Thread: mum who died after wading through filthy puddles on Thailand holiday

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

^ you and pupas

Im gonna start you your very own thread

Thank you.

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

Why didnt they walk around the puddle ? Her mum who fell over and cut her leg got no infection

What a shit story

Sensationalised by the gutter press?

Originally Posted by FarangRed

He said: “She had been in this place where she was eating different food and the temperature was different, but the really significant thing is that she walked through this infected water, this sewage.”

What the hell kind of satement is that? We are sorry you died, but that what you get for eating that foreign muck?

I was on Phi Phi at the same time, with my folks (who are in their seventies) and a couple of friends.
The conditions weather wise were atrocious on the second day there, so bad that no ferries could operate.

The storm brought with it a lot of rain, and all the low lying island centre was flooded, which did mean that it was necessary to paddle through shit to get anywhere. The infrastructure is just not there to deal with the redevelopement of the place, and my observation is that it is a fucking shithole.

The view from the top floor of the hotel my folks stayed in was very revealing. In the middle of the market area was stockpiled a lot of debris from when the tsunami hit seven years ago, used as salvage to build lean to accomodation for the workers.

A very unpleasant little spot, and one i will never visit again, although i was informed by staff of the many diveshops that the diving was excellent - all diving was cancelled, and i got the first ferry out of there.

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

A very unpleasant little spot, and one i will never visit again, although i was informed by staff of the many diveshops that the diving was excellent

They would say that, wouldn't they. It's fair on a good day. That was already true 12 years ago.

15 or so ( 20 ? ) years ago there was an air crash into the Florida everglades and survivors contracted a nasty little anaerobic bacteria. ( cannot survive in oxygen, like tetanus ) The only way to kill it was with increased pressure forced oxygen in a hyperbolic chamber. They were fortunate to have been in S. Florida where there are probably more of these chambers than anywhere else in the world.

Didn't the woman who runs Soi Dogs in Phuket lose a limb after rescuing a dog in a swamp?

^ there was also the case two or so years ago of the Thai TV actor (?) Singer (?) who drove his car into one of the klongs and picked up some bug that eventually killed him...

..some nasty stuff around.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

^ there was also the case two or so years ago of the Thai TV actor (?) Singer (?) who drove his car into one of the klongs and picked up some bug that eventually killed him...

..some nasty stuff around.

I remember a case with a boy band singer driving into a klong about 7 years ago.

Died from a bug.

7 years?? Bugger me. Time flies.

I was living on Samui at the time so it's got to have been. Unless it's a different case, i doubt it is, but you never know.

actually

Apichet Kittikorncharoen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

died 2007. in a coma for 4 years. poor c*nt.

Sounds nice:

Pseudallescheria boydii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poor ol gal a care worker to , prob billed as her hol of a lifetime ,,,,, would have taken a hell of a lot of hours at the min wage to pay for it to . RIP gal lets hope your in a better place

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Poor ol gal a care worker to , prob billed as her hol of a lifetime ,,,,, would have taken a hell of a lot of hours at the min wage to pay for it to . RIP gal lets hope your in a better place

it was her hol of a lifetime. Im joannes daughter and she was so excited for this trip, she worked nearly 60 hours a week to fund it, all we take comfort in is knowing she had an amazing holiday (despite the weather) in her last days. r.i.p mum xx

The way Thai doctors dish out antibiotics like sweets, I wouldn't be surprised if many of these bugs are resistant to them as well.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The way Thai doctors dish out antibiotics like sweets, I wouldn't be surprised if many of these bugs are resistant to them as well.

No shit, harry...you just can't educate these "fools" about this...

Millions come here as tourists each year, how many die? With a million people, some are going to die anyways. She just hit the lottery. She should have stayed home and watched the tele on her sofa smoking her cigarettes and downing her beer.

Originally Posted by Hampsha

Millions come here as tourists each year, how many die? With a million people, some are going to die anyways. She just hit the lottery. She should have stayed home and watched the tele on her sofa smoking her cigarettes and downing her beer.

in hindsight she would have done just that. r.i.p mum xx

Nobody dies from walking through infected water, assuming of course they possess the necessary precondition of being covered with Skin.
If water borne infection was the cause, she has either allowed some to enter her mouth, or it has entered her body via a break in her skin. In both cases, it was preventable.

Originally Posted by sabang

Nobody dies from walking through infected water, assuming of course they possess the necessary precondition of being covered with Skin.
If water borne infection was the cause, she has either allowed some to enter her mouth, or it has entered her body via a break in her skin. In both cases, it was preventable.

Originally Posted by FarangRed

On March 28, after heavy storms, they had to walk through a six-inch-deep puddle of water to get back to their apartment, after her mum had fallen and grazed her knee.

1st they say the water was 6 inches deep, then they say she walked through the water after grazing her knee. Either the water was deeper than 6 inches, or she was on a lilo and get infected water into her graze.

Or she could have ingested it. All she had to do was take her shoes off and maybe later wipe her mouth without washing her hands.

"Unable to keep food down" implies it was ingested.

Washing your hands frequently (and properly), preferably with a decent antibacterial soap or handwash, is one of the best ways to avoid catching 'flu and other bugs.

Not doing so is a great way to increase your risk of infection.

I got a small cut on finger just above the nail before taking a shower in a hotel in Korat, next day it was infected. Fought it off with repeated rinsing (hydrogen peroxide) but could never kill it off permanently until I got back to the States and started applying some antibiotic cream twice a day. Finally killed it off but took a small chunk of skin with it.

Also met a fellow who got a mysterious flesh eating ailment on his arm that sent him off to the UK for treatment and has a nasty scar to prove it.

Some nasty shit floating about in Thailand, even in the "clean" water.

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

I got a small cut on finger just above the nail before taking a shower in a hotel in Korat, next day it was infected. Fought it off with repeated rinsing (hydrogen peroxide) but could never kill it off permanently until I got back to the States and started applying some antibiotic cream twice a day. Finally killed it off but took a small chunk of skin with it.

Also met a fellow who got a mysterious flesh eating ailment on his arm that sent him off to the UK for treatment and has a nasty scar to prove it.

Some nasty shit floating about in Thailand, even in the "clean" water.

Triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin) is the best.

Originally Posted by thegent

Perhaps 'handshandy is just a little bit stupid.

More than just a little...comprehension ain't his strong point...let alone plain reading...

On the islands, RAW sewage is routinely dumped in the ocean. Swim? Take your chances... RAW sewage is routinely dumped in the street drains. (Which also drain to the ocean) It rains; the drains overflow up to your knees at times. I remember working at a major venue in Chaweng and sitting upstairs watching Tourists skipping and laughing through the black water that rose above their ankles...

Why are you affecting to guffaw at such a sight?

Are you a pig?

Originally Posted by thegent

Why are you affecting to guffaw at such a sight?

Are you a pig?

A comedian.