What's Going On?

[Locutus]

Oooh, that really sucks.  At least you have beer!   

It doesn't suck nearly as bad as Lyme disease. 

[libby]

It's a nice escape, huh?  I haven't been on in a while.  Fighting Lyme disease.   

Lyme disease? Oh my. Best wishes.

[libby]

Yeah, I need an escape from reality.  I have a killer toothache, so I'm drowning it with beer and aspirin.   

My sympathy, my friend.

[Anne]

Hope everyone is feeling better. I've been busier than usual,too. Don't really know why. Volunteer work has increased some and we have been watching the granddaughters some. I had forgotten how fast a toddler can move! At least the baby is still in the feed, change, sleep, repeat mode. 😊.

[libby]

The older I get the more I think about the wonder of small children. 

[AbbyTC]

Lyme disease? Oh my. Best wishes.

Thanks.  Found out there is a possibility for my symptoms to come and go up to a year after finishing the antibiotics!  The fatigue is the worse; had to fight to stay awake at work today. 

[AbbyTC]

The older I get the more I think about the wonder of small children. 

I love seeing the little ones come into the library.  Sometimes the parents use the computers near my office.  There is a coffee table and three chairs right outside of my office and the children will sit there waiting for the parents to finish using the computer.  (Why the parents don't go to the kids section so the kids can play and read while they wait makes no sense to me. And yes, they know they can.) One time two little girls were waiting with nothing to do.  I retrieved some crayons and paper and gave it to them.  I sat with them for a little bit as they were quite chatty.  It brightened my whole day.   

[libby]

  Good for you!

[Y]

Thanks.  Found out there is a possibility for my symptoms to come and go up to a year after finishing the antibiotics!  The fatigue is the worse; had to fight to stay awake at work today. 

There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."

[The Troll]

There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."

  Damn, you scared me, I thought you were going to say something else bad about Trump.   

[AbbyTC]

There's even a worse one coming down the tracks that's also tick-borne:

Rare, tick-borne Powassan virus worries some experts about possible spread

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn.

Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacterium that produces Lyme, is also transmitted by the deer tick. The virus can cause inflammation in the brain, which leads to death or permanent disability in 60 percent of cases...

..."The bottom line is that we should be very scared of it because nobody is safe from it," said Dr. Jennifer Lyons, chief of the division of neurological and inflammatory diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. "And it could be that it is emerging and will explode over the next few years."

And the Bourbon virus:  "...Wislon had Bourbon virus, an extremely rare tick-borne illness that was first identified at a University of Kansas hospital in 2014.
According to the CDC, there is no known treatment for the virus.
"It's viral. There isn't anything you can do. It just has to run its course," May said."

The woman died of the virus. She's the fifth confirmed death of it since it was discovered in 2014.  Here's the link to the article:  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-woman-dies-after-contracting-rare-tick-borne-bourbon-virus/