
Sepsis warning after woman's quadruple amputation
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.
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"It's difficult to explain the experience. Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a very big thing."
— Manjit Sangha , Other
"Your mind is all over the place. You're thinking 'how can this happen in less than 24 hours?'"
— Kam Sangha , Other
"It’s difficult to explain the experience. Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a very big thing."
— Manjit Sangha , Other
"One minute on a Saturday she’s playing with the dog, Sunday she’s gone to work, Monday night she’s in a coma."
— Kam Sangha , Other
"Your mind is all over the place. You're thinking, ‘How can this happen in less than 24 hours?’"
— Kam Sangha , Other
"She's so strong. Every day was like, 'She's going to go today,' but she proved us wrong."
— Kam Sangha , Other
"She’s the strongest person I know. Every time I thought I’d lost her, she came back fighting."
— Kam Sangha , Other
"I want to get walking. I want to get my prosthetics to go back to work."
— Manjit Sangha , Other
"It could happen to anybody."
— Manjit Sangha , Other
"It's difficult to explain the experience. Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a very big thing."
— Manjit Sangha , Other
"Every day was like 'she's going to go today' but she proved us wrong every single day with what she's been through."
— Kam Sangha , Other
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Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.
Manjit Sangha underwent a quadruple amputation after contracting sepsis, possibly from a dog lick on a small cut. She spent 32 weeks in hospital and had several cardiac arrests, now advocating for sepsis awareness.
Manjit Sangha developed sepsis after her dog licked a small cut, leading to a quadruple amputation. She spent 32 weeks in the hospital, surviving several cardiac arrests and severe complications, and now advocates for sepsis awareness.
After 32 weeks in hospital, several cardiac arrests, and a quadruple amputation, sepsis survivor Manjit Sangha has returned home. Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused by a dog lick on a small cut or scratch.
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