Craig Mackinlay: ‘I woke up from the coma and could see that my arms and legs were dead’
How do you recover both mentally and physically from a life-changing operation? John sits down with member of the House of Lords Craig Mackinlay who developed sepsis in 2023 and was given a 5% chance of survival. Craig spent 16 days in an induced coma and then had both his arms and legs amputated. He discusses how his…
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