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Health
Susan Chenery and Anthony Frisina 

Mick O'Dowd's life without limbs four years after shock sepsis infection, quadruple amputation

The small boat with its red and white sails skims across the sparkling water. A lone sailor on a blissful blue Sydney day, the sun on his face, the wind and the water rushing past.

Mick says sailing gives him a feeling of independence. (Australian Story: Harriet Tatham)

Four years ago, Mick O'Dowd thought he would never be able to do this again. In the aftermath of a devastating illness, he could only hope to have the kind of freedom most people take for granted.

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