Bronx girl receives look-alike doll after losing arm

A Bronx girl received a special doll after she lost her arm while battling a flesh-eating bacteria.

News 12 Staff

Jul 27, 2019, 2:30 AM

Updated 1,946 days ago

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A Bronx girl received a special doll after she lost her arm while battling a flesh-eating bacteria.
Two years ago, Mimi Villa was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, after doctors previously misdiagnosed her with a cold, her mother said.
The condition caused Villa to lose her arm when she was 5-years-old. 
After receiving extensive care at Blythedale Hospital in Valhalla, Mimi has a new prosthetic arm.