Comments on: My niece Golf loses her toe http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html A writer, restaurateur and jungle mama blogging about life on a remote Thai island Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:57:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Golf is off to university….. http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-154 Golf is off to university….. Wed, 12 May 2010 16:58:37 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-154 [...] the past four years I have been astounded by her tenacity, her generosity, and her bravery, not just when she lost her toe, but in many other horrible situations that have been inflicted [...] [...] the past four years I have been astounded by her tenacity, her generosity, and her bravery, not just when she lost her toe, but in many other horrible situations that have been inflicted [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-38 Anonymous Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:24:03 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-38 Mmmm...I don't know what to say, just incredibly sad. And here I sit with my own toe, having had a simple biopsy done last week, and lamenting my pain and not being able to play tennis. Reality check for me. I'm so sorry. And now keenly grateful. Thank you. Mmmm…I don't know what to say, just incredibly sad. And here I sit with my own toe, having had a simple biopsy done last week, and lamenting my pain and not being able to play tennis. Reality check for me. I'm so sorry. And now keenly grateful. Thank you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Anonymous Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:55:03 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-34 It's a shame about the poor girl's toes and the way she was treated. Wish you all the best. <br /><br />I wonder if it would have been better not to go to hospital at all for that kind of injury? Could you have purchased antibiotic ointment, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, and sterile gauze and tape and dressed the wound at home? That's about all a flesh wound really needs. Clean it well and cover it and keep it clean. Maybe some iodine. Can you buy those first aid supplies where you live?<br /><br />Sounds like even if the toes were broken they would have been better off set at home than at that "hospital". It's a shame about the poor girl's toes and the way she was treated. Wish you all the best.

I wonder if it would have been better not to go to hospital at all for that kind of injury? Could you have purchased antibiotic ointment, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, and sterile gauze and tape and dressed the wound at home? That's about all a flesh wound really needs. Clean it well and cover it and keep it clean. Maybe some iodine. Can you buy those first aid supplies where you live?

Sounds like even if the toes were broken they would have been better off set at home than at that "hospital".

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 Anonymous Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-30 Is there room there for a retired doctor to do some voluntary free work for a few weeks? I do not know the language and do not know how to get a license to do voluntary work? Can you direct me to the right web site?<br />Thanks<br />Fran Cerec Is there room there for a retired doctor to do some voluntary free work for a few weeks? I do not know the language and do not know how to get a license to do voluntary work? Can you direct me to the right web site?
Thanks
Fran Cerec

]]> By: John http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-22 John Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:06:37 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-22 i must admit the islands are just a blood bath sometimes especially around full moon<br />thank god it was not more serious the concrete roads are very unforgiving<br />and yes i can just see you asking her to put some shoes on and all you got was a smile <br />well at least she.s on the mend <br />best wishes John noi jamie i must admit the islands are just a blood bath sometimes especially around full moon
thank god it was not more serious the concrete roads are very unforgiving
and yes i can just see you asking her to put some shoes on and all you got was a smile
well at least she.s on the mend
best wishes John noi jamie

]]> By: Jill Chestnut http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-21 Jill Chestnut Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:05:16 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-21 Nat, such a sad and awful story so well told. It's amazing that sat from my desk here in Sydney that this sort of thing is happening. It's unreal. I'm so glad she's on the road to recovery. Truly special person that worries about you when they are in plight. Love you and miss you every day xxx Nat, such a sad and awful story so well told. It's amazing that sat from my desk here in Sydney that this sort of thing is happening. It's unreal. I'm so glad she's on the road to recovery. Truly special person that worries about you when they are in plight. Love you and miss you every day xxx

]]> By: fieryfairy http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 fieryfairy Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:10:31 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-20 how horrible to hear... glad to hear she is better<br />Caterina (the greek- remember?) xxx how horrible to hear… glad to hear she is better
Caterina (the greek- remember?) xxx

]]> By: Jungle Girl http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-19 Jungle Girl Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-19 thanks everybody for commenting - Golf is healing well with the aid of a cocktail of thai medicines (they do love a bag of pharmaceuticals don't they?). And yes John, she should have been wearing shoes on the bike, and no it won't change the fact that she'll continue not to wear shoes on the bike! <br />Coconut soup, I would love to hear the rest of your story about your baby's birth on Samui.<br />Generally I'm feeling shocked at the responses to this story, every single person I have talked to without exception has a family member maimed, crippled, dead or handicapped not by accidents per se (of which there are many but by medical malpractice, its scary..who is regualating the Thai medical industry? thanks everybody for commenting – Golf is healing well with the aid of a cocktail of thai medicines (they do love a bag of pharmaceuticals don't they?). And yes John, she should have been wearing shoes on the bike, and no it won't change the fact that she'll continue not to wear shoes on the bike!
Coconut soup, I would love to hear the rest of your story about your baby's birth on Samui.
Generally I'm feeling shocked at the responses to this story, every single person I have talked to without exception has a family member maimed, crippled, dead or handicapped not by accidents per se (of which there are many but by medical malpractice, its scary..who is regualating the Thai medical industry?

]]> By: john http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-18 john Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:38:50 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-18 as shocking as it is i am sure she will make a very good recovery <br />sorry to say this is typical thai hospital care well non private ofcourse <br />best wishes to her and family its pointless to ask her to put some decent shoes on till the wound heals i suppose as shocking as it is i am sure she will make a very good recovery
sorry to say this is typical thai hospital care well non private ofcourse
best wishes to her and family its pointless to ask her to put some decent shoes on till the wound heals i suppose

]]> By: Jody http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html/comment-page-1#comment-17 Jody Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:18:44 +0000 http://www.myjunglelife.com/2009/07/my-niece-golf-loses-her-toe.html#comment-17 What a tragic tale. Happily she has you to stand for her, but so many do not. While litigation may not be the direction to follow I agree that something must be done. <br /><br />Thankfully a private institution was available and you could get her in. I suppose I could go on a political rant here, but I will refrain and just be thankful that you, at least, had a choice. What a tragic tale. Happily she has you to stand for her, but so many do not. While litigation may not be the direction to follow I agree that something must be done.

Thankfully a private institution was available and you could get her in. I suppose I could go on a political rant here, but I will refrain and just be thankful that you, at least, had a choice.

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