A brave beauty vlogger fought her way back from the bacterial meningitis that caused her to lose 57% of her skin and required all four limbs to be amputated. Kaitlyn Dobrow, 25, from southern California, was a fit, active 18-year-old when she caught the terrifying illness which left her hospitalised for six months - where she underwent 22 surgeries. After going through the ordeal of rehab, Kaitlyn channelled her energies into make-up as one of the few things she felt she could still do with her prosthetics. Kaitlyn is now a successful beauty vlogger and disability rights advocate with 16 million views and 235,000 subscribers on YouTube and more than 132,000 followers on Instagram.
To keep up with Kaitlyn's vlogs visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQuCFzmLju-AV_yFqbs4GSg
Videographer: Ian Dobrow, Kaitlyn Dobrow
Producer: Tom Midlane, Stephanie Stijkel, Ruby Coote, Florence Kennard
Editor: Florence Kennard
Archive photographs courtesy of Kristen Kidd and Catherine Schock
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