Gwinnett mother battling flesh-eating bacteria

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) A Gwinnett County mother is fighting flesh-eating bacteria.

Cindy Martinez, 34, is at Gwinnett County Medical Center at risk of having her hands and feet removed. She was hospitalized May 25. Martinez is the mother of two small children and is a former Marine. Her husband, David, is a Gwinnett County police officer.

Doctors have not figured out how she contracted the dangerous bacteria yet. David Martinez told the station the illness started as a small pain in her shoulder.

The bacteria have already forced doctors to surgically remove dead muscle and tissue.

Doctors say the flesh-eating bacteria, called necrotizing fasciitis, come from some kind of open wound. 

A GoFundMe account has been established to assist the Martinez family.

David Martinez has taken a leave of absence from his job as a police officer while his wife Cindy battles flesh-eating bacteria (Photo from Go Fund Me page)

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