Dutch-born Cynthia Hunefield was just 10 years old when her father fell sick with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection, causing serious damage to his brain and other organs.
The former firefighter was left permanently disabled and wheelchair-bound after contracting sepsis.
Hunefield grew up
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