Beauty in the Ordinary

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Thank You


Howard Florey


Selman A. Waksman


Ernst Boris Chain



Sir Alexander Fleming

This past 24 hours, my eldest daughter was admitted
to emergency (yes...there I was again) with an abscess on her kidney.
Thanks to antibiotics...she is now home, recovering from an affliction that without this treatment would have killed her.
I am eternally grateful for living in a post-anti-biotic world.

Posted by Unknown at 7:25 PM
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15 comments:

  1. carole johnstonFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    So sorry to hear your gorgeous girl was ill but so thankful she is ok...that must have been soooo painful and yes our thanks certainly go to those who travelled before us xx

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  2. RazmatazFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Oh my goodness, that must have been very painful and worrying. Thank God we live in these times of advanced medicine. Wishing her (and you) comfort and relief.

    Chania

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  3. MillieFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    What a roller coaster ride this week must have been for you dear Jacqueline. So relieved to hear your gorgeous girl is on the mend. We are so proud to call Howard Florey one of own. He was born & educated here & is an Alumni of the wonderful University of Adelaide. I often have a 'moment' when I hear people nominating TV or computers as the greatest invention of our times. For me it has always been penicillin & always will be.
    Millie x

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  4. ~Kim at Golden Pines~February 17, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter--Please know that we're keeping her in our prayers and sending healing energy!!

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  5. E. CharlotteFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    I am sorry to hear about your daughter's condition! But I am too glad for the glory of anti-biotics! Here's to a quick, 21st century, recovery. :)

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  6. Tess KincaidFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery. xx

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  7. Cro MagnonFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    We often forget how grateful we should all be that we live in an age of anti-biotics, etc. It wasn't so long ago that medical intervention was equated with horror. All the best to your daughter. Cro.

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  8. KatieFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Hope she gets SO much better soon. So sorry to hear about that! Yes, thank goodness for antibiotics...I agree.

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  9. Miss SadieFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Scary time, but death averted. The marvels of modern life, indeed. Things we usually take for granted. Hope your daughter is well-healed, soon.

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  10. MiseFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Many good wishes to her and you, Jacqueline; it must have been a difficult time.

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  11. UnknownFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    It was a bit of an out of body experience that night in the ER. An eerily quiet and calm place...a lovely phiippina nurse with copper hair wearing too much perfume...an x-ray unit with no one in it but Lindsay and the tech...and ONE, count'em, ONE doctor.
    Lindsay spent the night, and most of Thursday on a plastic covered cot in the laceration room hooked up to her super-juice. They sent her home at 5pm. I'm still trying to process it all...can only imagine what's going on in my girl's consciousness right now...

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  12. 24 CornersFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Oh my goodness, thank heavens she's alright. What a scary and nerve wracking experience for the both of you. I'm so glad they figured it out and treated her properly, the miracles of modern science used to their best ability.
    Hugs to you J...and to your precious daughter, may she heal quickly and soon.
    xo J~

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    xx

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  14. Jeanne HenriquesFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Jacqueline, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. My heart skipped a beat when I saw 'emergency'. I know that feeling well. You feel so helpless as there is nothing you can do but put your faith into the people around you. It sounds like you got to the right place in time. My heart and prayers go out to you both :)

    Jeanne xxx

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  15. John Going GentlyFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    j

    hope she is over the worst of it now
    jxxxxxx

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