MP Craig Mackinlay has broken his silence after losing both of his hands and feet to sepsis admitting he was 'lucky to be alive' after the horrific illness left him with four prosthetic limbs.
MP Craig Mackinlay has broken his silence after losing both of his hands and feet to sepsis admitting he was 'lucky to be alive' after the horrific illness left him with four prosthetic limbs.
In a video recorded from his hospital bed in St Thomas' Hospital in London on November 30, two months after being admitted, showing his blackened arms and feet, Mr Mackinlay said: 'The reality is that I probably shouldn't have survived this far.' But his pharmacist wife Kati became more concerned for her husband's health throughout the night after testing his blood pressure and temperature. And she could not even feel a pulse on his stone cold arms by the morning.
'It became obvious. My fingers were completely fixed into a clenched fist. As for my toes, I could move a couple of toes on my left leg but there was sort of a little sign of life in them. But despite the trauma, Mr Mackinlay has said he is 'ready to get back in the saddle' and serve his constituents - as well as inspire the next generation.He added: ' get back to the things I really enjoy. Get back speaking out for the population of South Thanet and get ready for that election and try and get some decent manifesto points in with the pressure I want to bear.
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