Lisa Bartlett (Davis)

On October 20, 2012 I said goodbye to my beloved husband of 4 years and 18 days. He was 3 days ...past his 40th birthday. Our babies were 9 months and 3 then. Sepsis took his life in less than 24 hours leaving me a 35 year old widow with 4 kids. Jeff was asplenic and I've learned the mortality rate for asplenic sepsis patients is 70% without antibiotics.Please help me reach my goal by sharing this page on Facebook and Twitter, or send an e-mail to friends you think might be interested in contributing and include a link to my page.Thanks so much for your generosity!What is sepsis?Sepsis is your body’s toxic, or severe, response to an infection. This extreme inflammatory response (swelling) in your body is frequently caused by a bacterial or viral infection, such as pneumonia or influenza, but it can be caused by parasitic or fungal infections.Your body’s immune system, which is supposed to fight off the infection, goes into overdrive and begins to attack your body.Sepsis is a medical emergency and must be treated quickly and properly for survival.The mission of Sepsis Alliance is to save lives by raising awareness of sepsis as a medical emergency.Critical Facts:  • Sepsis is the 3rd leading cause of death Sepsis kills more people than breast cancer, prostate cancer and AIDS combined • A new case of sepsis occurs in the U.S. every 20 seconds, someone dies every 2 minutes • Mortality increases 8% every hour that treatment is delayed • Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitals • Sepsis takes more children’s lives than cancer • Just 44% of U.S. adults have heard of sepsis    The    mission   of   Sepsis   Alliance   is   to   save   lives   by   raising   awareness   of   sepsis   as   a   medical   emergency.   Learn   more   atwww.sepsisalliance.orgThis event will be professionally timed and medals will be given out to the 1rst and 2nd place winners.  An event t-shirt will also be provided.Jeff's story:http://www.sepsisalliance.org/faces/jeffrey_davis/

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