'My daughter would come to me with a finger in her hand because it's fallen off'

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The mother of a three year old girl who lost her fingers and toes to sepsis is hoping her daughter will forget the life-threatening ordeal as she continues to "deal with the trauma".

Yorkshire-based Gemma Loach, 33, recalled how her daughter Olive's breathing became "really heavy" in March 2024.

After taking Olive to A&E, Gemma said it was thought she had croup, a common infection that, according to the NHS , mainly affects the airways of babies and young children.

The family were sent home but Olive began "throwing up in her cot" a few nights later.

"We had towels round her, bowls, but it was just projectile vomiting," Gemma said.

"She slept with us and then it was really bad diarrhoea as well, she was throwing up all throughout the night."

Gemma and Tom took their