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13. One of my brothers probably would have died of it if his then-girlfriend (a nurse)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 12:01 AM

Mar 2016

hadn't dragged him into the ER. At the time, he was a healthy 24-year-old.

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IMPORTANT -PLEASE READ HuffPost re: Patty Duke's Death from Sepsis [View all] LiberalElite Mar 2016 OP

My husband is on a liver/kidney transplant list Texasgal Mar 2016 #1

Did he go to the ER with an infection? nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #2

He's had several. Texasgal Mar 2016 #4

My husband almost died from sepsis gwheezie Mar 2016 #5

Yikes. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2016 #7

I lost my uncle to that. herding cats Mar 2016 #9

this is why we need single payer health care Baobab Mar 2016 #10

I agree with the premise of your message. herding cats Mar 2016 #14

but we need single payer healthcare nt AnAzulTexas Mar 2016 #21

Right. herding cats Mar 2016 #22

Wow. I ignored an infected LiberalElite Mar 2016 #31

My wife's aunt died too young from sepsis. Thanks for this post. Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #6

resveratrol (buccally) may be able to save lives from sepsis Baobab Mar 2016 #12

My maternal grandfather was a dentist malaise Mar 2016 #29

Wow, what an ordeal flamingdem Mar 2016 #19

check out the resvertrol link noted in above hopemountain Mar 2016 #25

Holy SMOKES mahina Mar 2016 #26

my dad died from sepsis from a strangulated hernia cynannmarie Mar 2016 #16

I'm so sorry for your loss flamingdem Mar 2016 #20

I am so so sorry renate Mar 2016 #27

I am so sorry and yes I agree. We must have Medicare for All. liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #18

Omg, so sorry. Duppers Mar 2016 #23

that is FAR too young--how horrible renate Mar 2016 #28

Thank you for this thread! Duppers Mar 2016 #24

Until I read this HuffPo article LiberalElite Mar 2016 #30

I had a toothache and asked my VA sorefeet Mar 2016 #32