Timmy Turner is a surfer/film maker who after the tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 returned to Indonesia to help in any he could in the recovery efforts. During his time in Indonesia helping the locals, he contracted a rare staph infection.
What Is a Staph Infection?
Staph is the shortened name for Staphylococcus (pronounced: staf-uh-low-kah-kus), a type of bacteria. These bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and anus. But when the skin is punctured or broken for any reason, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause an infection.
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/staph.html
His infection spread to his brain where it soon became life threatening. After several surgeries and a long road of recovery he has for the most part recovered and doing well.
For more you can go to http://www.timmyturner.org/
1 comment:
I hadn't heard about him before; what a story!
Cathy
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