Hi everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this.

On 22^nd of April I’m running the London Marathon in support of ‘The UK Sepsis Trust’

In December 2016 my wife Sarah, went in to hospital for serious yet routine kidney surgery.

After a couple of days in hospital she was discharged around midday seemingly fine. By early evening she felt feverish yet cold to the touch, nauseous, confused, breathless and dizzy with a rapid heart rate.

 As her condition worsened, it became obvious that these weren’t normal post-operative symptoms. I phoned the out of hours doctor
who advised me to call an ambulance immediately.

Sarah was rushed in to hospital and diagnosed with sepsis, and treatment started straightaway.
She was in hospital for six days on IV antibiotics and recovered well.

Before Sarah was discharged, the consultant told us, that if she hadn’t received treatment when she did, it would have been a very different story.

Sepsis accounts for 44,000 deaths annually in the UK, that’s more than breast cancer, bowel cancer and prostate cancer put together, yet it’s largely unknown about.
Before Sarah was taken ill, I knew nothing about sepsis, and the speed with which it can take hold is terrifying.

Obviously, I’d like to raise as much as possible for this charity, but if you can’t sponsor me my main objective of raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis has been achieved just by you reading this.

If you can give something, even if it’s only a couple of pound, it may help stop another family experiencing what we did, or worse.

Thanks for your support,

Tony.