[AMP-L] Losing My Limbs: How Reporter Survived Meningococcus

[Wayne Renardson]

via Stuff New Zealand:  

Ripu Bhatia was a 21-year-old university student living in Sydney when 
he had his arms and legs amputated after contracting meningococcal 
disease.  

My eyes darted to my sides to gaze at the frail twigs that were once my 
arms. It felt as if massive weights had been attached to them, pinning me 
to the hospital bed.  

My dad peeled back the bandages to reveal what was left of my hand. It 
was charcoal black, shrunken and shrivelled, resembling something that 
would emerge from the dirt in a zombie film.  

I was barely alive when my dad informed me I had contracted 
meningococcal disease.   

The rest of the story, with photo & video, here:  

https://tinyurl.com/yy98elkl

Wayne R.