Sepsis Alliance provides information and resources to help you better understand your or your loved one’s sepsis diagnosis.
Sepsis Alliance provides information and resources to help you better understand your or your loved one’s sepsis diagnosis.
For anyone recently diagnosed with sepsis, this is the place to start.
Some sepsis survivors recover completely and resume their lives, while others may struggle to cope with enduring effects of their illness. Here you can find information to help you navigate post-sepsis life.
When your loved one becomes ill with sepsis, you may not know what sepsis is or how to help them. Here are resources that may help you navigate this complex and difficult journey.
Losing a loved one to sepsis can leave you with grief as well as many questions. Here are answers to some of the questions you may have after losing a loved one to sepsis.
Sepsis Alliance Connect is the virtual support community for anyone affected by sepsis.
Hi there, my name is Susan and I am a Survivor of Sepsis. November 14, 2019 I spent the evening before in severe pain . The next morning I managed to drive myself to work. I knew something was terribly wrong my heart was racing it was difficult for me to breathe and I truly felt I was passing away. The pain in my stomach was unbearable. Once I arrived at work my coworkers took one look at me and asked me what was wrong. An hour later my assistant teacher insisted I go to the hospital. I was rushed ... Read Full Story
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On what I thought would be the happiest day of my life turned out to be the most scary experience I have ever been through, after a rather easy pregnancy followed by a very quick 4.5 hour labour ( although very painful) I gave birth to my first son in February 2021. All was well until I was discharged 5 hours later. (Sepsis and Pregnancy & Childbirth) I was sick outside the hospital and had a racing pulse and generally didn’t feel well…. thinking it was just the result of giving birth and taking home a newborn baby I thought ... Read Full Story
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Back in 2022 I was experiencing pain all over my body I was so sick that I thought I had the flu or even Covid. I went to the doctor. They couldn’t tell me what was wrong went back home and still felt worse. I was feverish hot and cold. My hands were clammy, my speech was slurred, my skin was mottled, my lips were blue. I also had nausea and vomiting and was in a delusional state. I also couldn’t urinate for 24 hrs. I went to the ER and was diagnosed with UTI and sepsis, was given antibiotics ... Read Full Story
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I don’t get sick often. I never have. But when I do its usually something serious!! One day I wasn’t feeling well and I had a fever with no cough or sore throat and I didn’t understand what was wrong. But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that what would happen next would ever happen to me. 3 days later I wake up and my hip was hurting a little and I was limping. And by the end of the day I couldn’t even wipe my own butt. I couldn’t walk, I could hardly move. All I ... Read Full Story
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I wish to formally thank my nurse, Michelle, who cared for me. Following emergency colon surgery (diverticulitis and a perforated colon) on September 8, 2021, I struggled to breathe and see for a few hours. (Sepsis and Perforated Bowel, Sepsis and Surgery) At 2:58 a.m. on September 9, 2021, my heart and lungs stopped. Cardiac arrest. Pulmonary failure. Renal failure. I went into asystole. I was suffering from sepsis. According to my reading as a layperson, I only had about a 10 percent chance of surviving this event. My wife (who was right there), said that RN Michelle IMMEDIATELY called ... Read Full Story
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