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  • Bellingham (WA) Boy Fighting Flesh-Eating Bacteria

    02/21/2006 12:15:43 PM PST · by Sopater · 142 replies · 2,467+ views
    KIRO TV Washington ^ | February 21, 2006 | KIRO TV
    POSTED: 12:01 am PST February 21, 2006 UPDATED: 9:25 am PST February 21, 2006 SEATTLE -- A 6-year-old Bellingham boy is fighting to survive a deadly infection that's killing the tissue in his face. Jake Finkbonner has necrotizing faciitis, a ravaging bacteria. Finkbonner was airlifted from Bellingham to Children's Hospital a week ago. He's had three surgeries so far to try to save his life. The problem started when the boy received a fat lip from a fall at a basketball game. Jake's father, Donny Finkbonner, said surgeons worked on his son the night he was brought to Children's Hospital...