- A Phoenix woman, Trinity Peterson-Mayes, 24, was left partially paralyzed by a rare, life-threatening disease after eating fermented swordfish.
- Peterson-Mayes fell ill last month, experiencing difficulty swallowing and speaking, which led to her being hospitalized and placed on a ventilator.
- She was diagnosed with botulism, an extremely rare neurological illness caused by a toxin, which doctors at the hospital had only read about.
- An antitoxin was rushed from another state to stop the toxin's spread, and Peterson-Mayes is now facing a long recovery period that could last months.
- Peterson-Mayes is a two-time childhood cancer survivor, and a GoFundMe page has been created to support her recovery.
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