COMMUNITY COMES TO THE AID OF LOCAL MAN
UPDATE: Tick-bite victim slowly recovering, thankful for community support
Beltran has one pair of shoes that accommodate his custom-made orthopedic spacers, which give him even footing after all his toes and a 2 1/2-inch portion of his left foot were amputated.
Quintin Beltran enters the room at a good clip, proudly showing off how well he’s walking.
He holds onto a cane for support because he’s still not used to this new version of himself. The 60-year-old lost all the toes on both feet, and another 2 1/2 inches of flesh and bone from his left foot, after an insect no bigger than a pinhead changed every aspect of his life.
Beltran contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever after a bite from a common American dog tick in April. The devastation caused by the deadly disease and the side effects of powerful drugs—given when his organs started shutting down and death loomed—resulted in a loss of blood to his extremities…. (See link for article)
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