Stephanie Smith Recovering
After months of being in an induced coma after contracting an E. coli infection that led to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a Minnesota woman is out of the coma and recovering at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. To view a KARE 11 video entitled "Long road back for E. coli victim," click here.
It is a miracle Stephanie Smith is alive. We wish her the best as she recovers.
This case is a reminder that many families and patients spend months living in Rochester due to the need for medical treatment. If you would be interested in donating to charitable organizations that provide free or inexpensive lodging in Rochester, Minnesota to patients and their families, please see the following:
Baptist Hospitality House
Phone: (507) 259-3837
Website: http://ebcrochester.org/baptisthospitalityhouse/
Gift of Life Transplant House
Phone: (507) 288-7470
Website: (The website is not currently working)
Hope Lodge
Phone: (507) 529-HOPE
Website: http://www.cancer.org/...
House of Compassion
Phone: (507) 289-6025
Website: http://rochesterchurchofchrist.org/...
Mennonite Guest Home
Phone: (507) 280-6252
Website: None (If you know of a website, please leave a comment with the information)
Nazarene Well House
Phone: (507) 282-6702
Website: http://www.nazwellhouse.com/index.htm
Ronald McDonald House
Phone: (507) 282-3955
Website: http://www.ronhouserochmn.org/
If you know of any other charitable organizations providing free or inexpensive lodging in Rochester, Minnesota for patients and their families, please leave a comment.
The USDA has a plan to protect us from tainted meats. They call it NAIS(National animal Identification System) . It requires that in order for you to feel safe about eating any meats, that I must register my premises with the govt, microchip all my critters and then tell the govt where and when I ride my horse. Sound silly!. Of course it is, but not to big ag and the chip making companies. They can claim that knowing the whereabouts of every last animal (even if it is a backyard pony, pet pot belly pig or parakeet) in the US is a way to stop outbreaks and that by killing the animals within those outbreak areas (no testing required) disease is contained and the meat raised on factory farms is safe. (the animals on factory farms get one lot number per groups of animals) Only thing is, e-coli contamination comes after NAIS tracking stops which is when the animal is slaughtered and that the meat can be contaminated during the meat processing. This event of the poor woman being paralyzed is being discussed on nonais.org. See how this program will not protect even vegetarians.