Young woman loses all four limbs to mozzie bites
<p>A woman has shared her story of waking up from a coma to discover all four of her limbs had been amputated.</p>
<p>Tatiana Timon, 35, was on a dream trip to Angola, South Africa, as part of a dance group, but her health took a turn for the worse when she arrived back home in Camberwell, South London.</p>
<p>The 35-year-old had spent 10 days in Angola before flying home and within days her health had declined, leaving her extremely weak.</p>
<p>Tatiana was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed she had contracted a deadly form of malaria.</p>
<p>She had contracted the disease from a mosquito bite while overseas in May 2022.</p>
<p>Her condition quickly worsened and she was put into an induced coma after developing sepsis.</p>
<p>“All of my friends and family were worried because the doctor was telling them that I was going to die, like I was about to die three times", she told <em>MyLondon</em>.</p>
<p>In order to stop blood poisoning from spreading to her vital organs, doctors were forced to amputate all four limbs.</p>
<p>“When I woke up from the coma I knew, I saw that I was in hospital, and I knew something had happened to me", she said.</p>
<p>“At that time I didn’t know how bad it was, like I just knew something had happened.”</p>
<p>Tatiana says she strives to come independent and is fitted with prosthetic arms and legs.</p>
<p>She shares frequent updates on her Instagram page and vows to stay positive during this hard time.</p>
<p>"Now even without limbs I know that I will go back to the gym”, she wrote on one post.</p>
<p>“I am determined to go back to being my healthy self, mentally and physically.”</p>
<p>Tatiana is currently fundraising with hopes of buying new prosthetics which come with a hefty price tag, costing up to $294,100.</p>
<p>“A negative thing I can turn into a positive thing to make my life easier because I don’t like to stress.</p>
<p>“It happened, so I need to deal with it.”</p>
<p><em>Image credit: Instagram/Facebook</em></p>
