My Mom's MRSA

My eighty-nine year old mother, a strong Christian and former medical missionary, was again admitted to the hospital yesterday. For more than three years, she has suffered intense pain. I believe this is her sixth time to the hospital, and she has undergone surgery on at least four occasions. The problem seems to relate to venus stasis ulcers of the legs, which occur when the the enlarged vein doesn't provide adequate drainage of the skin through inadequate circulation. The treatment generally includes skin grafts, compression dressing, debridements, and frequent dressing changes plus antibiotics. The aggravating element is the introduction of the so-called super-bug methicillin-resistent staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and another bacteria as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRSA

What is most troubling to me is that it appears that the vector of this infection was most likely the hospital itself. I can understand limits to life and limits to science and medicine and that Christians aren't immune to pain. But I cannot understand failures by medical professionals in causalities that were discovered hundreds of years ago.

Anyway, my mother remains cheerful, hopeful, and strong in her faith as does my 91 year old father.

I'm sorry your mom is going through this at this time. It really sounds painful. Unfortunately, when someone gets MRSA once usually they are going to be put in isolation every time after that they are in the hospital. But, it is still easy to pass germs around in there. That is why most hospital employees are preached too regularly about hand washing and infection control. In the hospital I am in they also have to wear gowns and masks and gloves when seeing patients with MRSA. I would recommend that you be careful also when you visit.