Latest Kaitlin Hunter Stories

In June 2011, Hunter suffered a lacerated liver and colon, broke 10 toes and fractured her lower spine in an accident that required a 30-day hospital day, according to CNN*. While in the hospital, doctors prescribed a routine round of antibiotic treatment, which allowed a strain of aggressive bacteria to grow in her colon and threaten her life. Her doctors, CNN* stated, employed a seldom-used treatment harvesting fecal matter from her mother and inserting it directly into her colon. The...

John Neumann for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Kaitlin Hunter of Marietta GA, after a near-fatal auto accident, found herself fighting for her life against a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in her colon due to the June 2011 car crash. Emergency crews had to cut Hunter from her dad’s car and then she was flown to a hospital, where she found herself recovering for weeks afterwards from a fractured spine, lacerated liver and colon, and 10 broken toes. In the hospital...