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“People around me told me I was being a hypochondriac. I knew something wasn’t right.” Hannah Williams has just graduated from the Royal Veterinary College and is a newly registered veterinary nurse, due to start her first qualified role in September. She’s active and sporty; the gym, running, walking, and university touch rugby and netball […]
“Usually I’m the kind of person who thinks I need to just ‘sleep off’ illnesses; this time, I knew something was different.” Abigail Webb is completing a PhD in Biological Sciences, specialising in parasitology, while working alongside her research in a laboratory. When she’s not working, she’s usually outdoors: hiking, running, camping, and spending time with her family’s dogs and horses. […]
“Everyone assumed I had a bad hangover. I did too, at first. I was wrong.” Elle Black is 21, a first-class graduate in Media, Journalism and Culture from Cardiff University, and currently works at a retirement village in Warwickshire, where she helps organise events for residents. She’s a keen runner and cold-water swimmer and is currently training […]
“I’ve had sepsis 12 times in the last five years. Every single time, it’s terrifying.” Daniela’s career has taken more turns than most. She trained originally as a makeup artist before going to university for the first time, qualifying, and spending more than 20 years working in the NHS – primarily in theatres and anticoagulation. She […]
“It wasn’t fresher’s flu. It was sepsis – and it almost killed me.” In September 2021, Georgia Coulson was 20 years old, fit, healthy, and about to start her third year studying Mathematics at the University of Bristol. It was Freshers’ Week again – full of energy, possibility, and social interactions that every student knows. […]
29 year old Hayley from West Yorkshire was previously a social worker and is now nearing completion of her postgraduate degree in primary teaching in Year 6 this summer. She is also mum to two small children. ‘I enjoy running (most of the time!), the gym, playing with my children, especially at local parks and […]
‘I didn’t really understand what sepsis was and how serious it is – everything was a bit of a blur.’ I’m Laura. I’m a 34 year old mum of two from Galashiels and I work for a high school in the Scottish Borders as a receptionist in the office. Outside work, I enjoy getting outdoors with the kids and exploring new places and walks. I have recently taken on the challenge of running the 2026 Edinburgh half […]
29 year old Ella is from the midlands and is a school teacher and mum to two small children. In her spare time she enjoys running, reading and days out with her family, ‘We love visiting farms and swimming together’, she says Like many mums, Ella probably felt quite confident as a second time mum with experience of breastfeeding. Many breastfeeding mums develop mastitis, few seriously. The long-term effects for Ella have been significant, however, as she explains […]
‘Surviving sepsis showed me the beauty in living. I live every day now with gratitude.’ My name is Poppy Gibson and I am a 35 year old mum of three from Essex. I am a lecturer in education and have been lecturing for nine years having previously been a primary school teacher and leader in London. I love the outdoors and my hobbies centre around my animals […]
32 year old Maria lives on the outskirts of Glasgow with her husband of two years, Dane, and their young son. Self-employed in the beauty industry, she balances the demands of work with the busy, rewarding life of being a mum. Her time outside work is spent with her family and her miniature pinscher, Manny, enjoying long walks and the […]