GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A Gwinnett County mother battling flesh-eating bacteria underwent surgery to remove her feet and a hand on Thursday.
Cindy Martinez, a 34-year-old former Marine, has been through multiple emergency surgeries after being diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis in late May.
Her husband, David, posted that Cindy Martinez's feet and right hand were amputated on Thursday.
Doctors at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville aren't sure how Martinez contracted the dangerous bacteria. The mother of two was first hospitalized with severe shoulder pain on May 25.
David Martinez, a police officer, has taken a leave from the force to be with his wife and children during the ordeal.
Family and friends have set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for them.
