Bethannie Booth complained of cold symptoms and had to be hospitalized for shortness of breath. Doctors diagnosed lung failure and put her in an artificial coma. After her condition improved, she suddenly suffered from sepsis. The young woman had no chance.
Bethannie Booth, 24, died a few weeks after complaining of cold symptoms. Image: Adobe Stock / Vadim
Bethannie Booth, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, was complaining of cold and flu symptoms. Because she was short of breath, she went to the hospital. Doctors there determined that her lungs had collapsed and that other organs were also threatening to fail. She was put into a coma. A few weeks later she was dead.
Streptococci, sepsis and lung failure! 24-year-old died after flu-like symptoms
“Five weeks ago, Bethannie had a sore throat and flu-like symptoms. A visit to the emergency room revealed that she had contracted Strep A and was suffering from sepsis,” the 24-year-old’s family wrote on the donation page.gofundme.com“. She was put in an induced coma to stop the gradual organ failure. Eventually she was transferred to a hospital in London. There she was on an artificial lung (ecmo machine) for two weeks. She also had to have an operation after she had formed a hole in her lungs, writes the British “Mirror”.
“They say the best are taken from us first!” Family mourns the loss of Bethannie Booth
Bethannie’s condition improved. She was transferred back to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in South Wales. But five days later, the sepsis returned. After six days, the 24-year-old lost the fight. She died in the presence of her parents and sisters. “They say the best are taken from us first – God needs his angels. It has torn us all to pieces,” Bethannie’s mother told The Mirror.
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