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a new mom, lana kuykendall. she received a terrifying diagnosis.s under attack by what's known as flesh eating bacter bacteria. forced her to undergo more than 0 operations. spent weeks in rehabs. and leave newborns in the care of family and friends. now her doctors say she's finally ready to go home. it's an extraordinary story. cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is live in greenville, south carolina. she spoke with lana kuykendall. take me through what happened to lana. just home from giving birth. noticed a spot on the back of her leg. then what? >> right. she noticed a spot. the way she described it was it was actually more of a line. like a strip is how she described it. lana is a nurse. and she's also a paramedic. she knew something strange was going on. she showed it to her husband, darren, who actually is also an emt. i spoke with darren yesterday and here's what he had to say. >> i was terrified, first of all. i couldn't get my thoughts together. tried to figure out what to do next. and i just knew it was going to be -- i kne

she spoke with lana kuykendall. take me through what happened to lana. just home from giving birth.oticed a spot on the back of her leg. then what? >> right. she noticed a spot. the way she described it was it was actually more of a line. like a strip is how she described it. lana is a nurse. and she's also a paramedic. she knew something strange was going on. she showed it to her husband, darren, who actually is also an emt. i spoke with darren yesterday and here's what he had to say. >> i was terrified, first of all. i couldn't get my thoughts together. tried to figure out what to do next. and i just knew it was going to be -- i knew from our friend, from the past, that was, you know, some bad stuff. just really bad. it moves very quickly. and, you know, time is of the essence. and you have to -- the surgeons have to be able to recognize it and take care of it. there's no sitting around and reading books and trying to figure out what it is. >> reporter: darren said that the surgeons actually outlined the blue marks on his wife's skin. and he watched it grow. it grew about a quarte

she spoke with lana kuykendall. take me through what happened to lana. just home from giving birth.pot on the back of her leg. then what? >> right. she noticed a spot. the way she described it was it was actually more of a line. like a strip is how she described it. lana is a nurse. and she's also a paramedic. she knew something strange was going on. she showed it to her husband, darren, who actually is also an emt. i spoke with darren yesterday and here's what he had to say. >> i was terrified, first of all. i couldn't get my thoughts together. tried to figure out what to do next. and i just knew it was going to be -- i knew from our friend, from the past, that was, you know, some bad stuff. just really bad. it moves very quickly. and, you know, time is of the essence. and you have to -- the surgeons have to be able to recognize it and take care of it. there's no sitting around and reading books and trying to figure out what it is. >>eporter: darren said that the surgeons actually outlined the blue marks on his wife's skin. and he watched it grow. it grew about a quarter of an inch