She thought it was a cold: the teacher’s arms and legs died

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Texas high school teacher Sherri Moody said she lived a healthy life. She exercised a lot, ate healthy and was in shape. When she felt sick after a school trip last spring, the 51-year-old initially thought she had a cold. But within a few days her condition deteriorated dramatically. She suffered from a high fever. One night, Moody could barely breathe. Her husband took her to the hospital.

There, doctors discovered that she was suffering from severe pneumonia, caused by the bacterium streptococci. Her body reacted with septic shock, a life-threatening reaction to the infection. Blood pressure drops sharply.

“I could see my hands and feet dying.”

Two days after being admitted to the hospital, Sherri Moody’s lungs and kidneys failed. Doctors put her in an induced coma to protect her vital organs, but this came at the expense of blood flow to her arms and legs. Unbelievable: “I could literally see my wife’s hands and feet dying,” her husband told NBC. They were black and mummified.

Doctors were able to save Moody’s life, but not her arms and legs. They were amputated below the elbows and knees last June.

Despite the shocking blow of fate, the couple does not want to be defined by the difficulties. Moody is now in an electric wheelchair. To eat, she attaches a fork to a strap on her arm. Of course she is frustrated because she has lost her independence, Sherri Moody tells the channel. But she tries to stay positive. “I just choose to be happy.” (sam)

Source: Blick