"It was one of the biggest shocks of my life. I thought it was just like a pregnancy symptom, and the doctor came in and checked my temperature... I was 42 degrees, but I was shaking."
"We had to go through like, three, four days of hell in hospital, the two of us, up in Birmingham and, I don't think we realized how much we went through until now."
"I'm so thankful for the doctors here at Villa, because if I was at home that day, and I probably would have rung my mum saying, 'Oh, I feel a bit like flu-ish symptoms', everyone would just say, 'Have a sleep' or whatnot."
Missy Bo Kearns, an England international, suffered a miscarriage and contracted sepsis shortly after announcing her pregnancy. After feeling unwell during training, she sought medical advice and was found to have a high fever. Kearns was shocked to learn she had lost the baby and was battling sepsis. She spent four difficult days in the hospital, expressing gratitude for the timely intervention of her club's sports doctor, who urged her to seek treatment, potentially saving her life during this traumatic experience.
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