Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
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A man was given just hours to live after a roast dinner led to him developing sepsis.
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him → give → sepsis
Udhyam Amin’s recovery was hailed as a miracle by his family, who described him as a “cat with nine lives”.
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who → hail → lives
Mr Amin was soon rushed to the resuscitation room where his blood pH fell dangerously low and he suffered a cardiac arrest.
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he → rush → arrest
He was placed on a ventilator in intensive care, with medics warning his family he had developed sepsis and may only have hours to live.
uncertain
he → place → hours
Mr Amin’s daughter Parisha Bains, a surgical registrar at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We were told he had gone into sepsis and multi-organ failure.
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he → say → sepsis
Most of his critical organs had shut down.
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Most → shut → organs
But he made it through the night and that wasn’t expected.
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that → make → night
It felt like our world had fallen apart.
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world → feel → ?
Nothing prepares you for hearing that the person you love may not make it through the day.”
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you → prepare → day
It causes sickness, diarrhoea, tummy pain and fever, and symptoms begin within a few hours or days of eating food that is infected.
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that → cause → food
It usually gets better when patients rest and replace fluids, but can lead to sepsis in rare cases.
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patients → get → cases
After spending a little over two weeks in an induced coma, Mr Amin is now well and back working.
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Amin → spend → coma
The former subpostmaster turned businessman has learned to walk and speak clearly again.
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subpostmaster → turn → ?
Ms Bains said: “His kidneys started to work again and he was gradually weaned off his blood pressure support medication, and from then things improved.
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things → say → medication
“It’s nothing short of a miracle that he is still with us.
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he → ’ → us
We laugh and joke that he’s like a cat with nine lives.
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he → laugh → lives
“One of the first things he asked us when he woke up was what date it was because he had to submit his tax returns.
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he → ask → returns
“Now he is back to work seven days a week and enjoying his life again.”
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he → enjoy → life
The family have now launched a fundraiser for Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Charity to support the intensive care unit, with £37,000 raised so far.
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37,000 → launch → unit
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Mr Amin is also sharing his story to raise awareness ahead of World Sepsis Day on September 13.
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Amin → read → September
He said: “Words cannot express my gratitude for the exceptional care, compassion and dedication the medical teams showed me during the most difficult time of my life.
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teams → say → life
“Their skill and commitment saved my life, and I will be forever grateful.
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I → save → life
I cannot thank them enough for giving me a second chance.”
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I → thank → chance
Molly Simpson, head of charity and fundraising at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Charity, said: “Udhyam’s story is both remarkable and inspiring.
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story → say → Charity
We are enormously thankful to Udhyam’s family for turning their gratitude into action by raising funds to support St Helier.
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We → turn → Helier
“Their generosity will help us enhance the environment, equipment and support available to patients and their loved ones when they need it most.”
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they → help → it
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