IT kills 44,000 people a year, more than bowel, breast and colon cancer combined, but few of us had heard of Sepsis until it made the headlines in January.
Then, health secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised to the parents of 12 year old William Mead, who died in 2014, and vowed to overhaul training at the NHS's 111 service. It seems, like most of us, the call handler wasn't aware how serious Sepsis can be, nor did they recognise the symptoms.
That must have sent a chill down Sarah Smelik's spine because ten years ago when her son Joey presented with Sepsis, she was also told it was 'probably nothing serious'.
Nothing could be further from the truth and today Sarah tells us how close she came to losing Joey.
Thankfully the story has a happy ending, but we urge everyone to read it. You'll never be complacent again.
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