A woman was forced to have all four limbs amputated after a severe allergic reaction put her in septic shock with her feet and hands turning black.
Kim Gilliam Steele, 53, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in August 1992 which has been monitored by doctors throughout her life.
On May 9, 2016, after a colonoscopy showed spots on her colon, Kim was prescribed a type of chemotherapy medication called MP6/Mercaptopurine to see if her condition might improve without having to have a colostomy.
Within a few days she started to experience strange symptoms: she had no energy, could not eat, was vomiting, had a fever, was slurring her words and her mouth was constantly dry despite how much she drank.
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