FoxNews: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Devours Woman Inch by Inch

FoxNews.com ^ | August 9, 2010 | AP

[topher]

BALTIMORE — Waking from a fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilson found she was a patient in one of the hospitals where she worked as a nurse. She remembered having a baby, and being told she had gotten an infection. But nothing could prepare her for what lurked beneath the sheets.

Flesh-eating bacteria were eating her alive.

"When I looked down at my belly, basically all the skin was gone and I could see my internal organs," she said. "I remember seeing my intestines. I thought, 'There's no way I can live like this ... This is a death sentence.'"

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[topher]

It is possible that Health Care workers, such as nurses, are at greater risks for infectious diseases.

In this case, she had blood transfusions because of a blood clotting problem... The transfusions might have been the source of this infection.

Prayers for this poor woman!

[GeronL]

wow. That is a horrifying thing.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Indeed, what a tragedy. And yes I’ve often wondered how HCW keep healthy with all the contagious sickness around them.

[clamper1797]

My fiance died of this last Oct

[historyrepeatz]

This is something right out of a Stephen King novel. A family friend of ours has this.. It’s downright horrifying.

[SZonian]

Just wow!

God bless her and her son as well as her loving family who took care of her son and stood by her during this ordeal.

Her ex, based on what the story says, well, I’ll just say his character has already been determined by not standing with her during her fight to live.

[historyrepeatz]

I’m sorry to hear about your loss. Any speculation as to how it was contracted?

[SZonian]

My condolences.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

Agreed on her ex. What happened to “in sickness and in health”?

[raybbr]

I doubt it was a blood transfusion. My wife is a nurse and she's a fanatic about cleaning. According to her the doctors are awful about hygiene and so are cleaning staff.

If you are ever in the hospital or visiting watch the doc. See if he/she cleans their hands. If not, demand they do.

[agere_contra]

That’s awful. My sincere condolences.

[reagan_fanatic]

I’m so sorry.

[TSgt]

DO NOT GOOGLE IMAGES FOR necrotizing fasciitis.

{shudder}

[pandoraou812]

I am so very sorry for your loss. Prayers.

[The Comedian]

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[SZonian]

Apparently, those were just some weasel words he was coerced into saying in order to get married.

I wonder if he interacts with their child and if so, how he attempts to explain his abandoning of the child’s mother.

[sodpoodle]

What a remarkable, courageous young woman and still intent on helping others.

Prayers for this wonderful family.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Come on. You know we gotta do it.

[TSgt]

Very sorry for your loss clamper.

[TSgt]

I thought that too.

I would hope that my wife would never abandon me in a similar situation.

Talk about kicking someone when they are down...