Madi S

I am a survivor of sepsis and septic shock. I had sepsis in March through October of 2024. The trauma associated with sepsis is just now starting to sink in for me, a year after I was diagnosed with it.

The reason I am so passionate about educating others about this is because for a full year I thought I was not only dumb, but could never contribute to society again. I was in my first semester of my Human Services degree, after I had changed my nursing major.

I was a CNA as well, so I thought I should’ve seen the symptoms. But like anyone with sepsis knows, sometimes (and most times) symptoms don’t appear until it’s almost too late sometimes. Getting septic shock at 19 changed my life completely, but it gave me an awareness that not many 21 year old people have, and for that I’m grateful.