I thought I had a harmless winter cold – then I woke up from a coma about to lose my legs and couldn’t speak for 8 weeks

WHEN Beth Bugden fell ill over Christmas, she assumed it was just a harmless winter cold.

But she was soon left vomiting blue liquid before being rushed to hospital, where tests revealed she was suffering from flu, pneumonia, Strep A and sepsis, and was on the brink of death.

SuppliedBeth Budgen was left fighting for life in hospital after what she thought was a cold[/caption] SuppliedIt later transpired the 46-year-old had developed sepsis[/caption]

The then-46-year-old...