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.
Two weeks after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl I ended up in the ER with severe septic shock. (Sepsis and Pregnancy & Childbirth) There were hours the doctors were unsure what was wrong with me and told my husband to prepare for the worst and asked if I would want lifesaving measures taken. I spent 10 days in the hospital, some of that time spent in the ICU after emergency surgery. There was nothing worse than having to be fighting for my life away from my sweet newborn baby girl. Even years later I deal with the reality ... Read Full Story
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I want to share my story to raise awareness about the dangers of cellulitis and the importance of seeking medical care early. Without quick action, I might not be here today to tell this story. (Sepsis and Cellulitis) It started with a small blister on my hand from removing ceramic tiles during a home improvement project. I also nicked my hand near the blister. I cleaned the wound, bandaged it, and thought nothing more of it. A few days later, on my 50th birthday, I felt disoriented and developed arm pain, a fever, and nausea. Thinking it might be a ... Read Full Story
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In 2008 my son Tre’Vaughn was transported to a hospital in Ohio for neonatal sepsis treatment. Once we figured out the type of sepsis he had (enterococcus faecalis gram positive), he was given really strong antibiotics to fight his bacteremia. My son is 16 now but he has been suffering from post sepsis syndrome ever since. He is in pain daily and he’s been through so many trials/tribulations. From PT, OT, ST, VT, seeing over 20 different specialty types over 16 years. He will most likely never get to go without taking medication in his lifetime and he just wants ... Read Full Story
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I had been living on the Big Island of Hawaii in Hilo. Following a small scrape on my toe, from tripping on a tent stake, I contracted a dangerous infection from the dirt. I had no idea the dirt in Hawaii contains dangerous microbials, some that mimic MRSA. It was a month long infection on my toe, that had actually healed before showing symptoms of sepsis. (Sepsis and Bacterial Infections) I had a very high fever especially at night, but no cold symptoms. I remember telling my boyfriend that I had muscle aches like when you have the flu, but ... Read Full Story
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It started out with intolerable pain in my shoulder. I was brought to the hospital by ambulance but the ER doctors had me sent up to a general patient floor (instead of ICU), and I went into respiratory arrest. A ‘Code Blue’ was called. My husband was called back to the hospital, to ICU. He was told by the nurse over the phone that I had ‘taken a turn for the worst’, and had stopped breathing. I was taken down to ICU. When my husband returned to the hospital (ICU) and met up with the doctor, he told my husband ... Read Full Story
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