HEALTHWAFB BATON ROUGE
‘Very concerning’: Mother of 4 fighting for her life after contracting salmonella on church trip
A Virginia mother of four, Ayla Garcia, is hospitalized in Kenya after contracting a severe salmonella infection during a church mission trip. Her condition has worsened due to complications from sickle cell disease, requiring ICU care, blood transfusions, and dialysis. Her family is fundraising over $250,000 for medical evacuation and hospital costs.
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