11/1/12 - A local man whose wife died in the national meningitis outbreak has been released from a hospital where he was being treated for the same illness. George Cary of Howell Township says he's "much improved" but still taking medication and focusing on regaining his strength. His wife Lilian died on September 30th. The 65-year-old George Cary didn't become ill until October 19th. He was diagnosed with meningitis at a Florida hospital and returned to Michigan last week and was discharged from an Ann Arbor hospital on Sunday. The Carys were treated at Michigan Pain Specialist in Brighton, which administered steroids made by a Massachusetts pharmacy. The contaminated steroids have been linked to a national wave of fungal meningitis, including 62 cases in Michigan. A total of eight state residents have died. Separately, 46-year-old Brenda Bansale of Howell Township is suing the Massachusetts pharmacy for negligence in a class-action suit after contracting meningitis from the tainted steroids. (JM)
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