Within days of starting flu-like symptoms she was in an intensive care unit fighting for her life.
After sepsis left her with no legs or fingers, Karen Paget had to learn to walk again using prosthetics. Earlier this year, having learned to do so faster than expected, she walked down the aisle on her wedding day.
The life-threatening condition occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection, damaging the body's own tissues and organs, according to the NHS.The couple wanted to thank those who made the walk down the aisle possible so asked their guests for donations to the Thornberry Centre instead of presents
She pulled through the operation but her kidneys failed, her feet and fingers turned black and she was told she would need to have both her legs amputated. It was expected to take Karen a year to learn how to walk again unaided, but she was able to achieve it in nine months. She continues to work as a staff nurse in the colorectal cancer outpatient department at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.She said: "It was absolutely amazing. I got what I had wanted for a very long time. It was a very emotional day but it was very good.
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