Imagine you notice a small, purplish bump on your thumb. Seems like no big deal but, just in case, you go to an urgent care clinic to get it checked out. They give you some ointment, and some antibiotics, and send you home. Thirty-six hours later, your body, and your life, are completely unrecognizable. Today’s guest, Katy Grainger barely survived her horrifying brush with sepsis, and wants to make sure everyone out there knows the signs and symptoms to look for. It could save the life and/or limbs of someone you love! For more information, visit https://www.sepsis.org/
Highlight Reel:
3:00 The mysterious purple bump
4:20 Temperature
5:00 Infection
5:30 Memory/Mental decline
9:00 Extremely ill
11:00 Septic shock
12:30 Unrecognizable
15:00 Saved life, lost limbs
25:30 The power of sharing her story
30:20 Rainbow light and an ideal world
35:00 Sepsis alliance: sepsis.org
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/AuXxO_G8jTA
Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/it-s-about-time-for-sepsis-awareness-w--katy-grainger
