Love Island star Jazmine Nichol has declared she's 'lucky to be alive' after a terrifying sepsis ordeal which saw her rushed in for emergency surgery.
Earlier this week, Newcastle night club manager and model Jazmine worried fans by posting a picture from a hospital bed, telling them she 'was in good hands,' but would be off social media for a while and not filming any content.
And, after going quiet for a few days, the 21-year-old returned to her Insta story to share the alarming news about just how serious things have got, explaining how nurses were left concerned when she began 'vomiting uncontrollably' and turned 'blue/grey.'
In a lengthy statement posted on her account, Jazmine, a close friend of Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby wrote: "I became unwell in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was taken into hospital later that day. Whilst waiting to be seen my condition deteriorated rapidly to what I now know is sepsis.
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"Had it not been for the quick thinking and action of a staff member who noticed how unwell I had become things could have been very different."
Elaborating on her horrifying experience, Love Island bombshell Jazmine continued: "'Within minutes I had turned a blue/grey colour and was vomiting uncontrollably. My blood pressure was 70/30. It was at this point that the doctors informed my family that I was seriously unwell.
"I was fortunate to have the most amazing care and was quickly hooked up to IVs containing antibiotics and fluids. Blood results showed that I had developed Sepsis - so rapidly it happened in a matter of minutes."
Jazmine swiftly following up her concerning update with a post to raise awareness about sepsis. In it she wrote: "Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection. Without treatment sepsis causes multiple organ failures and death.
"We believe this happened because I had ignored an infection whilst away from home last week and as a result needed emergency surgery in the early hours of Wednesday morning once my condition had stabilised.'
'" want to thank our amazing NHS for the quick action and excellent care. I still have a long recovery ahead and will be taking some much needed rest, but I am feeling incredibly lucky to still be alive right now."
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