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| Student to lose limbs following sepsis diagnosis | Student to lose limbs following sepsis diagnosis |
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| Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university in Southampton and was studying Philosophy | Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university in Southampton and was studying Philosophy |
| A teenager is set to have both legs, one hand and the fingers of his other hand amputated after he contracted Sepsis. | A teenager is set to have both legs, one hand and the fingers of his other hand amputated after he contracted Sepsis. |
| Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university in Southampton and was studying Philosophy before he fell ill in October. | Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university in Southampton and was studying Philosophy before he fell ill in October. |
| Mr Wilson was rushed to hospital last month where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he suffered major organ failure, but he pulled through, despite being critically ill. | Mr Wilson was rushed to hospital last month where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he suffered major organ failure, but he pulled through, despite being critically ill. |
| A GoFund me has raised almost £50,000, which will be used to convert their family house to make it more accessible, physiotherapy and psychotherapy, and a part-time carer. | A GoFund me has raised almost £50,000, which will be used to convert their family house to make it more accessible, physiotherapy and psychotherapy, and a part-time carer. |
| Hamish's mother, Jacqueline, said she knew he had sepsis after a friend described his rash down the phone | Hamish's mother, Jacqueline, said she knew he had sepsis after a friend described his rash down the phone |
| Hamish's mother, Jacqueline Wilson, told BBC South East: "It is really difficult to put into words what has happened. | Hamish's mother, Jacqueline Wilson, told BBC South East: "It is really difficult to put into words what has happened. |
| "It was terrifying being told that your boy might not make it. I feel utterly helpless and his life kept flashing before my eyes." | "It was terrifying being told that your boy might not make it. I feel utterly helpless and his life kept flashing before my eyes." |
| Hamish will need to get prosthetic limbs once the amputations have been completed. | Hamish will need to get prosthetic limbs once the amputations have been completed. |
| Ms Wilson added: "He called me day the before he was diagnosed to say his limbs were aching and he was struggling to breathe so he went to A&E. | Ms Wilson added: "He called me day the before he was diagnosed to say his limbs were aching and he was struggling to breathe so he went to A&E. |
| "He called me later to say he was still really sick so I said I'd drive down the next day." | "He called me later to say he was still really sick so I said I'd drive down the next day." |
| Hamish was intubated by the time Jacqueline got to the hospital. | |
| Rory Wilson said his brother was an active, healthy young man | Rory Wilson said his brother was an active, healthy young man |
| After spending some time at Southampton General Hospital, Hamish was transferred to Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge and is now at St Thomas' Hospital in London. | After spending some time at Southampton General Hospital, Hamish was transferred to Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge and is now at St Thomas' Hospital in London. |
| Hamish's brother, Rory, said: "My brother was an active, health young man. | Hamish's brother, Rory, said: "My brother was an active, health young man. |
| "I was running on adrenaline when I was travelling down to see him hospital and by the time I got there, he was unconscious and there was multiple life-support machines. | "I was running on adrenaline when I was travelling down to see him hospital and by the time I got there, he was unconscious and there was multiple life-support machines. |
| "I thought he was going to die there and then. | "I thought he was going to die there and then. |
| "I see this as completely unfair and it is cruel he is going through this now." | "I see this as completely unfair and it is cruel he is going through this now." |
| Lord Mackinlay of Richborough became the first quadruple amputee to sit in the House of Lords | Lord Mackinlay of Richborough became the first quadruple amputee to sit in the House of Lords |
| The former Conservative MP, Lord Mackinlay of Richborough, who also had limbs amputated after a sepsis diagnosis, said: "This is a mental battle. | The former Conservative MP, Lord Mackinlay of Richborough, who also had limbs amputated after a sepsis diagnosis, said: "This is a mental battle. |
| "You could lose to this, but you mustn't, because you can get through this and get a really good life ahead of you. | "You could lose to this, but you mustn't, because you can get through this and get a really good life ahead of you. |
| "This is what I will be impressing upon Hamish." | "This is what I will be impressing upon Hamish." |
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