Jan 242009
Photo courtesy www.norock.com.br.
I wasn’t familiar with the 20 year old Brazilian model Mariana Bridi until I came across her sad tale a few days ago. Due to an infection due to an infection from a rare sort of bacteria, Bridi had her hands and feet amputated, had part of her stomach and both kidneys removed in an attempt to save her life. Nonetheless, she lapsed into a coma and according to BBC passed away early this morning.
I’m not exactly sure why, with the many thousands of people dying everday, that the death of this one young lady of whom I’d never heard bothers me so much.
T. Keith Edmunds
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I heard it was a urinary tract infection, misdiagnosed as kidney stones, that first let everything get out of hand. Sad, for sure.
I think it comes from the fact that this is so random, and so odd. It literally could happen to you, at any moment, that’s why you care.
Also, she’s very attractive.
I think that probably makes a difference in your matter of caring or not.
Not to be crass, but there’s that whole subculture of amputee porn. “Model loses hands, feet” would be like wafting crack cocaine underneath the noses of those folk.
…Well put?
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