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Imagine you notice a small, purplish bump on your thumb. Seems like no big deal but, just in case, you go to an urgent care clinic to get it checked out. They give you some ointment, and some antibiotics, and send you home. Thirty-six hours later, your body, and your life, are completely unrecognizable. Today’s guest, Katy Grainger barely survived her horrifying brush with sepsis, and wants to make sure everyone out there knows the signs and symptoms to look for. It could save the life and/or limbs of someone you love! For more information, visit https://www.sepsis.org/ Highlight Reel: 3:00 The mysterious purple bump 4:20 Temperature 5:00 Infection 5:30 Memory/Mental decline 9:00 Extremely ill 11:00 Septic shock 12:30 Unrecognizable 15:00 Saved life, lost limbs 25:30 The power of sharing her story 30:20 Rainbow light and an ideal world 35:00 Sepsis alliance: sepsis.org Watch the video: https://youtu.be/AuXxO_G8jTA Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/it-s-about-time-for-sepsis-awareness-w--katy-grainger --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thats-aloud/support