Mum lost leg to flesh-eating disease after thinking she had a cold - Friedel de Beer initially thought she had a cold before she collapsed and noticed blistered red skin on her ankle ...

The 14-year-old was forced to undergo the life-saving operation after developing a rare condition that caused her leg to grow to more than 170 pounds, a condition so rare that doctors say it has no ...

She took paracetamol and set off on a long drive - but had to stop at every service station ...