Quadruple amputee from flesh eating bacteria during childbirth to receive U.S.' first double-arm transplant | Daily Mail Online
'A mother who lost all four limbs to a flesh eating bacteria after giving birth is preparing to become the first person in America to have a double arm transplant. '
'But now friends and family are raising $200,000 to cover the living expenses and other costs needed when Katy undergoes the double arm transplant in the summer. '
'Katy told WFAA TV that she was looking forward to the simple things with the arm transplant. ', "Surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston carried out the first full face transplant in America last year."
'Katy Hayes has been told she is suitable to undergo the rare operation at a hospital in Boston. '
[–] SayTan ago
Shit like this is why healthcare costs are through the roof. Heroic efforts to save what will never pay for the costs.