A “fit and healthy” young man was forced to have both of his legs amputated just days before his 21st birthday – after his flu-like symptoms turned out to be sepsis .

Levi Dewey was left in an induced coma with just a 30% chance of survival after being struck down with the life-threatening condition.

The previously active 20-year-old, who loved playing football, first fell sick with flu-like symptoms and began taking over-the-counter medications. 6

But mom Lara took him to hospital after “mothers intuition” told her something was wrong when his condition failed to improve.

The former JCB welder then went into sceptic shock and suffered multiple organ failure at Royal Derby Hospital.

Medics found he was suffering from pneumococcal pneumonia and sepsis and he was transferred to L

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