What is Methicillin-Resistant-Staphylococcus-Aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), asometimes referred to as a super staph infection, is a specific strain of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium that has develope...
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Monday November 30, 2009
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Yesterday, I told you about my experience with MRSA. Four bouts with "The Superbug" seem like a lot, but I consider myself lucky. How can I think I was lucky? Compared to others who have contracted this dreaded disease, I AM lucky. In my case, it was limited to just my legs for the most part and through drugs, I was able to handle the pain. But others have ...
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So, I got my report card yesterday.
I now have:
Human Anatomy: 65
Foods: 77
Geometry: 52
JAG: 100
Spanish: 70
Arkansas History: 98
American History:47
English: 67
For an average of: 72!
The only one I see a drop in is Geometry and that was because I didn't have the notes. But, a new nine weeks, a new slate.1 Recommendation5 Comments -
. . . about the disappearence of the "nervous breakdown" includes this stat:
"Since the 1950s, the number of institutionalized patients in the United States has dropped from 550,000 to fewer than 30,000 patients,"
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I was so caught up with the MP3 yesterday that I forgot to tell you about the bracelet. Since I was going to California in September, I thought it would be wise to get a medical I.D. bracelet in case something happens. The local grocery store chain that also has a pharmacy is selling a new type. It uses the USB port on computers to store your information. That way the emer...3 Recommendations3 Comments
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Here's an explanation of the photo of Jim & Sara on South Beach. The figures behind them are painted plywood figures of Indians. The group recreates a 1903 photograph of a gathering. The figures are lifesize.1 Recommendation2 Comments
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If you've fewed my vacation photos, you've seen a photo of a windmill. When I took the shot, I wasn't sure why it was there. You've got to agree, it's a bit unusual for a windmill to be across from a beach. So I looked it up. The windmill was built by the city to pump water in 1903. At the time, the city was paying a water company $4,80...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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I joined My Space. It's been enlightening to say the least. A whole 'nother country. Quite different from the sites I'm used to. I'm slowly making friends, but one is a little different. She says she's 21 years old and from Waco. Interesting. Well, she sent me a message the other day about a matchmaking site. Sooo, this mor...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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Having only just found this site I am trying to decide how I will use the journal to keep me focused on my short, medium and long term goals. I have found that by having 'stated' goals I can then focus on them which gives me purpose and direction for living. My first short term goal is to get my family Christmas letter written before Dec. 1st. My medium goal is to ...2 Recommendations2 Comments
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The things I've missed out on since I started messing up my life again with food
Thursday, February 5, 2009 |
by: escapewit...
I don't know if anyone will even read this or care. But I guess I'll tell you a little bit about what happened to me. I've been a food addict forever. Food raised me. My parents were never around, its not an excuse, they just weren't. I was never in any dance, music, or art classes outside of school. So school, and food, was all I knew for a very long time. My food addiction came ...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
When I was diagnosed with MRSA, it was my ENT who first did the test that resulted in the positive idenfitication. Later I went to an Infectious Disease Specilist who looked at the same lab report and knew what to do about the OTHER bug that was growing in my sinuses: Moraxella Catarhhalis.
This bug does not respond to the same antibiotics as MRSA so we were killing the MRSA but not th...1 Recommendation
