VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A simple case of the flu can turn into a deadly internal war in a matter of hour. No one knows that terrifying reality better than Virginia Beach mother Audrey Leishman.
A couple of years ago, we first introduced you to Audrey after a sudden medical crisis left her in a medically induced coma. Doctors gave her less than a 5% chance of survival. The culprit was sepsis—a fast-moving, life-threatening complication that occurs when the body overreacts to an infection. Audrey miraculously beat those impossible odds.
Recently, she got back in touch with me to share her latest mission to make sure other families don’t have to experience her pain. She has turned her survival story into a creative educational tool: a brand-new children’s book titled Katie Koala’s Biggest Fight…