I haven't read anything in a long time. How's she doing? Last I remember was she was nursing a bad ankle.
I haven't read anything in a long time. How's she doing? Last I remember was she was nursing a bad ankle.
Fear ridges that are depicted as flat lines on a profile map.
She also managed to get Lyme and MRSA. Poor lady, talk about hitting the trifecta! She hasn't updated her journal since June 25. I've been wondering, too.
I emailed her several times, no response. Last I knew, she was off trail
was so sorry to hear she's off the trail.
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have not seen anything here or on trailjournals from her since early July. she said she was going to flip flop from Katahdin, but that's been a month and a half with no further word from her. given her physical injuries and illness, plus the record setting heat this summer in the northeast, it would have been very tough to restart from K heading south on the AT.
I've heard from other NOBO thru hikers who have made it to NH and Maine, and they've been telling me the heat/humidity up there has been really tough this summer. I know the heat is really bad this year in the southeast, I've lived here 30 years and I think this is the worst summer i've ever seen down here for July-august heat/humidity.
I got an email from her recently. The MRSA/Lymes really hit her hard. I believe the plan is now to complete the trail next season.
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Well, look on the bright side.... at least she didn't get Giardia.
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i DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT msra IS! Never had a ankle take me off the trail, or had any injury take me off the trail. Never had lyme, never had giardia. Never had a bad day.
These things do happen I reckon and I wish SL ATB.
I bet she comes back next year and finishes the trail
I got sick on the trail years ago and its no fun
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I hope August finds her in better health and that she returns to posting on WB.
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I really enjoyed her confidence and trail journal. Hope to see her back soon.
Methicillin
Resistant
Staphlococcus
Aureus
MRSA is a particularly nasty, drug resistant form of staph. Staph can be treated with penicillins and cephalosporins (types of antibiotics), however, MRSA is resistant to both. It is often treated orally with Bactrim, doxycycline, clindamycin and, in more sever cases, can be treated with IV antibiotics such as vancomycin, daptomycin and Zyvox.
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Nasty stuff any way you put it
Yeah, I wondered where she went. About halfway through, I stopped reading or writing in the shelter journals, not sure why exactly.