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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, has just started university in Southampton and is studying Philosophy | Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, has just started university in Southampton and is studying Philosophy |
| A teenager is set to have both legs, a hand, and the fingers of his remaining hand amputated after he contracted sepsis. | A teenager is set to have both legs, a hand, and the fingers of his remaining hand amputated after he contracted sepsis. |
| Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just begun university in Southampton, where he is studying philosophy, before he fell ill in October. | Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just begun university in Southampton, where he is studying philosophy, before he fell ill in October. |
| The student was rushed to hospital last month where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he suffered major organ failure - but despite being critically ill, he pulled through. | The student was rushed to hospital last month where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he suffered major organ failure - but despite being critically ill, he pulled through. |
| An online fundraiser has raised almost £50,000 to help convert the family home to make it more accessible for Hamish, as well as contributing towards vital physiotherapy and psychotherapy, and a part-time carer. | |
| Hamish's mother, Jacqueline, said she knew he had sepsis after a friend described his rash over the phone | Hamish's mother, Jacqueline, said she knew he had sepsis after a friend described his rash over 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 felt utterly helpless, and his life kept flashing before my eyes." | "It was terrifying being told that your boy might not make it. I felt utterly helpless, and his life kept flashing before my eyes." |
| She 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. | She 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 would drive down the next day." | |
| Hamish had been intubated by the time Jacqueline arrived at the hospital in Southampton. | Hamish had been intubated by the time Jacqueline arrived at the hospital in Southampton. |
| Rory Wilson said his brother was an active, healthy young man before he contracted sepsis | Rory Wilson said his brother was an active, healthy young man before he contracted sepsis |
| After spending some time at Southampton General Hospital, Hamish was transferred to Royal Papworth Hospital, in Cambridge, and is now being treated 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 being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London. |
| He will be given prosthetic limbs once the amputations have been completed. | He will be given prosthetic limbs once the amputations have been completed. |
| Hamish's brother, Rory, described his brother as an "active, healthy young man" prior to contracting sepsis. | Hamish's brother, Rory, described his brother as an "active, healthy young man" prior to contracting sepsis. |
| "I was running on adrenaline when I was travelling down to see him hospital," he told the BBC. | "I was running on adrenaline when I was travelling down to see him hospital," he told the BBC. |
| "By the time I got there, he was unconscious and there were multiple life-support machines. | "By the time I got there, he was unconscious and there were multiple life-support machines. |
| "I thought he was going to die there and then. | |
| "It is cruel he is going through this now." | "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 |
| Former Conservative MP, Lord Mackinlay of Richborough, also had his limbs amputated following a sepsis diagnosis. | Former Conservative MP, Lord Mackinlay of Richborough, also had his limbs amputated following a sepsis diagnosis. |
| He went on to become the first quadruple amputee to be introduced to the House of Lords, after he was given a peerage in Rishi Sunak's dissolution honours list. | |
| He described coping with the consequences of sepsis as "a mental battle". | He described coping with the consequences of sepsis as "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." |
| What is sepsis? | |
| Sepsis is known as the "hidden killer" because it can be so hard to detect. | |
| It is caused by the immune system going into overdrive. Instead of just fighting an infection, it starts attacking other parts of the body too. | |
| Ultimately it causes organ failure. Even survivors can be left with long-term damage and disability. | |
| Bacteria and viruses that cause diarrhoeal infections or lung diseases are the leading triggers of sepsis. | |
| The symptoms, external include loss of consciousness, severe breathlessness, a high temperature, slurred speech, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea and severe muscle pain. | |
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