'One Determined Human': Mom of 4 Who Suffered Severe Burns From Bonfire on Vacation Prepares for Skin Grafts
Tami Chmielewski.Photo: Tami Chmielewski/Facebook A single mom of four will receive skin grafts Thursday after suffering third-degree burns over 30 percent of her body from a bonfire while on vacation, her family said. Tami Chmielewski has experienced hands guiding her care: a specialist who underwent the same procedure himself. “Her doctor on the case this week is able to relate firsthand to skin grafting,” Chmielewski’s daughter, Brooklyn Hardwick, wrote on aGoFundMe page seeking donationsfor her mother’s treatment....