A Sepsis Survivor's Story

I am honoured to welcome Emily Pankhurst. Emily is a survivor of that dreadful illness, sepsis. All too often, sepsis kills. But, as Emily's story shows, if the right treatment is carried out in time, it's not a death sentence. But you do need to act FAST -- time is of the essence.

 A Sepsis Survivor's Story,
by Emily Pankhurst

I am currently studying my final year in criminology at University of Kent in England. Between December 2015 and January 2016, I was going through an extremely stressful time of trying to complete deadlines for essays and everything got on top of me.

I started complaining of tiredness/fatigue, high temperature and constant headaches, which I believed was stress related. However, down below I noticed abnormal discharge appear straight after regular my period ended.


For Emily's full story, check out The Sepsis Alliance:

http://www.sepsis.org/faces/emily_pankhurst/
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