10-Year-Old Levittown Boy Suffers Toxic Shock, Loses Legs And Hand In Emergency Amputations
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania boy lost both legs and one hand after going into toxic shock caused by a sudden bloodstream infection, his family says.
Major, of Levittown, was a healthy, active kid before he suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital, according to a GoFundMe launched by his uncle, Christopher Bowman.
Doctors fought to save his life, but the infection progressed rapidly. Major ultimately underwent multiple emergency amputations — losing both legs and one of his hands — in order to survive.
“His condition deteriorated rapidly, and within hours, he was fighting for his life…
Fireworks Explosion In Face Severely Injures Mechanicsburg Dad Of 4: GoFundMe
A dad of four young children, who is also a local business owner, needs a new hand — possibly two — following a fireworks accident on Independence Day, according to a GoFundMe campaign page launched to help his family on July 17.
Brian Ginter, the owner of Ginter’s Full Service Auto, had a firework explode in his face on July 4, according to Stephanie Moyer who organized the GoFundMe. "One of the fireworks had an internal fuse, Brian didn’t realize this, went back to relight it, and it exploded," she wrote, noting that "Unfortunately, two of their children [...] were the…
