High school graduate left paralyzed and placed on a ventilator after contracting rare virus

It took 16 days before John Proctor was diagnosed with the illness - which has claimed the lives of 18 Americans in 2024

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High school graduate left paralyzed and placed on a ventilator after contracting rare virus

It took 16 days before John Proctor was diagnosed with the illness - which has claimed the lives of 18 Americans in 2024

High school graduate left paralyzed and placed on a ventilator after contracting rare virus

It took 16 days before John Proctor was diagnosed with the illness - which has claimed the lives of 18 Americans in 2024

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