After all the events of May 11, and finally leaving the hospital, something like prom seemed impossible.
Natalya “Nat” Manhertz had already survived septic shock, organ failure and cardiac arrest. The infection cut off blood flow to her limbs, putting her on ECMO to keep her lungs and heart pumping.
“When you see somebody in that state, it’s so hard,” Riley Earl, a friend of Natalya, said. ”We were all so scared to lose somebody that we love.”…