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• Manjit Sangha developed sepsis after her dog licked a small cut, which resulted in a quadruple amputation.

• She spent 32 weeks in the hospital and faced multiple cardiac arrests along with serious complications.

• Her family started a GoFundMe to aid her recovery, focusing on advanced prosthetics and physical therapy.

A woman has undergone a quadruple amputation due to sepsis, which doctors believe may have been caused by her dog licking a small cut.

On a July evening in 2025, Manjit Sangha, a 56-year-old from Birmingham, England, returned home from work unwell. The next day, her husband, Kam Sangha, found her unconscious on the sofa with blue lips and cold extremities.

Kam, who is 60, immediately called for an ambulance, and Manjit was taken to the hospital.

“Your mind races,” Kam shared. “You’re just thinking, how can this happen in less than 24 hours? One moment she’s playing with the dog, then she’s at work, and suddenly, she’s in a coma.”

Once admitted to the intensive care unit at New Cross Hospital, Manjit was placed in a medically induced coma. During her hospital stay, she suffered six cardiac arrests, and there were doubts about her survival.

“She’s incredibly strong,” Kam remarked. “Every day felt like it could be her last, yet she kept defying the odds.”

Doctors diagnosed her with sepsis, attributed to a lick on a minor cut by her dog.

Sepsis is described as “a severe condition where the body improperly reacts to infection,” which can lead to septic shock and cause significant organ damage, potentially resulting in death.

Manjit later faced disseminated intravascular coagulation, a rare and perilous complication of sepsis that leads to abnormal blood clotting throughout the body, as noted by the National Institutes of Health.

“The family was told her chances of survival were minimal,” a GoFundMe post explained. “They said she might have only days left, and if she did survive, amputations were likely.”

As her condition deteriorated, surgeons had to amputate both legs below the knee and both hands to save her life. They also removed her spleen after she developed pneumonia and gallstones.

After 32 weeks in the hospital, Manjit’s health saw a significant upswing, and she has returned home.

Her family has initiated a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for advanced prosthetics, which may include robotic hands, as well as physical therapy, mental health support, and home modifications for accessibility.

“It’s understandably devastating for Manjit. She is grieving the life she once knew—where even picking up a glass of water was simple,” her family wrote. “We are committed to helping her rebuild her life.”

“She’s the strongest person I know. Just when I thought we’d lost her, she fought back. Now it’s our time to fight for her,” Kam stated.

Despite knowing the long recovery journey ahead, Manjit expressed to BBC her determination to regain her life.

“I want to walk again,” she said. “I aim to get prosthetics and return to work. I’ve spent enough time sitting; it’s time to walk again.”

Manjit hopes that by sharing her experience, she might prevent others from facing similar challenges.

“This could happen to anyone,” she cautioned. “It’s hard to convey the reality of losing limbs so quickly. It’s serious and shouldn’t be taken lightly.”