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Mother of 4 Dies After Salmonella on Kenya Mission Trip: 'She Loved Others Genuinely'
The infection spread to her kidneys, liver and blood, and her family says sickle cell disease made the illness more dangerous.
- A Virginia mother of four, Ayla Garcia, died after contracting a salmonella infection during a mission trip to Kenya to support an orphanage in June.
- Garcia, who traveled to Kenya on June 30, suffered complications from sickle cell disease, which her family stated made the salmonella infection significantly more dangerous.
- Hospitalized for nearly two weeks, she underwent at least four blood transfusions and dialysis as the salmonella spread to her kidneys, liver, and blood.
- Following her death confirmed on Friday, July 24, Aga Kahn University Hospital stated that full payment for medical services is required before releasing her body.
- To bring her home to Virginia for a proper burial, family and supporters established a GoFundMe page with a $40,000 goal as of Sunday.
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A missionary trip to Kenya ended in tragedy to the 36-year-old American Ayla Garcia. Mother of four children, she died, this July, after contracting a salmonella infection during a humanitarian mission in Nairobi, where she helped orphaned children alongside relatives and members of the Christian Overflow Church of Richmond, Virginia. Fathers of 17-year-old adolescents submitted to euthanasia act on justice after doctors questioned procedure in …
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Virginia mother dies after contracting salmonella on mission trip
A Virginia mother who contracted salmonella while serving at an orphanage in Kenya died before she could be medically evacuated to the United States, as supporters raced to raise the funds needed to bring her home for treatment.
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