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Andy Moles: The flesh-eating bug that changed my life

The former Warwickshire opener and Afghanistan coach on how an infected toe led to drastic consequences. Interview by Adam Hopkins.

The former Warwickshire opener and Afghanistan coach on how an infected toe led to drastic consequences. Interview by Adam Hopkins.

On life-changing moment...
It was early 2020. I was with Afghanistan, in Abu Dhabi preparing for a series, when I got a cut on the side of my little toe.
A doctor immediately referred me to the hospital. They said they couldn’t save my toe and had to cut it off. But that night, after the procedure, I woke up sweating, my leg was red and swollen.
Three days later a specialist told me that I had a flesh-eating bug that wasn’t responding to antibiotics.
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