What is Encephalitis

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningiti...

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Saturday November 28, 2009

Sad Stories

  • I am now trying to help my friend in CA who needs it.

    Monday, June 16, 2008 | A Sad story

    My friend and her husband met over 30 years ago and got married.  My friend has polio and has had that since she was little.  Her husband was a famous jockey out in CA.  He was in a movie with Walter Matthau and Julie Andrews called Little Miss Marker which was made in 1967 and I purchased it.  He had a small part as a Jockey she picked to ride her horse in a race and he ...

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  • I am pretty sure that my days are limited!

    Friday, September 12, 2008 | A Sad story

    I don't know what my future holds or even if I have much time to live but I still want to make the most out of my life.  I had so much pain last night I had to wake my Mom and have her rub cream on my skin besides taking the Tylenol Arthritis and after all this the pain sort of got better and then I could sleep.  I am so very sick and I don't know what to do about it.  If I...

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  • I was up all night and most of the morning waiting for the doc to call that was going to do the surgery on Nick's toe.  The nurses finally found out what time the surgery was scheduled for - 2:00 PM.  When I heard that earlier this morning I figured that they would call later and I could catch a nap.  When I was sleeping the anastesialogist called and I missed the call.  I...

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  • I woke up today at around 6pm!!!  I can't believe how long I'm sleeping and I went to bed around 11:00pm last night because I was tired.  All I do is sit in the chair and push  a toggle to get me around and I get that exhausted?  So I went into the support groups for the last couple of days to see how many illness's I have had or have and came up with a tally of 53...

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  • What's the point?

    Sunday, September 6, 2009 | A Sad story

    It has been a very long time since I've written a journal entry. I have a brain injury as a result of my encephalitis. I have been laid-off from my job. My wife (who is bipolar) threw me out of the house. I don't see my daughter very often. I'm living with my 78 yr old mom. She is hard of hearing. Since my encephalitis, I'm much more sensitive to noise and sounds. I get tinnitus j...

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