Hi Kathie and thanks for your post.

MRSA is a global problem, but since I live in Canada and you live in
the States we would have to go about getting changes made within
government differently. Besides telling people about MRSA changes
in government legislation is what has to be done. Right now
hospitals where I live have no accountablity to their patients, for
example making their infection rates available to the pubilc. Plus
I have met so many patients at the hospital my mom was in (where she
acquired both MRSA and VRE) that before I started talking to them
about it had no idea they had it. You might want to go to my group
and read message number 29. The member that posted that message is
from the States. She talks about an organization in the States that
is making a difference and provides a web address and contact name.

I would like to personally invite you (and your members) to join my
group so that you could receive the messages I will be posting.
That way you can keep track of my progress with "spreading the word"
here in Canada (British Columbia) and then apply what you can to
help your efforts in the States. I know it's going to be a lot of
work ... but I'm in it for the long haul. I totally believe there
is power in numbers and with the Lord's help we WILL succeed! Right
now there are 20 MRSA groups listed on Yahoo (a few have nothing to
do with MRSA the infection) and I have joined all the ones that do.
I think we should band together and join each other's groups. That
way we will have the power in numbers and will be aware of what
members in the other groups are doing to spread the word and
ultimately fullfill our own individual promises to our loved ones
that had/have MRSA! The addie to view the MRSA Yahoo groups is
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=MRSA

Sincerely,
Dee - Moderator of:
MRSA2006 Spread the word ... not the infection!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MRSA2006/

--- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Mishelle" <TR_Mishelle@...> wrote:
>
> I am so sorry to hear about your mother our prayers are with you
and
> your family. Our moms were very simular my mother made us swear we
> wouldn't let anyone catch what she had. And like you we too tell
> everyone we can about MRSA. The day before my mother passed away,
my
> daughter had surgery here in Georgia, my mother was in Orlando,
> Mishy caught MRSA too. Six months before that I had never heard
the
> term before. In fact none of there doctors called it MRSA, they
just
> called it an infection. I learned it's name a week after my mother
> passed away. By then it was too late to make sure she had proper
> medical but I did make sure Mishy had good care.
>
> I like your site, I like your idea, RID is doing alot in the way
of
> trying to help, according to them, more people die of hospital
> infections then in car accidents, breast caner and AIDS
> combined...yet you hardly hear about it...there has to be
something
> we all can do to help get the word out there...
>
> So if you have some ideas Im all ears. My email is
> chinisup@... now, that's why the delay, I'll try and update
> my site, but please both my sister and I would really like to get
> involved....in the meantime....our hearts are with you and yours,
we
> know what you are going through, please keep in touch..
>
> Take Care,
> Kathie
>
>
> --- In MRSA@yahoogroups.com, "Dee" <sunshine_bc@> wrote:
> >
> > Mom passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 27th, 2006 @
> 4:50 PM
> > with Christina & me by her side. With my mom's blessing we have
> > created the "Wanda Hildebrand MRSA/VRE Education Fund" so we can
> > continue to "spread the word" in her honor. If our efforts stop
> the
> > spread of MRSA in any way then mom's death will not have been in
> vain.
> > This was my promise to her. Please visit the group I have
created
> to
> > find out more about MRSA located at
> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MRSA2006/
> > Thank you for your time and God bless.
> >
>