Scots student desperately searching for kidney donor after deadly sepsis battle
23.03.2023 - 08:11
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young student who almost died from sepsis is now desperately searching for a kidney donor to save her life.
Kristin Hamill, from Greenock, became seriously ill last June after she was struck down by a mystery virus. The deadly infection caused severe damage to her kidneys and liver, leaving the 25-year-old in intensive care for almost five months.
Almost a year on, Kristin is receiving dialysis treatment four times a week. But with medics unable to do anything more to save her kidneys, she is now in a race against time for a donor to help her get her life back on track.
Speaking to the Record, Kristin said: "I went from being young, fit and healthy to not being able to do anything for myself. It was terrifying."I'm constantly tired and sick everyday. There's not much I can do on my own and I'm not allowed to be by myself. I rely on my mum and my boyfriend for everything."
Kristin was just 12 weeks away from qualifying as a paediatric nurse when she first started suffering from extreme abdominal pain in April 2022. She spent the next two months going back and forth to her GP, but on June 28, her health took an alarming turn when she woke up with slurred speech and blue lips before vomiting blood.Her GP later arrived at her home and immediately ordered for her to be taken to hospital. Kristin's mum rushed her to Inverclyde Royal where she was diagnosed with sepsis, with doctors left fearing the worst.Her terrified family were then asked to gather to prepare to say their final goodbyes.
Thankfully, medics were able to stabilise Kristin condition enough for surgery to stop the bleeding in her stomach. She was then transferred to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Glasgow, where she spent four and a half months the in high dependency
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