Sepsis can strike fast – and it without urgent treatment, it can be fatal. One family who knows that all too well is Holly and Dickon, who lost their daughter Nova to sepsis when she was just 11 months old. Now, Holly is raising awareness to help other parents recognise the signs sooner. Sepsis can affect anyone, but recognising the symptoms early could save a life. Learn more and read Nova’s story here: https://lnkd.in/eVmCw4NQ Don’t forget, if you’ve been affected by sepsis loss you can access compassionate nurse-led support through our website.
‘Terrifyingly fast’ is the key word here. Within 15 minutes - I’ll repeat, within 15 minutes - I was in all kinds of trouble with what we now know as Sepsis but even being rushed to ER the medical professional did not much about Sepsis at the time. I’ve shared before - and I’ll continue to share - that I was 50:50 that sepsis was going end my life. It changed my life - now finally for the better, to be honest - but I continue to want to educate everyone on sepsis and alongside my friend William Mooney I hope I can make a small dent in shining a light on sepsis. Thank you,
Great advice. Mine, I’ve had recurrent sepsis 6 times, comes on super fast. Normally it starts of with me feeling like I’ve got a chesty cold coming on, then within 12 hours I’ve that feeling of just wanting to die and unable to remember words. The quickest was my last bout in March last year. I ordered a pizza in a restaurant in London, and by the time the food came out I was delirious, shaking and very anxious. Stupidly, I ventured home by train on my crutches instead of going to hospital. If you’ve recently been ill, had a medical procedure or operation and you come down feeling unwell, go and see a medical professional and ask #CouldItBeSepsis #SepsisSavvy #SepsisEducation
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1moSadly I lost my dad to sepsis. He was in hospital at the time. He had oesophageal cancer but the operation was successful. They couldn’t believe how well he was doing first in intensive care, then in high dependency. Sadly it all went downhill once he was moved to a normal ward. We (family) thought he was in pain due to wind. I wish we had investigated more to think of the pain he was in. He deteriorated fast and by the time he was taken to operating theatre to see what was wrong (a good 24 hours later) they found he had a twisted bowl. Two ops in short space of time was too much for him and he never recovered. We had to switch off his life support. Nobody should have to do this. I always wonder had we demanded it be looked into earlier if he would still be here now. 😢 if someone is complaining of severe pain (my dad never complained about anything - was the generation built of stern stuff!) then take it VERY seriously. For us he was in hospital so thought he was in the best place. Thankfully 10 years on there is a lot more info out there and hospital staff more aware too. He had a good life but sadly this is happening to younger people too. Always trust your gut if it doesn’t seem right 👍🏻🙏❤️