Dad Left Unrecognizable After Losing His Lips And Four Limbs To Flesh-Eating Bacteria – This Is What He Looks Like Today

Nobody’s life story is like Alex Lewis’s. This man is thriving now thanks to the support of his loving wife Lucy Townsend and their child because he was prepared to persist through all of life’s challenges.

Alex and Lucy had known from the beginning that they were destined to be together. After being married and welcoming their son Sam into their lives, they thought they were the happiest couple on the planet. But when Sam turned two in 2013, the trajectory of this family’s life took a different turn.

Alex and Sam, for their part, believed they were sick with the flu. Even though the boy healed swiftly, days after he first had flu-like symptoms, Alex was still feeling sick.

Because we owned and lived in a pub and interacted with a wide range of individuals, I figured it was a seasonal cold and initially thought it was man flu, Alex told Metro.

Contents His condition worsened rather than improved; he became feverish and began to see blood in his pee.
In an attempt to repair his mouth, plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick extracted skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was loosing his lips.
In addition to being happy with his life, Alex speaks motivationally.
Contents His condition worsened rather than improved; he became feverish and began to see blood in his pee.
In an attempt to repair his mouth, plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick extracted skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was loosing his lips.
In addition to being happy with his life, Alex speaks motivationally.
Contents His condition worsened rather than improved; he became feverish and began to see blood in his pee.
In an attempt to repair his mouth, plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick extracted skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was loosing his lips.
In addition to being happy with his life, Alex speaks motivationally.
His circumstances worsened rather than improved. He began to see blood in his urine and developed a fever.

He sensed that something was seriously wrong, so he rushed to the hospital, where the professionals diagnosed him with a type A streptococcal infection. Unfortunately, the infection’s deep penetration of the organs and tissue led to sepsis. Alex had developed septicemia, shock syndrome, and necrotizing fasciitis; now, his body was attacking itself from the inside out.

“I requested an ambulance, and within eight minutes, they showed up. At the hospital, we began resuscitation right away, and I was told it was time to say goodbye. His spouse Lucy informed The Guardian that her spouse would be put on life support due to kidney failure.

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The prognosis from the doctors was bleak. The family was told that Alex had only a three percent chance of survival as his face and chest became black.

“They wanted to give my family a chance to say goodbye and they wanted to give me one more night to see if I improved,” Alex explained to Metro. “They intended to remove my life support.”

“I have no idea how difficult things were for Lucy and my mother.

“After talking to them since it happened, I think the reason they were shocked was because they couldn’t believe something so invasive was happening so quickly,” he said.

“I don’t remember being in excruciating pain at this point, but my family does remember seeing me in complete agony.”

It was found that a bacteria that eats flesh was poisoning his body, necessitating the amputation of his left arm up to the elbow. Regretfully, Alex lost all of his limbs over a period of several months, and doctors had to make multiple facial incisions to save his life.

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“I remember seeing my legs in the hospital and how they were getting blacker and blacker,” Alex said in an interview with The Guardian. The darkness was beginning to encroach on my waist. My legs are very clearly in my memory, but I don’t remember seeing my left arm like that.

In an attempt to repair his mouth, plastic surgeon Alexandra Crick extracted skin from Alex’s shoulder while he was loosing his lips.

He told the Daily Mail, “Eating a sandwich at night would take me about an hour, and that was with the nurse’s assistance.”

He clarified, “The last area of skin that could be operated on was my shoulder.” They thus substituted that for the makeshift flap. My remaining skin had to be used for grafts or was scarred.

“Having my top and bottom lips done at the same time was a first for the globe. It looked like you stuffed a bag into your mouth and sewn the edges closed. There is just one skin fragment. After the first surgery, I had to have them every three or four months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sam was afraid to approach his father because of how odd he looked. But even at two years old, Lucy was able to explain to Sam why his father had that kind of expression.

After being hospitalized for several months, Alex was eventually permitted to go home. Thankfully, doctors were able to save the elbow on his right arm, so he can still use his arm and wear a prosthetic. Eventually, when his lip surgery went very well, he was able to speak again.

“That one elbow is his whole independence,” said Lucy.

“I had to relearn everything,” Alex remarked. “From figuring out how to dress, eat, and drink to mastering the use of a prosthetic and pushing a manual wheelchair by myself.”

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These days, Alex is involved in multiple software initiatives that help people with disabilities live more easily. He has tested, among other things, four-wheeled handles that Southampton University master’s students designed and had powered by solar energy and batteries.

Despite his impairment, he has a meaningful life and participates in many sports like climbing and canoeing. In 2019 he scaled one of Africa’s largest mountains in a meticulously constructed buggies.

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“Since losing my leg, I’ve been lucky enough to try out different training methods to keep myself in shape, working with physical therapists and going to the Help for Heroes training facilities,” he told Sports Management.

Nothing has worked as well for me as EMS training, even though I’ve had great coaching—especially in a short period of time.

“It’s amazing how the machine helps me to engage muscles I haven’t felt since losing my arms and legs,” the man went on.

“Training has strengthened me, made daily tasks easier, and increased my confidence in my ability to overcome these challenges.”

His Wild Wheelchairs Project not only improves the lives of people with impairments but also raises money to develop and maintain a wheelchair manufacturing factory in Ethiopia.

In addition to being happy with his life, Alex speaks motivationally.

He told Metro, “I’ve lived more of a life in the last four years than I did in the previous 33. I’ve realized how much I love Lucy and Sam.”

“I’m resolved not to allow that to occur once more. I regret not doing many things while I was still able to use my arms and legs. In an instant, nothing would change for me.

Additionally, Sam has learned to value and embrace his father for who he is.

We are incredibly appreciative of this brave man’s persistence. His story shows that no matter what challenges life throws at us, we should always give it our all in the hopes of succeeding.

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