Nurse loses leg after cutting foot, contracting bacterial infection while on Florida vacation

SURPRISE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – A nurse in Arizona is adjusting to his new normal after losing his leg to a rare bacterial infection.

A few months ago, 49-year-old Ed Rivas was vacationing in Florida with his family when he cut his foot on something.

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple…

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