SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Arisbeth Munoz stood on two new prosthetic legs Thursday \u2014 a milestone more than a year and a half in the making for the Logan Heights mom whose battle with flesh-eating disease left her with multiple amputations.<\/p>\n
“I’m feeling, feeling excited,” Munoz said.<\/p>\n
Munoz’s ordeal began when a pain in her side and vomiting sent her to the emergency room. There, she tested positive for the flu and Group A strep bacteria \u2014 a common bacteria which, in rare cases, can trigger sepsis and flesh-eating necrotizing fasciitis. Munoz developed both.<\/p>\n
Remarkably, she survived. But the battle left her with amputations of her arm and both legs.<\/p>\n
When she woke from a coma, she saw the gangrene that had taken hold.<\/p>\n
“I woke up and saw my arms and legs, darkness,\u201d Munoz said.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old mother has two autistic sons.<\/p>\n
Right after our story about Munoz aired in June 2025, donations poured into a GoFundMe campaign, which climbed from $500 to more than $57,000. The funds helped her with the mountain of costs not covered by insurance.<\/p>\n
“I was crying. I can’t believe it,” Munoz said that June.<\/p>\n
She suffered several setbacks, including infections. In December, she received a prosthetic arm. Then, on Thursday, she was fitted with her new prosthetic legs.<\/p>\n
After several attempts, Munoz stood on her new legs \u2014 with some help from her caregiver.<\/p>\n
“I will walk again,” Munoz said.<\/p>\n
When asked how she felt in that moment, Munoz said she was grateful.<\/p>\n
“Excited, grateful with all the people who supported me, but first with God,” Munoz said.<\/p>\n
She said the legs represent something bigger than mobility.<\/p>\n
“It means more independence and a better life,” Munoz said.<\/p>\n
She’ll need a lot of physical therapy to learn to use the legs, but she is determined to walk to the park with her sons.<\/p>\n
“It’s too much important for me, that part,” a tearful Munoz said. “Playing and see them happy, to see me in a better condition.”<\/p>\n
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