A Grimsby dad-of-two who went from being fit and healthy and running 5k a day to being "broken, battered and confused" after losing his legs due to sepsis has bravely opened up about his traumatic ordeal which saw him "not far away from death". Matt Waters, 51, who was born and raised in New Waltham but now lives in Devon with his wife and two daughters, said his entire perspective on life has changed after all he has been through over the last year-and-a-half. In November 2022, Matt and his family had just returned from a holiday in Greece when he began feeling unwell, suffering symptoms similar to that of flu.
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He said: "They started cutting off my clothes and talking about putting me in a medically induced coma. It was pretty scary. You're expecting them to give you a few tablets and get you out of there, but my body was not far away from death.
The doctors didn't think I'd make it through the night and many subsequent nights afterwards. Matt recently raised an incredible £24,000 for charity by walki.
