Wilsons Sandbox

In a message dated 06/15/2000 10:55:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jlwalk@... writes:

> According to Taber's Cyclopedic Medical > Dictionary, one of the predisposing causes is lack of cleanliness, and > mentions the prevention methods involve keeping the bedding and patient > clean and dry.

Never heard of this source but Websters and Random House both have the same definition: "an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure." Neither mention hygiene, kind of hard to believe they're both wrong and Taber's is right. Maybe Taber's provides for more sources of bedsores but I,ve always heard they were caused by ignoring the older person and letting them sit or lay in one position for too long.

> Doing the P-D without a support crew would be a tremendous feat, but I > think it would doom you to being just another DNF. There are _sooo_ many > challenges just to complete the trip, much less compete. > > It would be an awesome experience, bum. Keep the goal in sight and it

will

> come true. > > Thanks Tom, > > Maybe I'll strike it rich before then and I can hire a crew straight from > this list...However, as the man in charge, I would have to pull rank on

all

> oil/tire/bestialty/virus/octane/female ranger/gun control discussions. Of > course, only AFTER it got really interesting. ;'> > > dat brooklyn bum >

What was the name of that Canadian who did the Atlas on his KLR? Patrick something? Didn't he have a web site? Seems you could learn something there..... Go for it I say. Jeff