Posted on 05/11/2018 7:15:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
As they normally do, they stayed at the Days Inn on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.
Richard says Carol even spent some time relaxing in the hotel hot tub.
But when they got home to Indianapolis, Richard says she found an unusual sore.
"She had like a pimple come up on her right butt cheek. She said it was kind of painful," he said.
After two doctor visits and various antibiotics, he says the sore continued to grow.
...
Carol was rushed into surgery and spent 16 days in the ICU.
Then just days after being released, the virus was too much for Carol's body. She died at home.
Richard isn't 100 percent sure where she got it. However, he suspects it was from the hotel hot tub.
"... but she was the only one who got in the hot tub,"
(Excerpt) Read more at wfla.com ...
You HOPE the pool is properly chlorinated. If the water feels “thicker” than normal water, it probably IS thicker -— with crud. Chlorine only works for so long, before it evaporates and loses its ability to decontaminate. But hey, we can’t live in a plastic bubble, and our bodies do an amazing job fighting off most bad germs.
“OK, got this now. Public hot tubs to be avoided at all costs. How about your own private Hot Tub?
We had one here when we first bought our house, but it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. We have been thinking about getting another one. If it is nothing but a germ lab, I can pass on that easily.”
Twenty were condemned as health hazards while another 29 were judged potentially hazardous. Six more pools were heavily contaminated with bugs found in human or animal faeces. Seven pools contained such high levels of chlorine that it would bleach bathing costumes and irritate the eyes and skin.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-205309/Holiday-pool-peril-warning.html#ixzz5FIviRoO4
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