Liz’s Story
I’m so lucky to be alive. That hits me with a punch almost every day. In the beautiful summer of 2015 I had just returned to work after maternity leave. I was 40 years old, had an 11-month-old son, Emeran, and was excited to get back to my job researching and teaching...
Eábha’s Story
This summer, we have been working closely with ITV on the storyline in Coronation Street, where 7-year-old aspiring footballer Jack Webster develops sepsis from a grazing his knee while playing football with his sister Sophie. Jack eventually has to undergo a leg...
Poppy’s Story
It’s hard to believe that a simple urinary tract infection could put me in hospital for a week and give me a life threatening condition, but it did. In early August of 2017 I went to the doctors after showing symptoms of an infection, I was given a three day course of...