Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is the only major daily newspaper in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises.
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Virginia had bilateral pneumonia and granulomas in her lungs. She nearly went septic and could have died. The Bickslers were told the granulomas were a common bacterium that her body should have been able to fight but wasn’t. Her body could not make hydrogen peroxide, which meant it couldn’t fight off certain bacterial and fungal infections. She was diagnosed with a white blood cell disorder called Chronic Granulomatous Disease, so rare, only 1 in 200 million people have it. There are 49 babies diagnosed in the United States each year....