Young mum almost died from flesh-eating bug she caught – while playing DODGEBALL

A YOUNG mum was almost killed by a flesh-eating bug – which she caught while playing DODGEBALL.

Lesley Kane, 35, from Stonehaven, was hit by a ball, which caused a tiny graze on her chest.

She initially felt groggy but only four days later she was rushed to hospital with little more than a 12-hour window to save her life.

Doctors discovered she was suffering from sepsis and a bacterial infection called Necrotising fasciitis - a deadly flesh-eating bug.

Lesley was taken into intensive care and underwent a series of operations to remove her left breast, as well as parts of her torso and back.

The brave mum-of-two thankfully fought her way back from the brink of death but says she is still struggling to recover six months on.

She said: "I was having flu symptoms but thought I could sleep them off. Just a few days later I was in hospital fighting for my life.

"The doctors tried to establish what was wrong with me. They knew it was blood poisoning but they didn't know what was causing it.

"After various tests and scans, they realised that I had contracted that bacteria.

"I think they worked out that the only place where there was an injury was a mark to my chest. It was bruised but there was no obvious injury.

"I am assuming they knew there was a graze there. It was so small that I hadn't noticed it.

"When I think about it, it was my flesh rotting. I was being killed by a flesh-eating bug.

"My body was shutting down at this point. The doctors said there was a 12-hour window and that if they did not operate I was going to die."