On December 15 2016, I thought it would be nice to create a terrarium out of a nice glass bowl. Went and bought some succulent mix to fill the bowl. Bit of dust hit my face when opening the bag but I didn’t think much about it. Carried on planting my plants, tidied up then went in and washed face and hands. I had been wearing gloves but not a mask. This would come to bite me big time.
Within a few days I was in pain, I had a fever and breathing was getting difficult. On the 22 December I was placed in an induced coma with tubes placed in just about every orifice you could place a tube. I was on a ventilator as I was unable to breathe on my own. Was two and a half weeks later before I was brought out of coma and given a tracheotomy.
My daughter had to celebrate Christmas without me, I was asleep for New Years. We did not have the best of Summer breaks. All because I opened a new bag of potting mix without wearing a mask.
LegionNaires Disease
the risk is real
Written by Susan D.
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