by SepsisBeth | Sep 29, 2025
Seven-week-old Aaron Millar was diagnosed with urosepsis after his mum, Kirsten, trusted her instincts and pushed for further checks when symptoms seemed mild. Kirsten, a nurse herself, wants parents and professionals alike to remember that even a slight temperature...
by SepsisBeth | Sep 29, 2025
Janet Hancock was rushed into hospital with severe abdominal pain in April 2024. Within hours, she was in septic shock and fighting for her life. A former nurse, Janet had heard of septicaemia, but she never imagined she would develop sepsis herself. Her experience...
by SepsisBeth | Sep 13, 2025
Just four days after giving birth to her miracle baby, Alex Paterson went into septic shock, with doctors telling her that she was an hour away from death. She credits her newborn son, Oliver, with saving her life – after his own hospital admission for jaundice put...
by SepsisBeth | Aug 28, 2025
Cerys Caudle has Down syndrome and has survived sepsis twice. Her mum Patsy is calling for greater awareness of how sepsis can present differently in children with additional needs, and urges other parents to trust their instincts when something feels wrong. When...
by SepsisBeth | Aug 22, 2025
After developing a serious infection following a C-section, Michelle Gilchrist was repeatedly dismissed by healthcare professionals. A photo of her maternity pad ultimately saved her life, leading to a sepsis diagnosis, emergency surgery, and weeks in hospital. ...
