Two years after being struck down by a rare flesh-eating bacteria, British entrepreneur Mark Brooks is rebuilding his life after a brush with death that led to more than 25 operations and a medical bill topping $450,000.
A cocktail of circumstances led to his ill fortune in December 2023, when he rapidly developed necrotising fasciitis, shortly after leaving the UK on a flight home to Dubai.
Mr Brooks, president of the Internet Dating Excellence Association, unwittingly created the perfect storm in which life-threatening bacteria could thrive.
During a trip to the UK, he attended a gym and took part in a strenuous workout while fasting inside an ice-cold weights room in the middle of winter, despite fighting off a throat infection.
Putting his body under extreme pressure sent him into phy
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