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Katie Knight, 20,

uk mirror wrote:
Periods
Girl nearly dies from tampon she'd only been wearing FIVE HOURS

Katie Knight, 20, was rushed to hospital and spent four days in intensive care suffering from Toxic Shock Syndrome

A girl nearly died after wearing a tampon for just FIVE HOURS.

Katie Knight, from Inverness, spent 48 hours being sick before she was rushed to hospital by her flatmate.

The 20-year-old spent four days in intensive care and was just hours from death after putting in the wrong ampon.

She suffered Toxic Shock Syndrome - a potentially fatal bacterial infection commonly caused by wearing a tampon for too long or using the wrong absorbency tampon.

Katie said: "I genuinely thought I was going to die.

"It was one of the most horrific experiences of my life."

Katie was at the tail-end of her period when she started feeling nauseous.

She had put in an extra-absorbent tampon as she was cramming for an assignment due the following day and was planning a full day of work in the university library.

After just five hours, the Glasgow University student had to get a taxi home and started being sick.

She said: "I was in the library trying to finish an assignment so I was pretty stressed when I started feeling unwell.

"I went down to the cafe to get a coffee and a piece of cake because thought it might be to do with my period, even though it was the fourth day.

"I then splashed my face with water as my essay was due the following day and I really needed to get it done.

"I ended up having to ring a taxi to take me home because I couldn't walk."

Katie, got back to her halls of residence and started violently being sick.

For the next 24 hours, she was in a constant cycle of throwing up and passing out every 25 minutes.

She said: "It escalated as soon as I got home, but I had no idea what was going on.

"I thought Toxic Shock Syndrome [TSS] was a myth.

"When I was being sick, the last thing I was thinking about was my period - and because I had no idea I had TSS, I left my tampon in."

The following day, Katie got even worse and started having diarrhoea.

Her worried flatmate came into her room, which is when Katie started talking 'gibberish'.

safety lesson
perhaps she should switch to pads  

Julia Pechar, is an 18-year-old when she stepped on a iphone charger in her room. she shared photos








her room


safety lesson keep room clean enough so don't step on things that can impale you or your foot

Emma Phillips 23 inserted a vibrating dildo into her anus and rectum for fun and pleasure. it got stuck in their and neither she nor her boyfriend nor doctors could remove it. so she had to undergo surgery.
she's a student teacher.










so if you're thinking of inserting a dildo in your backside remember this face



you may not be able to get it out and it may require surgery to remove it

Breanna Brooks 11 wanted to play a game of jumping on a train she did, but she had a mistake and her  limb was amputated

11-year-old girl loses part of her leg after jumping onto moving train
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – An 11-year-old girl is in the hospital with a partially amputated leg after officials say she was injured in an accident involving a train Monday.

The family of Breanna Brooks says she was playing on the railroad tracks after school when tried to jump onto the ladder of a slow moving train. Witnesses say the 6th grader caught her foot, fell off and was dragged down the tracks.

When family and friends heard Breanna’s screams, they called police.

“She was lying in the middle of the tracks,” said Breanna’s Grandpa Jerry Brooks. “I did not know how the hell she got to where she was at, but her leg was off.”

Family members tell FOX59 that Breanna was with three other kids when the incident happened.

“By the time I get there, a little girl said that she lost her leg and I ran to help,” said neighbor Larry Larmore.

Larmore says he tied his belt around Breanna’s leg to try and stop the bleeding.

“I just took it through the loop and pulled the belt tight and wrapped it. Then I kept on wrapping it on her leg and held it there,” said Larmore.

Breanna’s family says her leg was amputated from the knee down.

“She woke up enough that she raised her leg and this black thing sticks out from underneath and they have a suction cup on there. She just realized her leg is gone and she was bawling,” said Brooks.

As Breanna prepares for another surgery, her grandpa wants to warn other kids to stay away from the railroad tracks, before someone else gets hurt.

“Most accidents on railroad tracks are deadly and she lived. That is what I have to be thankful for,” said Brooks.
http://fox59.com/2017/08/08/child-loses-part-of-her-leg-after-jumping-onto-moving-train/

this happened in Indiana, same state as Abby Williams and Libby German

Breaana is alive but leg knee down amputated. i'd be sad if my leg was amputated to. but grateful still alive.

Layne Chesney 14

Layne Chesney 14

A 14-year-old girl suffered third-degree burns to 95% of her body while roasting marshmallows for s'mores on New Year's Eve, and her family is thankful it wasn't worse. The mother of Florida teen Layne Chesney says her daughter was severely injured when a gas can exploded near an outdoor fire at her friend's house before 10pm Sunday, but could have easily died.

While most of us were celebrating a new year in 2018, Leigh Chesney has been stricken with a terrible tragedy: her young daughter Layne suffered serious injuries resulting in over 90% of her body surface area having third degree burns. It’s a very dark time for the family but by coming together we can help support them through this tragedy. Layne is being treated at Kendall Regional burn center in the Miami area

i guess the family can sue the gas can manufacturer. so if i cook smores near a gas can will it explode and burn 90% of my body?

i guess the family can sue the gas can manufacturer.

I hope they lose. Its not the manufacturers fault that anyone would be dumb enough to start a fire next to a gas can.

Years ago my mom told me a story about this girl. She was in med school, doing all the right things, etc. Her roommate had a party and a bunch of people came over. Some dipshit had the bright idea to bring his motorcycle into the house to work on it. He took it to the kitchen. He also brought a gas can into the house.

You can easily guess what happened next.

That girl came out of her bedroom to get something to eat. I forgot the specific details but something happened to cause that gas can to explode. It blew up in her face as she walked by. It didn't kill her but she was scarred for life.

The only person to blame is that moron.


That dildo story is sad and pathetic. People have no shame anymore. They'll do anything to get likes on social media. Holding the dildo up for the camera made me cringe. It's like she's proud of it. She got her 15 minutes.

I have a rule....never stick anything in my body that's not actually attached to a guy.

That tampon story is scary.

I just read more about Layne Chesney...checked her gofundme...considered donating...until I saw this in an update....

Leigh Ann is also requesting (for her own mental health and wellbeing) for limiting texting. Her phone never stops and it is adding stress and the doctors are worried. She is also currently not to respond directly to social media as it is also adding to her stress making the doctors worry further about her mental health.

Put your goddamn phone down and turn it off. What's wrong with people? If god forbid I had a daughter and a tragedy like this happened, last thing I'm worrying about is my phone blowing up during the tragedy.

Focus on your daughter. The fact you would even ask a person running your donation page to tell people to stop texting is beyond me.

My mom was right. Our society is going to hell.

from the news article i'm not clear how exactly that gas exploded.

one girl ate a rice crispy treat. she had a peanut butter allergy. she got an allergic reaction and died. her family sued the city got $13 million.

but lots of girls and boys have been murdered and family got nothing.

btw do u use tampons?

btw do u use tampons?

No. I did as a teen for awhile but my period wasn't heavy so I just stuck with pads.

I had a friend once who seriously loathed menstruation. Not even the common complaints. She was a hypocondriac and also hated the site of blood, her own blood even more so. It would give her panic attacks. I felt sorry for her. Hopefully she went to a psychologist to deal with that because there's nothing she can do to stop it and there's no sense in freaking out every month over it.

one girl ate a rice crispy treat. she had a peanut butter allergy. she got an allergic reaction and died. her family sued the city got $13 million.

I remember that.

They didn't deserve 13 mil. No way, no how.

In that case we saw the byproduct of everyone acting like they need food catered to every specific need. It went off the rails with gluten. The more people do this, the less seriously it is ALL taken and then you'll see a situation where a girl who is truly at risk winds up eating something that never should've been near her.

ever consider law school? you could perhaps represent the other side lol.

Parents of girl with peanut allergy who died get $15M settlement - NY ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../parents-girl-peanut-allergy-died-15m-settlement-article-1.2...

Oct 6, 2016 - The parents of a 13-year-old girl with a peanut allergy who died have reached a $15 million settlement with the city of Sacramento. ... Girl with peanut allergy dies after eating dessert at summer camp. After eating the snack, Natalie knew something was wrong and spit it out. She started vomiting 20 minutes ...

Family sues city after girl's peanut-allergy death at Camp Sacramento ...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article2596198.html

Apr 18, 2014 - The parents of a 13-year-old girl with a peanut allergy who went into anaphylactic shock and died after eating a nighttime snack at Camp Sacramento have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Dr. Louis Giorgi and his wife, Joanne, charged in the suit, filed Friday in Sacramento Superior Court, that ...

i was off by $ 2 million. the girl natali georgi was a freckled face ginger.

the rice crispy treat had no detectable peanut butter, but she died anyway. that's pretty incredibly allergic i think. i don't suffer from any known allergies, not even poison ivy or cats

re: tampons you can use birth control and skip periods. if i were  a woman that's what i would do, though birth control can cause blood clots depending on genetics

TracyB wrote:

btw do u use tampons?

No. I did as a teen for awhile but my period wasn't heavy so I just stuck with pads.

I had a friend once who seriously loathed menstruation. Not even the common complaints. She was a hypocondriac and also hated the site of blood, her own blood even more so. It would give her panic attacks. I felt sorry for her. Hopefully she went to a psychologist to deal with that because there's nothing she can do to stop it and there's no sense in freaking out every month over it.

one girl ate a rice crispy treat. she had a peanut butter allergy. she got an allergic reaction and died. her family sued the city got $13 million.

I remember that.

They didn't deserve 13 mil. No way, no how.

In that case we saw the byproduct of everyone acting like they need food catered to every specific need. It went off the rails with gluten. The more people do this, the less seriously it is ALL taken and then you'll see a situation where a girl who is truly at risk winds up eating something that never should've been near her.

so how is your friend now?

 i imagine she could take birth control and skip periods. i knew one girl, sonja who suffered from migraines prior to menstruation but when she got her periods they triggered her migraines.

Lauren Wasser, 29,

Lauren Wasser, 29, wants other women to be aware of the dangers of using tampons after she almost died from TSS in 2012.
A MODEL who lost her right leg to toxic shock syndrome caused by a tampon has revealed it is "inevitable" she will lose her left leg too.

Model who lost her right leg after ‘flu’ turned out to be toxic shock syndrome reveals she will ‘inevitably’ lose the left one too
Lauren Wasser wants other women to be aware of the dangers of using tampons after she almost died from TSS in 2012

Lauren was on her period and using tampons which caused her to get TSS
Toxic shock victim Lauren Wasser to have 2nd leg amputated ...


Dec 20, 2017 - Lauren Wasser, who years ago lost her right leg to toxic shock syndrome, revealed that her left leg will be amputated, too: "There's nothing I can do about it." ... Wasser, 29, told InStyle that while surgeons recommended amputating both legs at the time, she'd “decided to fight and save my left leg.” But now ...
https://www.today.com/.../toxic-shock-victim-lauren-wasser-have-2nd-leg-amputated-...

good news super model Lauren Wasser, 29, is still alive.

bad news, she got 1 leg amputated and another one she says will also be amputated. due to tampon use.

i learned something. even super models use tampons. i know you can use birth control to stop menstruating, but i'm unclear how many women do this.

Years after she lost a leg to toxic shock syndrome, fashion model Lauren Wasser recently revealed that her second leg will have to be amputated, too.

“In a few months, I’m inevitably going to have my other leg amputated,” Wasser wrote in an essay for InStyle. “There’s nothing I can do about it.”
Wasser’s team confirmed to TODAY that she’ll be undergoing the operation in January.

In 2012, she was rushed to the hospital after experiencing what she thought were flu-like symptoms. Wasser’s organs were failing and doctors expected the worst. Then an infectious disease specialist diagnosed her with toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which is linked to tampon use. To save her, doctors directed blood flow to vital organs, but they had to amputate her right leg below the knee and left toes.

Wasser, 29, told InStyle that while surgeons recommended amputating both legs at the time, she’d “decided to fight and save my left leg.” But now, she will lose that one, too.
“I’m in daily excruciating pain,” she told the magazine. “I have a golden leg that I am completely proud of, but my left foot has an open ulcer, no heel and no toes. Over the years, my body has produced a lot of calcium, which causes my bones to grow on that foot. Basically, my brain is telling my toes to grow back — and it got to the point where I need surgery to shave the bones down because it becomes too unbearable to walk.”

Since 2012, Wasser has become an advocate for raising awareness of TSS, a complication of a bacterial infection that is often linked to highly absorbent tampons.
"This product, a tampon, changed my life forever," Wasser told TODAY in 2015. "I can never be normal again."

While tampons are largely considered safe by health experts, there is a risk of TSS when using them.
https://www.today.com/health/toxic-shock-victim-lauren-wasser-have-2nd-leg-amputated-t120350

some women though get fatal blood clots from birth control. like if you have factor 5 Leiden clotting factor that affects both males and females , not x-linked.

Rachae Schopp 20

On July 13, Rachael was hit by a car while walking across the street in Clayton. she lives but is still hospital. i wonder if family can sue

ever consider law school? you could perhaps represent the other side lol.

Yeah I did consider it actually....and yes I am definitely the type that could represent corporate entities in these situations and it come across as genuine. I also think I could easily sway juries.

Like I mentioned before, my college experience was chaotic and I reached a point where I just wanted to get out and start making money as quickly as possible...which led to me being a financial analyst. While technically a financial analyst, I actually have several jobs rolled into one. I moved up the ladder quickly. One woman at my firm lost her job because of me. I didn't actually take her job....her job was simply morphed into mine and she was let go. i felt sorry for her at first but its dog eat dog...you have to always be at the top of your game.

She would go to major cities to woo certain clients. Give presentations, deal with them one on one, hard sales pitches, etc. Lots of pressure. I wound up going on one of these trips(New York) as an assistant but was allowed to give the presentation. They signed on immediately. My boss was blown away and the rest is history.

A lot of people in my position would demand a different job title. It doesn't bother me. As long as the money continues rolling in they can call my occupation whatever the hell they want.It is unique though. At our main meetings there are 14 people in the room. Technically I'm last in line job title wise yet my work(and influence) is more important than all of them but three people.

It rubs some people the wrong way. I don't give a damn.

so how is your friend now?

I haven't seen her in years. You're right..she probably did eventually go on the right birth control regimen.

I'm not a big fan of birth control pills.

I just googled Racheal Schopp. She got 80k and counting on her gofundme page. Her family posted 20 pictures of her.

While I have supported many gofundme pages, I'm not a big fan of the concept. It is abused, both overtly and subtly.

Take Rachael for example. She's a beautiful girl. She has 20 pictures. The money will roll in. Let an ugly girl or guy go into a coma from a car accident and they get peanuts. Is it unfair? Yes. However...that's life.

I've seen pages where someone needs money and a picture is posted of them with an attractive girl. they know what they're doing....and it works.

It's very easy to manipulate people and its always taken advantage of...at a corporate level down to the average person.

Have you noticed boy scouts don't sell cookies? Why? because no one would buy them. Place several cute girls outside a grocery store selling cookies...they go like hotcakes.

The customers aren't buying cookies. They're buying the image that's selling them the cookies.

maybe boyscouts should sell cookies to gay guys.

for rachel i think that's impressive, but i'd think she could get more money suing the guy.

how do u like ur job? is this in south carolina? do u have a southern accent?

Actually I'm in California right now. I really miss it over there(North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, Vermont, etc.) but I really cant lose this job. If I leave...I'm guaranteed a massive cut in pay. I would never get a similar position again. I'd have to start at the bottom.

Having said that, I do not want to spend my life here. I'm an east coast girl and I feel out of my element anywhere else. This is not my natural environment. I always love my business trips that take me back east.

TracyB wrote:Actually I'm in California right now. I really miss it over there(North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, Vermont, etc.) but I really cant lose this job. If I leave...I'm guaranteed a massive cut in pay. I would never get a similar position again. I'd have to start at the bottom.

Having said that, I do not want to spend my life here. I'm an east coast girl and I feel out of my element anywhere else. This is not my natural environment. I always love my business trips that take me back east.

u and i r in different time zones explains everything lol. ever visited Dana Point beach?

tracy b wrote:That dildo story is sad and pathetic. People have no shame anymore. They'll do anything to get likes on social media. Holding the dildo up for the camera made me cringe. It's like she's proud of it. She got her 15 minutes.

I have a rule....never stick anything in my body that's not actually attached to a guy.

i think it's more funny than anything. you know where she inserted it, right? hahahaha!

i think she is proud, she's smiling LOL.

btw that's a good rule LOL

While I have supported many gofundme pages, I'm not a big fan of the concept. It is abused, both overtly and subtly.

here's a great example....

https://www.gofundme.com/Sarah-Ashley

I feel sorry for her. I really do. She's only a few years younger than me and she has to deal with having a stroke.

Having said that, just the fact that they're asking strangers for 150k is beyond me.

Oh...and help spread the word!

They got 8k in donations and they're lucky they got that. Sometimes these things cause backlashes and people don't bother.

I have a feeling if they hadn't asked for such a large sum they would've got more.

TracyB wrote:

While I have supported many gofundme pages, I'm not a big fan of the concept. It is abused, both overtly and subtly.

here's a great example....

https://www.gofundme.com/Sarah-Ashley

I feel sorry for her. I really do. She's only a few years younger than me and she has to deal with having a stroke.

Having said that, just the fact that they're asking strangers for 150k is beyond me.

Oh...and help spread the word!

They got 8k in donations and they're lucky they got that. Sometimes these things cause backlashes and people don't bother.

I have a feeling if they hadn't asked for such a large sum they would've got more.

holy crap

i've never heard of this

just reading this sends shivers down my spine

just 22 and already stroke victim plus Moyamoya disease