“The surgery itself was successful, but there was a complication during surgery,”: Sepsis survivor shares story to raise awareness

One Machesney Park resident and septic shock survivor shared her story in hopes people will pay attention.

“The surgery itself was successful, but there was a complication during surgery,” shared 45-year-old survivor, Rachel Parry.

In September of last year, Parry had a routine abdominal surgery that went as planned, but the following night, Parry coughed up blood.

“There were two times that my family was called in to say their goodbyes,” explained Parry.

Still in the hospital, doctors did an exploratory surgery and discovered she had an infection that turned septic. Sepsis is a body-wide infection that can lead to organ failure.

“They put me into an induced coma, and I was in coma for almost a month. It shuts down all of your organs; it shuts down your entire body. I hope that nobody