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Chicago Tribune reporter John Keilman has written a two part story on Dawn's fight and recovery against Malaria. Below are the stories as published on
www.chicagotribune.com

The story was also published on the front page of the the print version of the Chicago Tribune entitled Journey from edge of death


November 26, 2009 | Part I

Fight against malaria: Battle of life and death


... morning, 2008. Dawn Dubsky opened her eyes, her...my arms?" "Oh, Dawn," her mother replied...had destroyed so much of Dubsky's tissue that a surgeon...one was surprised when Dawn Dubsky decided to become a nurse...


November 27, 2009 | Part II

Malaria: Four limbs lost, and then a road to recovery

THE LAST OF TWO PARTS: Dawn Dubsky contracted malaria during...level even he rarely felt. Dawn Dubsky was a young, athletic nurse...a moment's hesitation, Tom Dubsky responded: "Dawn, you don't have a hand. I...