Cystic fibrosis patient feared MRSA

THESE are the shocking conditions that one cystic Fibrosis sufferer was forced to endure during a stay in hospital this week.

Joanne McPadden (22) was placed in a bed beside caustic glue, dry cement and other chemical substances while she was examined by a doctor at St Vincent’s Hospital, in Dublin, on Wednesday.

She said she was “petrified” because her illness carries an increased risk of MRSA and other infections. In addition, airborne particles from the cement and the other chemicals in the room, meanwhile, have the potential to trigger increased breathing difficulties.