TUESDAY 1 February 2022
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Warning after amputation shock PAULA HULBURT
paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz
A young woman is warning others to look out for the signs of sepsis after a small ulcer cost her her foot.
Jessica Simmons, 32, from Blenheim has had her right foot amputated after struggling with potentially life-threatening bouts of septicaemia. The former Early Childhood Centre staff member is now call-
ing for more awareness over the infection in a bid to stop someone else suffering the same plight. “It [sepsis] can move so fast. “I felt absolutely awful, the high temps, the shakes and the vomiting. I didn’t realise how sick I was,
I thought I was just feeling a bit yuck but sepsis can kill you,” she says. A type 2 diabetic, Jessica was previously diagnosed with Charcot foot, a rare condition that affects the bones, joints, and soft tissues
of the foot or ankle. A padded moon boot she was given to wear rubbed, causing a blister which made an existing ulcer worse, ultimately leading to
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Essential donations a boost for refugees
Bunnings activities organiser Sandy McLauchlan and Red Cross Marlborough volunteer programme lead Hugo Ferreira with two trolley loads of useful household essentials donated by Bunnings for refugee families moving to the region. Read the story on page 8. Photo: Matt Brown.
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