Fainting Flips Life, But Not Spirit

0:00It's April 22nd. This is Lester News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A 66-year-old former GP practice manager from Romford Essex, named Carol Jepsen, fainted in her bedroom last April 28th, 20th, 25th, and stayed collapsed for two days, crushing her own legs in the process. She had passed out in a kneeling position from an underlying pneumonia infection that turned it to sepsis, putting her in a delirious state where she didn't realize her dire situation Her sister and niece found her after failed phone calls, dragged her legs free with a dressing gown cord, and rushed her to A&E by ambulance, where doctors battled organ failure and feared she wouldn't pull through. Once stabilized with antibiotics, she was diagnosed with Ravda Myolisis, a rare condition for muscle breakdown that left her with a permanently pointed ballerina foot and little hope of walking again as her leg muscles never regenerated after a year. Now and rehab and prepping to go home in a wheelchair, Carol's fundraising for an electric

1:03one to regain independence since the NHS has a two-year waitlist, highlighting how one faint flipped her life upside down but hasn't crushed her spirit.