This was the shocking reality for a mother in Kentucky, as her kidney stones led to a severe infection, compelling doctors to amputate both her legs from the knee down in a bid to save her life. Currently, only the lower legs have been removed, but it is anticipated that she will also lose both her arms from the elbow down.
From Breitbart:
Forty-one-year-old Lucinda Mullins’ kidney stone became infected after receiving treatment, which made her become septic, according to LEX18.
A wife and mother of two boys, Mullins was first taken to Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford but had to be rushed to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, where doctors were forced to amputate all four of her limbs to save her life.
Despite the shocking medical horror, Mullins told the story to the local outlet with a “brave face.”
“I’ve lost my legs from the knees down bilaterally, and I’m going to lose my arms probably below the elbow bilaterally,” she said between emergency procedures.
“The doctor I used to work with, he kind of was like, ‘This is what they had to do to save your life. This is what’s happened.'”
To stay in good spirits, the nurse said she tells herself, “These are the cards I’ve been dealt, and these are the hands I’m going to play.”
More than anything, she is grateful to have survived the infection.
“I’m just so happy to be alive. I get to see my kids. I get to see my family. I get to have my time with my husband. Those are minor things at this point,” Mullins said.
This woman certainly maintains an amazingly positive outlook on her situation. While most people might become completely distraught when dealt a blow like this, all things considered, she's certainly taking it in stride.
