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flesh-eating bacteria be damned

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2014.07.14

I had a chat today at lunch time with someone who's recovering from a fight with a flesh-eating bacterium. It's been a hell of a trek for her, and while it's not my place to convey any of the details I will say that it's one of the most amazing stories of tough resilience I've ever heard. And what grace; when she learned what I've been up to she asked to see a copy of my dissertation once it's done. Surely there could be a million more interesting things to do when you've been given a new lease on life!

rand()m quote

...and when you try to get some, it surely can be hard. There's always trouble waiting, when you leave your own back yard.

—Motorhead, Lost Johnny (lyrics by Mick Farren)