A “cold” drove a woman to amputation of limbs (6 photos)

In April 2023, Sherry Moody, a teacher from Texas, caught a cold, but did not think anything of it. Within a few days, she developed a high fever and found it difficult to breathe.





“I had never gone to the emergency room in my life,” shares 51-year-old Sherry. “I was very healthy, in great shape. I ate right, exercised.”

The woman developed bilateral streptococcal pneumonia. Her body went into septic shock, a life-threatening reaction to an infection that causes her blood pressure to drop.



"I had to Google what sepsis was. I had no idea. We're pretty healthy people," said her husband David.

"I quickly realized we were in a difficult situation. I was terribly scared."

David and Sherry have been together since high school and have a grown son.



Sherry was taking medication for arthritis, which weakened her immune system.

Doctors put the patient into an artificial coma, she was treated with drugs aimed at restoring blood circulation in vital organs - to the detriment of blood circulation in the arms and legs.

“I literally watched my wife’s legs and arms die,” David recalls.

The horrific images show just that: Sherry sitting in a hospital bed, tubes coming from her body, and her arms and legs hanging black and lifeless.

“They were black and mummified,” the man added.



Sherry's arms and legs were later amputated below the elbows and knees. The teacher admits that she cried for a long time, but was able to withstand the blow.

She returned home in August.



Now the spouses are adapting to new realities. David left his job to care for his wife.

“I just choose to be happy,” the woman says. - This doesn’t mean that I don’t have breakdowns and don’t cry. But I don't let it last long."



David never ceases to be amazed at his wife's strength: "She's just amazing."