Tag: sepsis

  • Dad Develops Sepsis After Dental Checkup and Loses Limbs

    Dad Develops Sepsis After Dental Checkup and Loses Limbs

    It began like any other ordinary day. A routine dentist appointment, scheduled without worry, was carried out without expectation of anything serious. For most people, these visits pass quietly, sometimes uncomfortably, but rarely dangerously. For 34-year-old Texas father Davon Vanterpool, however, that seemingly simple appointment marked the beginning of a devastating chain of events that…

  • Student Who Thought She Had Flu Loses Legs and Fingers, Now She’s Inspiring Thousands

    Student Who Thought She Had Flu Loses Legs and Fingers, Now She’s Inspiring Thousands

    For many students, the start of university is a whirlwind of fresh experiences, new friendships, and the inevitable bout of “freshers’ flu.” A cough here, a headache there nothing that usually raises alarm bells. But for 19-year-old Ketia Moponda, what she believed to be a mild seasonal illness quickly spiraled into a nightmare that changed…