Clare revealed that her ordeal began on May 20 last year when she and her husband Alister, 36, moved into their new house. They were so busy packing that she did not even notice that she’d scratched her wedding ring finger.
“I noticed a small pain, but I had been doing a lot of moving and washing-up, so I thought I must have caught it on something, but it was nothing serious,” she said.
“I had children to organize and a house to unpack, so I was just keen on getting on with it.”
However, by the early evening of May 20, she realized that something was wrong when her finger was swollen and red. It was then that Alistar decided to call a doctor. On arrival at their home, she said that it was infected and told the 37-year-old to go to the emergency room.
“When the doctor arrived at around 5 pm, she said it looked like it was infected and that I needed to go to A&E at our local hospital,” she said.
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Still assuming that it was not as serious as it was, Clare took a cab to a nearby private hospital while Alistar stayed at home with their children waiting for a grocery order. At the hospital, she was then given intravenous antibiotics.
“My whole hand had swollen up and the pain and feeling of pressure was spreading up my arm,” Clare recalled.
“But still I didn’t think it was serious. I insisted Alister and the kids wait for the shop at home, before coming to collect me later.”
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