People Magazine South Africa

The Woman Who ‘COUGHED’ HER LIMBS OFF!

A FORMER nurse who lost three limbs after a cough turned into sepsis has bravely spoken about her ordeal – and vowed to walk again.

“AS a nurse, I thought it was something fairly trivial and didn’t want to make a fuss.”

Jayne Carpenter, 51, lost both legs and an arm when she was hit with the infection which developed from a simple cough.

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