05-31-2011, 04:50 AM
To mary,
My concern about this disease is greatly heightened because I knew all three of the people who were devastatingly infected in 2009 as referenced in the article. I watched my friend, Graham, for three months in a coma not knowing whether he would live or die. I have watched him slowly begin to recover. He will never be the same again.
To me, the risk outweighs the benefits. I don't want to go through what he went through and I hope no one else ever does either. I no longer eat raw greens from Hawaii. We tore out our lettuce plants and thoroughly cook all of our greens. It is just not worth the risk to me. I would like everyone to understand the risks then address them in the most scientifically sound way possible. If, after knowing the facts, people want to assume some level of risk, so be it.
My concern about this disease is greatly heightened because I knew all three of the people who were devastatingly infected in 2009 as referenced in the article. I watched my friend, Graham, for three months in a coma not knowing whether he would live or die. I have watched him slowly begin to recover. He will never be the same again.
To me, the risk outweighs the benefits. I don't want to go through what he went through and I hope no one else ever does either. I no longer eat raw greens from Hawaii. We tore out our lettuce plants and thoroughly cook all of our greens. It is just not worth the risk to me. I would like everyone to understand the risks then address them in the most scientifically sound way possible. If, after knowing the facts, people want to assume some level of risk, so be it.