Tennessee Girl, 13, Has Both Legs Amputated After Catching Rare Bacterial Infection: 'Her Heart Stopped'
Anita Navas.Photo:gofundme gofundme A teenager from Tennessee who was hospitalized had to have both legs amputated due to a rare bacterial infection. The family of Anita Navas, 13, wrote in a recentFacebook postthat she had been hospitalized a day after Christmas when several limbs, including her foot, elbow and wrist began to show signs of redness and irritation, and she was experiencing fatigue and dizziness. Navas needed additional care and was transferred to another hospital, where she “flatlined” immediately after arriving, according to her family’s Facebook post....