A mum-of-five who lost her leg to a flesh-eating bacteria after breaking her ankle while playing with her kids says she is “grateful” to be alive. When Angie Fowler stepped out into the snow with her children, she had never anticipated the nightmare that would follow.
The then 34-year-old mum slipped in the garden and was rushed to hospital with a broken ankle. The operations manager for FedEx Express endured several reconstructive surgeries in attempts to fix the break, but was left with a “collapsing” ankle and was unable to walk. Then, things got much worse as during one of her surgeries, Angie contracted a flesh-eating bacteria and doctors were forced to amputate her leg.
