London CNN —British lawmaker Craig Mackinlay has received a standing ovation in Parliament as he returned to the House of Commons after undergoing a quadruple amputation following a sepsis infection.
The life-threatening condition requires urgent medical care to prevent organ damage and death.
Mackinlay’s wife, Kati Mackinlay, told GB News that doctors told her he had only a 5% chance of survival, but she remained hopeful.
“I always knew that Craig would pull through and he did.”The operation, in which his arms were amputated from the elbow and his legs from the knee, took around 4-5 hours, Mackinlay told GB News.
“Get back into the saddle, get back into Parliament, get back doing the things I enjoy,” he told GB News.
Persons:
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Organizations:
London CNN, Conservative, BBC, US Centers for Disease Control, Reuters
Locations:
South Thanet, England