A 56-year-old woman, Manjit Sangha, endured the devastating loss of all her limbs following a severe case of sepsis, believed to have originated from a dog lick on a minor cut. Her ordeal began in July last year, leading to an extensive 32-week hospital stay where she faced multiple cardiac arrests, with medics at one point fearing the worst. Upon her recent discharge from Moseley Hall Hospital in Birmingham, Mrs. Sangha openly shared her profound struggle to reconcile with the reality of her quadruple amputation. "It's difficult to explain the experience. Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a very big thing," she told the BBC, emphasizing, "It's very serious and not to be taken lightly."

The onset of her illness was alarmingly swift. After feeling unwell on a Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Sangha was discovered unconscious the following morning, exhibiting alarming symptoms such as cold feet, blue lips, and severe breathing difficulties. Her husband, Kam Sangha, 60, recalled his utter disbelief and distress, questioning, "how can this happen in less than 24 hours?" During her critical time in intensive care at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, her heart stopped a harrowing six times, underscoring the severity of her condition.

Sepsis, a life-threatening condition, occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection, mistakenly attacking its own organs and tissues. This dangerous response claims approximately 50,000 lives in the UK each year, according to the UK Sepsis Trust. As Mrs. Sangha's condition rapidly deteriorated and spread throughout her body, medical interventions became necessary, resulting in the amputation of both her legs below the knee and both her hands. Additionally, she underwent the removal of her spleen and battled concurrent conditions including pneumonia and gallstones.

Throughout this arduous journey, Mr. Sangha, a distribution worker at Screwfix, took a seven-month leave of absence to provide unwavering support to his wife, whom he describes as "so strong." He proudly stated, "She proved us wrong every single day with what she's been through." The couple, who marked their 37th wedding anniversary within the hospital walls, is now channeling their efforts into fundraising for advanced prosthetics and actively raising awareness about the critical dangers of sepsis. Their determination has already garnered over £27,000 through a GoFundMe page and fundraising initiatives at Screwfix. Manjit, a former pharmacy worker, remains resolute in her ambition to walk again and return to her profession, declaring, "I've sat down in my chair and my bed enough. It's time to walk now."