I learned of Another Illness Today

Mike

Mike

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Last September or October, my young nephew died, he
had the medical people baffled as to what had killed him,
even after a post-mortem, they needed more tests.

The Coroner informed his father, my brother that he had
died of "Waterhouse-Friderichsen" Syndrome, I had never
heard of it before and had to ask Google, it has to do with
bleeding from the Adrenal Glands.

Very sad to die of something obscure.

Mike.
 

Sorry to hear this Mike. I also looked it up and many of the early symptoms are common of other illness which likely led to a wrong diagnosis. Left untreated it leads to death in over 65% of cases.
 
How sad. This is a new one one me and I'll be sure to research it as I try to keep up with what's new in the medical field. So much to read as it grows in leaps and bounds. I thought it was fast when I was still a active in nursing. What a tragedy. So sorry, Mike.
 
OK, a quick look at this and I do know what it is. This is the reason we want our kids to be vaccinated for protection against the meningococcal bacterium. Especially if they are going off to boarding school or college away from home. Not that this bacterium cannot be picked up at any time because it can. It is severe and unfortunately, as in the case of your nephew, Mike, it hit his adrenal glands before he knew it. It doesn't happen that often and it may also be caused by a viral infection that is overwhelmingly toxic. This also can be related to genetic coding.
 
I am sorry for the loss of your nephew, Mike.

The human body is a very complex thing and I doubt that anybody fully understands it. I know that when my wife had her cancer surgery at the Mayo Clinic, they had to assemble an on-call team of specialists, each skilled in dealing with one of the many potential health issues that could have come up during the surgery. Unless one single person truly and completely understands the entire human body (which will likely never happen in our lifetimes), there will always be countless issues that can come up that fall between disciplines and muddy the waters for understanding exactly what is going on.

Tony
 
My sympathies, Mike.

Not sure if it was this case, but when doctors have been diagnosing by phone, it’s easier to miss something unique.
 
Mike, I never heard of that syndrome, my condolences. May he rest in peace.

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tbeltrans said:
I am sorry for the loss of your nephew, Mike.

The human body is a very complex thing and I doubt that anybody fully understands it. I know that when my wife had her cancer surgery at the Mayo Clinic, they had to assemble an on-call team of specialists, each skilled in dealing with one of the many potential health issues that could have come up during the surgery. Unless one single person truly and completely understands the entire human body (which will likely never happen in our lifetimes), there will always be countless issues that can come up that fall between disciplines and muddy the waters for understanding exactly what is going on.

Tony
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Yes Tony, this complex machine we call the human body is baffling to many on every level. We, in the medical profession took a long time to realize that genetic coding and DNA chromosomes were what made us tick. One flawed chromosome can make all the difference in the world and most everyone won't know they have a flawed one until they are desperately ill. This happened with my daughter in law when she was stricken with a very toxic form of endometrial cancer which took her life in 4 months. She was only 49 years old. He mother died of brain cancer when she was only 37, yet had an entirely different flawed chromosome. My daughter in law signed off to have her DNA studied by all the leading cancer institutes and specialist throughout the world as her case was so rare. We found it was Chromosome 17 that was flawed in her DNA. No amount of chemo or radiation helped her at all. Just added to her misery, so she stopped it and died very peacefully in my son's arms. I never fail to marvel at this amazing body of mine and am fully attuned to my various organs and systems. It's the most fascinating wonder of all the wonders of the world.
 
Thank you all for your kind words and support.

Yes, I was upset, he was 48, but I could only see a
blonde baby standing in his cot with his arms out
and shouting Mike and giggling I still feel sad.

His parents said to me when he was very young
that he wouldn't go to sleep at night, I suggested
they try a small drop of brandy in a drink before
he went to bed, the next time I saw them they
were not too pleased with my suggestion, now he
stood in his cot singing, plus he wouldn't have his
drink without the brandy!

Yes I remember Stephen with lots of love, sadness
and Laughter, lots of it.

Mike.
 
Mike said:
Last September or October, my young nephew died, he
had the medical people baffled as to what had killed him,
even after a post-mortem, they needed more tests.

The Coroner informed his father, my brother that he had
died of "Waterhouse-Friderichsen" Syndrome, I had never
heard of it before and had to ask Google, it has to do with
bleeding from the Adrenal Glands.

Very sad to die of something obscure.

Mike.
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I am really sorry that something like this has happened to your nephew, it is very sad that something like this hit him at the prime of life.
 


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