Josh Ward, detective for Lee's Summit Police Department, came to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City and was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. Ward spent 90 days in the hospital and underwent 24 surgeries. 

See how he is doing now, in the FOX report. 

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