Student dies of sepsis after being sent home from work

A London student has died from sepsis, just four days after being sent home from work with flu-like symptoms.

Millie Wyles, 21, was rushed to St. Thomas Hospital in London in the early hours of August 17, but despite staff's best efforts she couldn't be saved.

Sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, is a reaction to an infection that causes the body to damage its own organs and tissues. If not treated quickly it can lead to multiple organ failure and death.

Mum Annie Wyles says her daughter came home from work and was taken to a local hospital, where they treated her for a chest infection.

"She went to work and came home during the week and then she decided she wanted to go to A&E," she tells The Sun. "They didn't know if it was some sort of chest infection but needed to oxygenate her blood to boost the white blood cells.

"It was scary and devastating. Everything was going so quick and it was out of our control."

Wyles was studying economics at the University of Essex. The family had just returned from a holiday to Tenerife in Spain to mark a year since the passing of Mrs Wyles' mother.

The student's sister Emmy Piesley said: "She was kind and gave everything to all of us. She was probably the more mature one.

"She wasn't judgemental, she even helped homeless people and would buy them food."

A crowdfunding page has been set up to support the Wyles family, with friends sharing memories on social media.

"The generosity is overwhelming and has brought us an awful lot of comfort," her mother said.

The money will go to support the intensive care unit that treated Wyles at St Thomas's.