Double hand transplant mum in warning over sepsis after near-fatal battle with illness
transplant mum who lost her limbs to sepsis has warned the country must not drop its guard against the killer infection while the focus is on coronavirus.Speaking at the start of Sepsis Awareness Month, Corinne Hutton told how losing both her hands and feet following her near-fatal battle in 2013 left her feeling “worthless” and fearing she may lose her son.But after being given the gift of new hands in January last year, the inspirational 50-year-old has now added fly fishing to the long list of activities she has taken on in a bid to honour her donor.Despite Corinne’s remarkable recovery, sepsis kills about 3500 people every year in Scotland and the mum of one, from Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, fears that while we focus on Covid-19 – which