A woman is urging others to be alert after an ordinary moment was followed by a devastating medical emergency.
Manjit Sangha, from the UK, has been discharged after spending 32 weeks in hospital. During her lengthy stay, she suffered several cardiac arrests and ultimately underwent amputations to all four limbs.
Doctors had feared the 56-year-old would not survive the severe illness that struck on July 14 2025.
After months of intensive treatment and an extraordinary fight for her life, Manjit has finally been able to return home. However, her day-to-day life has been permanently altered by what happened.
Now, she’s sharing a warning about the fast-moving condition she faced — one clinicians suspect may have been triggered by something as simple as her dog licking her, potentially coming into contact with a small cut or graze.
Manjit developed sepsis — a dangerous, potentially fatal reaction to infection that requires urgent treatment.
Even now in 2026, one of the drastic measures sometimes used to save a patient with advanced sepsis is limb amputation, as the condition can progress at extreme speed.
It can affect anyone and may begin from a seemingly minor source, which is why doctors believe a pet’s lick could have played a role if it contacted broken skin.
Manjit has now warned people about the condition, telling the BBC: “It could happen to anybody.”
Although she has survived and is back home, she is adjusting to a reality far removed from the life she had before becoming ill.
She said: “It’s difficult to explain the experience. Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a very big thing.
“It’s very serious and not to be taken lightly.”
Manjit also explained that much of the early period remains a blur.
“I didn’t know what was happening,” she said. “The first month I do not remember anything.”
Looking ahead, she says her focus is on regaining independence and mobility.
She said: “I want to get walking. I want to get my prosthetics [and] to go back to work.
“I’ve sat down in my chair and my bed enough. It’s time to walk now.”
Her husband, Kam Sangha, who took seven months away from work to be by her side, described how quickly everything spiralled and how hard it was to process.
He said: “Your mind is all over the place. You’re thinking ‘how can this happen in less than 24 hours?’
“One minute on a Saturday she’s playing with the dog, Sunday she’s gone to work, Monday night she’s in a coma.”