Overview

• Levi Dewy first felt flu-like symptoms in December 2022, and his mother took him to hospital after spotting quick, shallow breathing.
• Doctors found pneumococcal pneumonia and sepsis at Royal Derby Hospital, where he deteriorated into septic shock with multiple organ failure.
• He was placed in an induced coma and treated with ECMO at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester after clinicians warned of roughly a 30% chance of survival.
• Both legs were amputated below the knee two days before his 21st birthday, and recovery has meant relearning basic tasks and driving with hand controls.
• His parents say they knew little about sepsis, and a trust sepsis lead notes it can strike people of all ages, urging vigilance for warning signs.