Being an advocate for a friend with MRSA

Link: Adventures in the American Healthcare System.

In February of 2004, my best friend of 18 years contracted Necrotizing Fasciitis (more sensationally known as Flesh-Eating Bacteria), and I took it upon myself to become her nearly constant caregiver during her battle for life against a nasty microscopic foe. I want to relate Doreen's experience from my perspective because if I had known certain things before this happened, it might not have progressed to the stage it did. I don't want anyone else to have to be at the mercy of doctors who don't know much more than the patient does about this particular horror of the flesh-ride we call life. If you love someone and you even suspect they may have this disease, step forward and speak for their rights as a patient, because they aren't going to be in any shape to deal with it, their big challenge right then is living ... period.

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Comments

[Richard]

Thanks for being a good friend, I also got this MRSA , I had never heard of it. It almost cost me my life, but through the love of my wife and family and friends Iam here today. This happened too me on 01-30-2006 and I will never forget it. I am lucky my brother has a big mouth sometimes ( lol) he was my angel spokes person. Please email me if you would like to chat more about it.

Richard ( now with a new outlook on life.)