the naked baby pictures???
Do I dig out the naked baby pictures???That is outlawed under the Geneva convention, or the human rights convention or something like that. Look under the section about limits to permissible embarrassment of close relatives, and check the cross reference to justifiable homicide.
There are established protocols as to the amount and type of embarrassing material each child shall have in his or her personal portfolio: the photo of him or her as a baby completely covered with mashed peas, chocolate, spaghetti bolognaise or similar foodstuff; the letter written to first crush but never sent; and other items of this nature. The occasions upon which this material may be revealed in public are well-defined (18ths or 21sts; during the formal presentation at the wedding reception, etc.) and may, indeed, include the first visit to the parental home of the prospective boy/girlfriend. In this case, I would defer the introduction of the naked baby photos until perhaps the third or fourth such visit, unless of course the intention is to curtail dating activity altogether.
06 Nov 2007, 5:51 pm
SleepyDragon wrote:
Gromit wrote:
blessedmom wrote:
8O OMG!! It's finally happened! One of my sons is bringing a girl home to meet mom, and to have dinner with us. Do I dig out the naked baby pictures???
Do I dig out the naked baby pictures???That is outlawed under the Geneva convention, or the human rights convention or something like that. Look under the section about limits to permissible embarrassment of close relatives, and check the cross reference to justifiable homicide.
There are established protocols as to the amount and type of embarrassing material each child shall have in his or her personal portfolio: the photo of him or her as a baby completely covered with mashed peas, chocolate, spaghetti bolognaise or similar foodstuff; the letter written to first crush but never sent; and other items of this nature. The occasions upon which this material may be revealed in public are well-defined (18ths or 21sts; during the formal presentation at the wedding reception, etc.) and may, indeed, include the first visit to the parental home of the prospective boy/girlfriend. In this case, I would defer the introduction of the naked baby photos until perhaps the third or fourth such visit, unless of course the intention is to curtail dating activity altogether. Which would be a problem for whom and why?
After meeting the GF, I didn't have the heart. Not to mention the fact that he introduced me as "one of the coolest moms on the planet and if you ever have a problem and no one to help, my mom will." His portfolio will be packed away for a long while.
She is a very nice girl, not foolish or giddy, has a job waitressing and a lousy home life. She is coming here again this afternoon. She convinced all 3 boys to play a board game and there was no squabbling!
I'll keep her around even if he doesn't. 
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06 Nov 2007, 6:04 pm
06 Nov 2007, 6:08 pm
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I've known it to happen where the romance between the two young ones flared and died away, but the bonds of friendship with the BF/GF's family persisted and strengthened over many years. Xan has brought home several of what his Dad affectionately calls "long-haired mates", and they've all been likeable, genuine girls. Not a "plastic" in the lot! I feel lucky.
Your son's friend sounds like a good sort to have around. Hope it goes well for all involved!
Your son's friend sounds like a good sort to have around. Hope it goes well for all involved!
I think we are both blessed with the children we have. Kid #2 quit hanging around with the last one when she asked him to try Ecstasy.
That almost made me want to move out to the country and homeschool the lot of them.
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06 Nov 2007, 6:15 pm
postpaleo wrote:
Happy Birthday Richie!! 
Thanks.
sinsboldly wrote:
I will be the last person to wish Richie a Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Richie! Scorpios ROCK!
Merle
Thanks, but I don't believe in astrology....Happy Birthday, Richie! Scorpios ROCK!
Merle
nannarob wrote:
Happy Birhtday, Richie! Did I get to say it on the right day?
Let's see..... my birthday is on the 5th, today is the 6th which is almost over and it must
be the morning of the 7th on your side of the planet....
Thanks everyone....
By the way Chuck that bug you describe... Where is this outbreak occurring?
06 Nov 2007, 6:32 pm
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06 Nov 2007, 6:36 pm
06 Nov 2007, 9:18 pm
Haven't heard these in a very long time....
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5j4TuzrxOA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB2tYYYlwMc[/youtube]
I feel really old. 
06 Nov 2007, 9:27 pm
