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A 24-year-old Arizona wedding planner developed botulism after sampling a quarter-sized piece of fermented swordfish, leaving her paralyzed and briefly unable to breathe. She required hospitalization and a respirator, and began recovering after antitoxin treatment, while two friends who sampled the same dish were also affected; a fundraiser was launched to help cover medical costs.
Trinity Peterson-Mayes, a 24-year-old two-time cancer survivor, developed life‑threatening botulism after she and friends tried a homemade fermented swordfish. She was quickly hospitalized, intubated with a central line in her neck and an NG tube, and is expected to be released after weeks of recovery. Two of her five friends also contracted botulism. Doctors note the illness is rare but can cause breathing paralysis, and her mother has started a GoFundMe to support her rehabilitation.
A 24-year-old Arizona wedding planner developed life-threatening botulism after sharing a friend's homemade fermented swordfish; she required ventilation and an antitoxin at Barrow Neurological Institute and is slowly recovering, while five friends who ate the dish include two who also contracted botulism. A fundraiser has been started to cover medical costs, and doctors note that food botulism is extremely rare, with about two dozen U.S. cases annually.