Jason Watkins and Clara Francis have opened up about the death of their two-year-old daughter Maudie from sepsis. The grieving parents are campaigning for better awareness of the signs and symptoms of the condition in their new documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie.
Jason found his daughter dead in her bed on New Year's Day in 2011 after suffering from flu symptoms. Despite two hospital visits, Maude's flu symptoms masked the sepsis and her condition went undiagnosed. The couple believe their daughter's death could have been avoided.
Speaking ahead of the documentary being aired, Clara said: "I've always felt with Maude, she was just unlucky. You know, another child may have gone to A&E and they've had a consultant there who has gone 'I think this could be sepsis' and their child is alive. That makes it so much more painful to me because this is a death that could have been avoided."
