Is it sepsis?
Currently in Darwin and I spotted this t-shirt.
Sepsis caused my amputation, and each year in Australia, 84000 people get it and 12000 die.
The bloke wearing the shirt told me each year in the NTFL they have a round in memory of a young player who got it and died.
Hopefully this helps create awareness.
If you think you’ve got Covid (like me) or the flu (like some amputees I’ve met), it’s a great reminder of asking a question about a condition which is often undiagnosed.
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“each year in Australia, 84000 people get it and 12000 die”
Is that an extra zero on the “120,000”?
Unsure what you mean. 84,000 get it, 12,000 die
I think I must have left my reading glasses off because, even though I copied and pasted it, I read your “12000” as “120,000.” How embarrassing.
I know what you mean. I’m going to write a post some day about how I use my mobile phone to enlarge text when I go shopping.