A college student in Leicester had initially thought she was suffering from flu symptoms. Turns out, she had meningitis and ended up having to get her legs amputated. According to the New York Post, 19-year-old Ketia Moponda had only been at university for eight days when she became ill.

College Student Recalls Getting Legs Amputated After Thinking She Had The Flu

It started as a mild cough, which didn’t seem out of the ordinary during freshers’ week. But her symptoms slowly got worse. She recalled admitting to her friends how terrible she felt.

Friends and family got worried one day when Moponda wasn’t responding to their messages. A staff member at De Montfort University and a student entered her room to find her unconscious.

“I have no memory of any of this but I’m lucky to be alive

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