Stephen Wright
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Fundraising for Sepsis Research FEAT
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Thanks for taking the time to visit this fundraising page for my Edinburgh marathon run (well, plod), which takes place on Sunday 27 May.
Earlier this year, someone very close to me fell ill very suddenly. Initially, over the course of a few days, he began to develop flu-like symptoms.
He began to feel worse and at this point decided to visit the out-patient department at his local hospital. The doctor he spoke to wasn't overly concerned with the symptoms and advised that he should visit his local GP. By now, however, he was becoming increasingly worried that something may be wrong and so decided to go straight from the hospital to his GP for an emergency appointment.
Luckily, his GP recognised that something more serious was going on and phoned the hospital from which he had just come to say that he needed urgent attention.
Back at the hospital he was taken in for emergency surgery and began an intensive dose of antibiotics. It transpired that he had the early onset of sepsis and that if he had waited another four hours he may not have made it.
Sepsis occurs when the body's response to an infection damages its own tissue and organs. It can be difficult to recognise because the symptoms it presents can be attributed to other conditions.
The Fiona Elizabeth Agnew Trust works to stop Sepsis through funding research into the early detection of the condition and its treatment and also to raise awareness about Sepsis more generally.
I would be very grateful for any support you can give to the charity.