0 1 3 ▁episode ▁of ▁Front line ▁on ▁P BS . ▁She ▁suffered ▁from ▁M eth ic ill in - res istant ▁St ap hy loc oc cus ▁a ure us ▁( MR SA ), ▁a ▁difficult - to - tre at ▁st aph ▁in fection . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁R ere c ich ▁began ▁showing ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sympt oms ▁including ▁fat igue , ▁hip ▁pain , ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁fe ver . ▁Her ▁mother ▁Tony a , ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se , ▁gave ▁Add ison ▁i bu pro fen ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁and ▁eventually ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁hospital . ▁Do ctors ▁there ▁sus pected ▁a ▁virus , ▁but ▁the ▁pain ▁and ▁fe ver ▁continued ▁to ▁get ▁worse ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁few ▁days . ▁Event ually , ▁Tony a ▁took ▁her ▁daughter ▁to ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Children ' s ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁▁ ▁The ▁day ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁Add ison ▁went ▁into ▁sept ic ▁shock ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁placed ▁on ▁EC MO ▁ther apy ▁to ▁sust ain ▁life . ▁Do ctors ▁eventually ▁discovered ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁contract ed ▁an ▁ant ib i otic - res istant ▁stra in ▁of ▁MR SA ▁( pro bably ▁from ▁a ▁scra pe ▁or ▁sc ab ). ▁Other ▁comp lications ▁she ▁encountered ▁during ▁her ▁five - month ▁hospital ▁stay ▁included ▁St en ot roph omon as ▁m alt oph ilia , ▁e . ▁col