I am so excited & ready to be finished with this chapter on my life. I will gladly continue to do research & help educate people about TB. So here is a not so fun fact...TB is way more contagious & older & prevalent than Ebola. Do not freak out about Ebola... Worry about Measles, Pertusis, The freaking flu or TB...these things kill more than Ebola.
Remember in history lessons/old books/older generations talk about "consumption" or the "white plague"?? That is TB... It is a super crazy old bacteria that has morphed & changed & killed more people than you can imagine. In 2012 there were 9 million (that's a hell of a lot) new cases of TB diagnosed... Out of that... There were 1.3 MILLION deaths due to TB in 2012!!! Hello!! Isn't that a hell of a lot scarier than the 50 deaths caused from Ebola in 2012. Or the ~4500 deaths during this 2013-2014 Ebola outbreak.
In 2012 measles killed over 122,000 people!! These are global numbers people..not just US, but clearly there are larger killers than Ebola out there that could benefit from some attention. Ebola does have a 50% death rate...which is higher than some other viruses/bacteria, but it can be contained & it will be. Have faith. Unless some anti-vax parents decide it would be good to have Ebola parties (like the chicken pox ones they enjoy throwing nowadays)... Lol ;)
I am totally kidding there, I am confident tha no parent would willingly expose their child to Ebola, but trying to break up the seriousness of my rant :)
I do hope that the poor kids who end up getting chicken pox/varicella from these parties bitch-slap their parents when they get shingles later in life... Because shingles really sucks & they are basically setting them up for the horrific pain it entails later in life during an outbreak.. But whew! They sure dodged a bullet by not making their poor child get a little poke & a terrible "nasty chemical" vaccine. Good call parents, good call. Go back to eating your homemade granola bar now...lol
So anyways...on the homemade thing...I made some homemade dog shampoo for Sadie today! ;) yay me! But I am not crunchy...my friends and family can guaran-freaking-tee that! I just like opting for easier/cheaper/nicer to my dog things from time to time.
But don't forget... I know how to & have made butter all by lonesome before! Well, Maddie did help a little, so that's not entirely true. But I did it... And it tasted so yummy. I might just have to do it again. :) I can kinda be a rock star at times... But that's just me talking.
We went & watched Payton cheer at her homecoming game tonight! Here is a not very close pic...
She is the girl on top on the right. Now there is a rock star! That girl is gonna change the world one day!
Allrighty then, I guess that rant was about all I had in me. I hope the information is appreciated...it's all from the CDC and the WHO websites... Legit. :)
Time to say goodnight y'all! Sleep tight!
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