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If you look past the thumbs up, you’ll see traces of the grit and determination that have been her constant companions after a devastating bout with illness as a baby that left her a quadruple amputee. Article content

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In a landmark case, the Alberta Court of Kings Bench recently awarded the Grande Prairie teen and her care providers $17 million in damages in a medical malpractice case — one of the largest in Canadian history.

How it started

On February 19, 2011, KB had a fever, pain and difficulty breathing.

The emergency physician in Grande Prairie did

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