Source: BBC
Manjit Sangha, 56, is raising awareness about sepsis after surviving a life-threatening battle that led to the amputation of both legs below the knee and both hands. After feeling unwell one weekend, she became unconscious within 24 hours and was rushed to hospital, where her heart stopped six times. Doctors believe the infection may have started from a minor cut possibly licked by her dog. Sepsis, a severe immune response that attacks the body’s own tissues and organs, can be difficult to detect and causes about 50,000 deaths annually in the UK.
Sangha spent 32 weeks in hospital, lost her spleen, and faced pneumonia and other complications. Despite doctors fearing she would not survive, she returned home after seven months of treatment. Now recovering with her husband’s support, she is fundraising for advanced prosthetics and hopes to walk, return to work, and encourage others to recognize sepsis symptoms early.
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