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Woman saves three relatives from Ebola
CNN ^ | Sept. 26, 2014 | Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent

Posted on 10/11/2014 2:49:50 PM PDT by lulu16

It can be exhausting nursing a child through a nasty bout with the flu, so imagine how 22-year-old Fatu Kekula felt nursing her entire family through Ebola. Her father. Her mother. Her sister. Her cousin. Fatu took care of them all, single-handedly feeding them, cleaning them and giving them medications.

And she did so with remarkable success. Three out of her four patients survived. That's a 25% death rate -- considerably better than the estimated Ebola death rate of 70%.

Fatu stayed healthy, which is noteworthy considering that more than 300 health care workers have become infected with Ebola, and she didn't even have personal protection equipment -- those white space suits and goggles used in Ebola treatment units.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: amish; ebola; treatment
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To: lulu16
Will answer your other question in a bit, however you may like these for your preps: True Lime and True Lemon
61 posted on 10/11/2014 6:35:06 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: lulu16

Florence Nightingale of Liberia at next Saturday’s party.


LOL!


62 posted on 10/11/2014 6:37:30 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: PA Engineer

Hey...that’s good to have on hand to make my favorite martini!


63 posted on 10/11/2014 6:38:39 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: puppypusher

I don’t believe that is true. There is a mutation to DNA some Europeans have that makes them either immune or partially immune to smallpox and HIV, and I believe Ebola,too. My mom has it, my dad doesn’t (they did DNA testing- the health tests the FAA shut down).


64 posted on 10/11/2014 7:00:32 PM PDT by conservative cat
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To: PA Engineer

I read the reviews. It would be a great addition to my shelf stable condiments and flavorings, of which, as an aside, I just added dehydrated coconut milk.

I’ll be ordering this item in True Lemon. If I only had fresh oysters to go along...


65 posted on 10/11/2014 7:01:47 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: conservative cat

Sorry, FDA. Wrong regulators.


66 posted on 10/11/2014 7:04:50 PM PDT by conservative cat
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To: Jane Long

For my Halloween costume, I am thinking white plastic bags for my feet, a la white go-go boots, and black garbage bag for my head wrap, floral ruffled dishwashing gloves, and maybe I’ll go to the thrift store for an old Member’s only jacket. ( I live in AZ and a plastic raincoat will be too hot, and besides, there will be a live band and I want to dance!) I don’t to waste my better masks from Home Depot, so I’ll stick to the inexpensive cotton masks that I buy in bulk and took on vacation to the Grand Canyon last week, in case, there was an outbreak in Flagstaff (lol).

And of course, the recipes that were contributed here on this post with Free Republic’s web address. I keep telling my neighbors about our site, which they are not knowledgeable about, so maybe this will get them onboard here.


67 posted on 10/11/2014 7:09:13 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: lulu16

I would like to thank Freeper Lisa from her site Survival Mom for the link to the LA Times article, which was sent to me via mass email.

Here is her very useful site:

http://thesurvivalmom.com/

Here are some of the topics she also covers:

Are you prepared to be stuck in your car?

20 Slightly Unusual Items for Stocking Up

You Just Moved Here: 10 Realities After a Major Flooding Event

And she has an ebook:

http://thesurvivalmom.com/survival-mom-ebook/


68 posted on 10/11/2014 7:14:38 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: lulu16
I just added dehydrated coconut milk.

That sounds good. Do you have a link? Thanks.
69 posted on 10/11/2014 7:55:26 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: PA Engineer

Ok, found something else to add to the amazon wishlist.

Although I’ve got a couple of lemon trees (in containers) and a lime tree ditto ditto, you can never have enough lemon for tea IMHO.


70 posted on 10/11/2014 8:05:39 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: lulu16

for future ref...Thanks!


71 posted on 10/12/2014 12:09:23 AM PDT by griffin
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To: lulu16

I agree about doing what one must , in time of crisis.

The key to the lady’s success was that there wasn’t a bureaucracy that would tell her “no, you can’t do that”.


72 posted on 10/12/2014 11:42:22 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: lulu16

One key among many


73 posted on 10/12/2014 11:52:13 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

74 posted on 10/12/2014 12:58:31 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

75 posted on 10/12/2014 1:24:12 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: PA Engineer

Amazon has organic coconut milk powder, by the pound.

Also, Costco has 1gal tubs of organic coconut oil (2/order). I use the larger size to fill up my smaller jars around house (kitchen, bathroom vanity, etc.)


76 posted on 10/12/2014 1:43:36 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: lulu16

Amazing. God bless this young woman. Thank you for sharing this story.


77 posted on 10/12/2014 5:16:26 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping!


78 posted on 10/12/2014 9:06:51 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!


79 posted on 10/13/2014 3:02:05 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: PA Engineer

http://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Cream-Powder-Chao-Thai/dp/B0095VQH5M

I bought it the other day and tried it last night for the first time with a Thai curry made with pork, bitter melon, Chinese eggplant, baby bak choy, chicken broth, Thai curry paste and fish sauce. The broth, 1 can, 14 oz and the moisture from the vegetables extruded enough liquid that I did not add any more to the 1/3 C of powered I added in the last 3 minutes.

I think I like it because is in powdered form and easy to store because it is compact, and you just add powder. But it did not have that unctuous quality, of the oily and rich cream that rises to the top of coconut cream in a can.

I have coconut oil for cooking and toiletry use, I might try and add that to get the texture I like. I stored it with my preps.

Write back after you have experimented, PA.


80 posted on 10/13/2014 2:35:31 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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