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UK Sepsis Survivor Returns Home After Four-Limb Amputations

The 56-year-old is home after 32 weeks in hospital, now focused on rehabilitation.

Overview

  • Doctors suspect her rapidly progressing sepsis was triggered by dog saliva entering a small wound.
  • She suffered six cardiac arrests and had both hands and both legs below the knee amputated to save her life.
  • Her treatment also included removal of her spleen, and she developed pneumonia and gallstones, with further surgery possible.
  • She was cared for at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton before being discharged after roughly 32 weeks.
  • The family has raised more than £22,000 through GoFundMe and a Screwfix appeal toward costly prosthetic limbs, and she hopes to return to work.