[Pure Country]

My 29 year old son has just had a spinal tap and we are waiting for results from the state on if he has spinal meningitis, encephalitis or West Nile Virus. Not a good choice any way you look at it. He is in extreme pain and was on morphine--which wasn't helping at all. Today he is finally, after 5 days, feeling a little relief.

[twigs]

I am sorry to hear about your son and glad that he's feeling a little better. I've been concerned about WNV for several years now b/c my daughter has asthma and anything can be life threatening. Even colds usually necessitate a steroid injection before she even begins to recover. When I went to the CDC website recently to get more info on WNV, I noticed that they call it West Nile Encephalitis. That did not give me any reassurance! We used to sit outside and eat. Now we never do. After we move, we hope to screen in the porch so that we can once again enjoy our outdoor dinners.

[fatima]

My prayers are for your son.