[AMP-L] Amputee Susan Smith Shares Her Story

[Wayne Renardson]

via the Marietta Daily Journal: 

One day, Suzanne Smith woke up with what she thought was a stomach 
bug. Seven surgeries over 76 days that resulted in the partial loss 
of her limbs proved it was more than that. However, the Cobb resident 
carries on with a fervor that her Dr. Vimala Nair, medical director 
for Rehabilitation Services at WellStar Kennestone Hospital, calls 
"amazing."

Smith, a Cobb resident, became ill June 26, 2011. "I felt like 
someone had kicked me. I started seeing spots," she said. "I thought, 
`Something is not right. I´m going to pass out."

As she worsened, she thought appendicitis was the culprit. When she 
got to Kennestone, Smith underwent exploratory surgery. A strep A 
infection was detected and was spreading. Her organs were failing.

The rest of the story, with photo, here: 

<http://goo.gl/9ZnwG>

Wayne R.