Patient stories

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  1. September 14, 2021

    Tony & Beth’s Story: A Call to Break Down Silos

    Sepsis cannot be addressed by a single scientific or healthcare discipline. Care for critically ill patients is complex and requires team members from across the health provider spectrum. This can include those in emergency medicine, critical care, surgery, oncology, transplant and a variety of…

  2. November 13, 2019

    Marie-Maxime's Sepsis Story: Saved by Timely Care

    I am a sepsis survivor. Let me tell you my story. My name is Marie-Maxime B., a 41 year old mother of two. I was exclusively breastfeeding my 13 month old baby girl when I started having pain in my left nipple for about 3 days. It appeared that I had a milk blister.  On the third…

  3. October 3, 2019

    Kirsten's Sepsis Story, Part 4: Healing Through Art

    "I decided to start making comics as an educational tool, for myself and for others going through the same thing." -Kirsten H., sepsis survivor. Read her full story here. Learn about the emotional and cognitive symptoms of post-sepsis syndrome through more of Kirsten's comics. …

  4. September 30, 2019

    Kirsten's Sepsis Story Part 3: Healing Through Art

    "I decided to start making comics as an educational tool, for myself and for others going through the same thing." -Kirsten H., sepsis survivor. Read her full story here. Learn about the emotional and physical symptoms of post-sepsis syndrome through more of Kirsten's comics. …

  5. September 26, 2019

    Kirsten's Sepsis Story Part 2: Healing Through Art

    "I decided to start making comics as an educational tool, for myself and for others going through the same thing." -Kirsten H., sepsis survivor. Read her full story here. You can also learn about the cognitive and physical symptoms of post-sepsis syndrome through more of Kirsten's comics. …

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.


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