Christina Cole survived sepsis and the amputations that followed, but found herself alone in the aftermath — left to piece together her own medical story through journals and internet searches because the system that saved her body offered little to help her understand it. Her experience reflects a quiet failure woven into modern medicine: the gap between clinical rescue and human comprehension. She now speaks publicly about what millions of sepsis survivors face, arguing that survival without understanding is its own form of abandonment.
Sepsis Survivor Advocates for Better Patient Understanding After Losing Toes
Patient experienced septic shock requiring partial foot amputations, resulting in permanent disability and significant physical impact.