Our Sepsis Stories
The goal of Our Sepsis Stories is to put a face on sepsis and bring awareness and educate the public about sepsis, what can trigger it and how it affects patients and their families. Our Sepsis Stories have been submitted by sepsis survivors, family members and the loved ones of those lost to sepsis.
The stories and opinions posted in Our Sepsis Stories are those of the authors and do not reflect the opinions of the Canadian Sepsis Foundation, its employees, contractors, or volunteers.
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Marie-Maxime B.
I am a sepsis survivor. Let me tell you my story.
My name is Marie-Maxime, a 41 year old mother of two. I was exclusively breastfeeding my 13 month old baby girl when I started having pain in my left nipple for about 3 days. It appeared that I had a milk blister.
Mathieu A.
Mathieu was only 3 weeks old when one morning in 2015 he woke up late (for a 3 week old) around 10am. He seemed a little lethargic and not too interested in nursing but fine overall so we continued with our day. In the afternoon, as I was changing him I noticed that he had a strange mottled look to his legs and his tummy seemed swollen.
Miryana H.
It was May 2017 and I had not been feeling well. I knew I had pneumonia, I was prone to it, even in the summer months. I was breathing shallow, trying to stop my coughing fits. My breathing was raspy and it hurt. I was freezing cold and then I sweat out soaking the bed.