Liesi’s Story of Necrotizing Fasciitis I was 46 years old when I had the most horrendous experience of my life. I had been bitten on my right hand by my friends rescue dog causing a small puncture to my hand. I went for a tetanus injection but my hand continued to swell really badly and [...]
A mum-of-three reveals she had to have her leg amputated after contracting necrotizing fasciitis. Josie Wendel, 28, shared her incredible story in a series of 16 TikTok videos, explaining that she became an amputee less than 24 hours after she started feeling sick and had a total of 28 surgeries in less than two months. [...]
Hi my name is Wayne and I was 32 at the time of my terrible experience of necrotizing fasciitis. Predisposing factor Strep A throat. 3rd March 2011. Admitted to hospital that day as my condition had dramatically worsened. By the 5th March I had been placed on a ventilator. 6th March Feeling very frustrated and [...]
Can you make us your Charity of the Year? Bit of a plea, this one. We're looking for any of our survivors, or family and friends, to see whether they could nominate us as their workplace Charity of the Year? Previously, we've raised awareness on a large scale plus fundraising events (raffles/auctions/quiz nights) and also [...]
In these uncertain times, The Lee Spark NF Foundation has obtained the following expert advice from Dr Tom Parks and Professor Shiranee Sriskandan on coronavirus for survivors of necrotizing fasciitis and their families: “Overall, there is no reason for survivors of NF or their families to be more concerned about coronavirus (COVID-19) than anyone else. However, as for the rest [...]
What is Smile Amazon? Everyone loves the convenience of shopping online and Amazon is at the forefront of the online shopping revolution. Now you can shop online and donate through Amazon Smile at the same time - it's so simple! Did you know when shopping through Smile Amazon you can request a donation to your [...]
A heartfelt thank you: Ginny Duffy, who overcame flesh-eating disease, acknowledges her nurses. Ginny Duffy, the long-time basketball official who is still in the midst of recovering from a flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis, was featured on SILive.com earlier this week. Duffy, who has refereed games at many different levels -- including high school girls’ [...]
Father-of-two, 34, nearly died after catching rare flesh-eating bug that turned his hand to 'mush' when he cut it while gardening A green-fingered dad revealed he almost lost his hand to a flesh-eating bug he picked up while doing the gardening. Steve Palmer, 34, was left with his flesh eaten away to his tendons - [...]
Want to show your support and help to raise awareness for The Lee Spark Foundation? We are proud to share that we have some official merchandise for sale if you would care to offer your support and help to raise awareness, all showing our charity details. You can see the full range here. Raising awareness [...]
After 12 surgeries, 14-month-old Virginia boy still fighting flesh-eating bacteria. 14-month-old Camden Burnett was just like any other one-year-old up until two weeks ago. His mothers, Miranda and Chrissy Robertson, took him to Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he flatlined, or didn't have a heartbeat or brain waves, for four-and-a-half minutes. Camden was then airlifted to UVA [...]