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86 year old- has some theories
by: Nancy B. W. on Mon, May 05 2008
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I was 12 or 13 when i had St.louis Encepholitus [encephalitis]. I had 108 temp. doctors asked my family to pray that i would die,because if i lived , my brain was so cooked it would leave me a vegetable. I did live and while I lost all my hair temporarily , and peeled all over. I recovered fully. I married raised 5 children , and got to be a very nice tennis player, and am happy.
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    my girlfriend has been very sick from a number of problems she went to er for a pancreas problem then she got pneumonia now they say her brain swoll ...Read

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  • 86 year old- has some theories - by Nancy B. W. - (Mon, May 05 2008)
    I was 12 or 13 when i had St.louis Encepholitus [encephalitis]. I had 108 temp. doctors asked my family to pray that i would die,because if i lived , my brain was so cooked it would leave me a vegetable. [more..]

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