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A Healthcare InfectionA Lifetime Legacy

Derek Butler

Registered Charity No. 1115672

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Benjamin Franklin

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Aneurin Bevan

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Trustees/Memorial Event

How did I personally become involved?

My stepfather and dearest friend JohnHe collapsed and his heart stopped on a summer evening in 2003He died 15 weeks later at Christmas

MRSA entry in John’s notes

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Were we let down?

John’s story is one of NeglectA Wall of Silence Of DenialAnd a failure to recognise either John’s needs or the needs of John’s family

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Colin Robert Law06/07/1970 - 05/07/2003

Dearest Colin,What you suffered you told but few

You didn’t deserve what you went throughThey never said you had M.R.S.A

Wish we knew then what we know todayTired and weary ... You made no fuss,

You tried so hard to stay with usBut God saw that the road was getting tough -

The hills too steep to climb .....He put his arms around you and whispered ...

Colin - Peace be Thine(You are only ever a whisper away Colin –

Love you for always )From your heartbroken family

and your little dog Ladyx x x x x

Claire contracted MRSA after an RTA and sadly died with her unborn baby

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Loved by a love beyond all telling And missed by a grief beyond all tears

The ultimate price

John’s wife, my mother has never missed a day since John’s death from visiting his graveShe says only one word at John’s grave……SORRY

Alexander Fleming

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Howard Florey

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Tomorrow’s generation

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Aristotle

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle 384-322 BCE

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Florence Nightingale

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Thank you for listening, please contact us if you would like to hold an infection awareness event, or a service for those who have been affected by MRSA

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