Advocate Profile, Sandi Hoenstein

Sandi Hoenstine’s daughter, Faith, is part of a small, fortunate group of teens who have battled bacterial meningitis and escaped with their lives. When she was 14-years-old, Faith was rushed to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh with a fever, severe pain in her legs and back and a rash spreading across her body. For three months, Faith fought for her life, undergoing surgeries to amputate both legs, her left arm and her right hand. After six more months in the hospital for rehabilitation, Sandi and her husband were thrilled to welcome their daughter back home. Faith is currently a college student studying history.