- Lucinda “Cindy” Mullins, 41, appeared in new updates on GoFundMe
- The mother-of-two lost all four limbs after an infection turned septic
- After hours of physiotherapy, she has learned to eat and sit independently
The Kentucky mother-of-two who lost all her limbs after a kidney stone infection left them septic is pictured beaming next to her family members.
Cindy Mullins’ life was turned upside down after she underwent a quadruple amputation, but her wounds are healing and she is “feeling better,” her husband DJ announced.
Mullins, 41, sat in her wheelchair in the Lincoln County High School gym, dressed from head to toe in spiritual attire and with a huge grin next to her teenage son.
“Someone’s been feeling better these last few days,” DJ wrote of his wife. “All those prayers are still being answered!”
An earlier photo from Feb. 22 showed her dozing in the car on the way to a doctor’s appointment in Lexington with an update: “Her arms are healing nicely.”
Lucinda ‘Cindy’ Mullins, 41, appeared in photos alongside her son and husband as she recovers from a quadruple amputation
The Kentucky woman was said to be “feeling better” as she beamed next to family members
Mullins lost both her legs and arms last month when a kidney stone infection led to sepsis and doctors were forced to amputate her limbs to save her life
Mullins lost her legs and arms when she was hospitalized last month. She was originally treated for kidney stones, which are hard balls of salt and minerals that form in the body.
However, an infection led to sepsis and Mullins was transferred from the University of Kentucky Medical Center to a local hospital, where she was sedated for several days.
The mother only learned when she woke up that she had survived the infection – at the cost of her limbs. Doctors said the quadruple amputation was necessary to save her life.
“I just want people to know that this is not a sad story,” Mullins told DailyMail.com earlier this month. ‘This has a happy ending. I am alive. I get to be with my children and my husband.’
After hours of grueling physical therapy sessions, Mullins regained her ability to eat on her own with the help of a specially adapted fork strapped to her arm.
She also learned to sit up straight and scroll with her nose on her phone.
There are changes that the whole family has to get used to. Every morning DJ has to dress and wrap his wife’s wounds to keep them clean and waterproof.
But the 41-year-old said she is hopeful and determined to return to work as a certified medical assistant at Bates, Miller & Sims, a local doctor’s office.
“I just want people to know this is not a sad story,” Mullins told DailyMail.com. This has a happy ending. I am alive. I get to be with my children and my husband’
The 41-year-old has learned to sit upright and eat with a special fork after hours of grueling physiotherapy
A GoFundMe campaign has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover costs associated with prosthetics and home modifications
Mullins is determined to return to her job as a certified medical assistant once she recovers
The GoFundMe campaign was organized by a close friend, Heather Beshears, and has evolved into a diary documenting Mullins’ recovery.
“Cindy and her family will need to make some adjustments to their home to accommodate Cindy’s needs, as well as her prosthetics and adaptive equipment,” Beshears wrote on the page.
“The cost of all this can be overwhelming. We started this fundraiser because we want to support our hero Cindy, as well as her husband DJ, who has been by her side every step of the way.”
The campaign has raised more than $300,000 so far.
