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10-Year-Old with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Surprised with Taylor Swift Karaoke Party by Hospital Nurses (Exclusive)


Kennedy Mayer was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial infection that affects the tissue under the skin. While in the hospital, her nurses threw her a Taylor Swift-themed karaoke party.

The fourth-grader from Oak Park, Michigan, is a devoted fan, having watched all the music videos and memorized all the bonus tracks by heart. However, everything changed for the 10-year-old in March when she was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis in her face, a flesh-eating bacterial infection that affects the tissue under the skin. "She was basically in sepsis," Meghan, who resides in Michigan with her family, tells PEOPLE exclusively, noting her daughter had multiple organ failures.

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