A mysterious bacterial strain, an induced coma... and an amazing recovery for a Cork mum

Celine O’Donovan with her family, husband Liam, and children Nicole, Seán, and Oran at Tragumna Beach, West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
With three children, an active job and a love of outdoor swimming and horse riding, Celine O’Donovan seemed to be the picture of good health. So it came as a surprise when she began feeling tired and nauseous last year for no apparent reason.
Initially putting up with the symptoms, the Cork woman went to see her doctor after a couple of days, who referred her to her local hospital. But it wasn’t long before she was transferred to CUH and then on to a specialist unit in Dublin, as she soon became critically ill.

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