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Primary teacher has both legs amputated after going to bed with 'flu-symptoms'

Julianna Bransden didn't realise she was in for the fight of her life after mistaking the symptoms of deadly sepsis for flu and was rushed to hospital where she spent 66 days in intensive care.

Glasgow Live · Mar 12, 2023

Mum lost legs and fingers after going to bed on New Year's Eve with flu-like symptoms

School teacher Julianna Bransden spent 66 days in ICU before having to undergo surgery on her legs and fingers

Liverpool Echo · Mar 11, 2023

Teacher who had flu symptoms ended up losing both legs as condition got worse overnight

Julianna Bransden was showing flu-like symptoms on New Year's Eve, but the following day her condition got worse and she was taken to hospital, where doctors found she had sepsis

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023