New Nova Scotia mother battling flesh-eating disease, family says
HALIFAX — A young Nova Scotia mother is being treated for a severe case of flesh-eating disease diagnosed days after she gave birth to her first child and was placed in an induced coma to protect her from the aggressive infection, her family says.
Relatives of Lindsey Hubley said the 33-year-old headed home after having her son, Myles Own, in what was described as a smooth delivery in Halifax on March 2. But she was rushed back to hospital by ambulance on March 6 after experiencing pain and becoming gravely ill in a short time.
Susan Hubley, her sister-in-law, said she went into surgery almost immediately after arriving and was found to have a group A streptococcal infection, which was linked to necrotizing fasciitis, and was going into septic shock.
“Our whole family went in because we didn’t know if she was going to make it — for quite a number of days, it was very up and down,” she said Friday, adding that they were stunned to learn of the diagnosis. “She was going to go on maternity leave, but now will go onto long-term disability …. She will have a long rehabilitation because of what happened.”