“The Real Housewives of Orange County“Star Vicki Gunvalson, 62, is sharing her recent health struggles after being hospitalized with sepsis, a potentially fatal condition that results from the body’s response to an infection.
“This health alert came out of the blue,” Gunvalson told Fox News Digital.
As Sepsis Awareness Month kicks off in September, Gunvalson’s timely story helps raise awareness about the disease.
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“Sepsis awareness can and does save lives, but only 65% of American adults have heard of it,” Selena A. Gilles, clinical professor and associate dean of New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing, told Fox News Digital.
Gilles serves on the advisory board of the Sepsis Alliance, a California-based organization that works across the country to reduce the suffering associated with sepsis.
Sepsis kills 350,000 American adults each year and is a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, according to statistics. (iStock)
“Prompt recognition and treatment can be of great importance in preventing serious illness and even mortality,” Dr. Aaron Glatt, chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital on Long Island, New York, told Fox News Digital.
Gunvalson’s diagnosis
Gunvalson shared details of his sepsis diagnosis with Fox News Digital.
“Two weeks ago, as I was driving to my office, I was very delirious and not sure where I was going,” Gunvalson said via email.
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“Once I got to the office, my team realized I wasn’t acting normal,” she continued. “My assistant thought I might be having a stroke.”
The emergency room diagnosed Gunvalson with “sinus illness” and sent her home, but the next morning she was “extremely incoherent” — so her boyfriend took her back to the hospital.
“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson, 62, is sharing her recent health struggles after being hospitalized with sepsis, a potentially fatal condition that results from the body’s response to an infection. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
“I was hospitalized for six days with sepsis and pneumonia,” she said.
Gunvalson was treated with a course of antibiotics and is currently recovering at home, while remaining in regular contact with the hospital’s sepsis team.
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