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Patient stories
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September 14, 2021Tony & 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…
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August 10, 2021
Miryana's Sepsis Story: Experiencing Sepsis While Living Off the Grid
It was May 2017 and I had not been feeling well. I knew I had pneumonia, I was prone to it, even in the summer months.
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May 5, 2021Fiona's Sepsis Story: From the onset of sepsis to life after sepsis
Before being admitted to the hospital: It has been nine years almost to the date since my sepsis story began in Spring 2012. It was a beautiful Saturday, much like today. My youngest son was bouncing on the trampoline in the backyard. I was watching him, gardening, and laughing at his antics. …
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February 10, 2021
Shannon's Sepsis Story: A Sepsis Hat Trick
It started with a ruptured appendix in 2011. I had just started a new job and didn’t want to call in sick, so I went to work until I collapsed from septic shock.
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November 15, 2020
Andy's Pneumonia Story: More Than Just a Cold
What I thought was just a cold became a severe life-threatening infection with long-term consequences.
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March 13, 2020
Ashley's Sepsis Story: Don't Delay Care
At the age of 28, I became a wife and a mother of 2 young children fighting for her life.
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November 13, 2019Marie-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…
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October 3, 2019Kirsten'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. …
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September 30, 2019Kirsten'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. …
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September 26, 2019Kirsten'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. …