MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- In West Virginia, 220 people received steroid injections at the Pars Pain Clinic in Parkersburg -- shots that also came from that tainted batch. One of those patients is now suffering from a suspected case of meningitis.

We talked with her Tuesday from her hospital bed at the Cleveland Clinic where she's undergoing intensive treatment.

“I'm feeling better today with the antibiotic they've been giving me,” Paula Cunningham said.

The normally vibrant Cunningham is just thankful to be alive, and she graciously agreed to talk with us.

“I'm just weak, frustrated and aggravated,” she said.

Aggravated because Paula is one of 220 people in West Virginia and one of 13,000 nationwide who got a steroid injection for pain management from a tainted batch. That batch was produced by the New England Compounding Pharmacy in Massachusetts.

Cunningham had taken steroid injections at a Parkersburg pain clinic for about a year to manage pain in her neck and back from a work accident. But, then the clinic told her about a month ago her most recent injection came from that deadly tainted batch.

“Oh my God. How could that happen?” Cunningham said.

Her daughter, Katlin Clarke, is devastated -- the images of her mother's suffering disturbing.

“She progressively got worse, started vomiting, couldn't keep down her food, couldn't eat," Clarke said. "She had these awful headaches, couldn't touch her head or her neck or move.”

Since being transferred from a local hospital to the Cleveland Clinic where she's under the care of specialists, Cunningham is improving.

“What does your mom mean to you?” WSAZ.com’s Carrie Cline asked Clarke.

“Everything. I couldn't imagine not having her around," she replied. "On top of that, I'd like for her to see the baby that's due in a couple months, and I couldn't imagine losing her.”

Cunningham's test results are still pending. The West Virginia Bureau of Public Health says there are currently no cases of confirmed meningitis.

But, since this is an ongoing, constantly changing situation, that number could change as test results do come back.