Linda Beltran

In 2005, I underwent a surgery that changed my life forever. (Sepsis and Surgery) I was 35 years old at the time. My daughter was 13 and my son was 7. The OB/GYN removed a large mass from my right ovary and two days later I went into “septic shock.”

My hospital bed began to shake; I had a high fever, about 104 degrees, and l lost consciousness. Doctors performed several more surgeries to clear my abdomen of pus to try to save my life. For four months my body was helpless and doctors were trying everything because they did not want for me to die. I had severe sepsis with MOF (multi-organ failure) and DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation). (Sepsis and DIC)

My blood pressure was very low. Doctors told my husband that I would code at any time. Many more surgeries were done. I had a tracheotomy, was on life support, had kidney filtrations, and blood transfusions. I had my left ovary, uterus, appendix, gallbladder, parts of my small intestines removed, and one foot of my large intestine was also removed. I also wear a colostomy bag for the rest of my life.

All this was done within the four months. Then the worst of it all was that all the medication being administered to me began to suppress my small vessels, so the tips of my fingers and toes began to get purple and as time passed they started getting black and hardened. Eventually my hands and my feet were amputated at my wrists and two inches above my ankles. This was devastating to my husband, my children and the rest of my family. (Sepsis and Amputations)

Doctors did all they could, but God did The Miracle of keeping me alive in order to see my children grow. Every day I give Him thanks. After leaving the hospital, I was admitted into a Rehabilitation Center where I had Occupational and Physical Therapy for six long months until I walked out of there with my prosthetic legs. Later I was fitted for prosthetic hands. I know I am here today only by the Grace of God.