A man's body has been found in a Scots country park days after a number of emergency services closed down the area. Multiple police vehicles and an ambulance were seen entering Monikie Country Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
17.06.2022 - 07:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots woman had eight of her fingers amputated after a mystery illness caused them to turn black and her organs to start shutting down.
Catriona Patterson, known as Tina, was rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in March after paramedics were unable to find a pulse on her index finger.
The 51-year-old, from Edinburgh, had suffered from Covid-19 the week before.
Despite being fully vaccinated, she was continuing to experience fever-like symptoms that she put down to her body recovering from the virus.
Following numerous tests, Tina's organs began shutting down and she was admitted to intensive care.
Doctors told her loved ones they feared she may not survive and advised them to prepare for the worst.
Speaking to the Daily Record, mum-of-one Tina said she was shocked when she discovered just how ill she actually was.
She said: "I just thought I was still feeling the effects of COVID. I had only just had it, so I was blaming my symptoms on that.
"I never for a second expected it to be as bad as it was.
"I had been feeling exhausted and in pain for several days. My feet were absolutely freezing and I was so uncomfortable.
"When I finally went to the hospital, one of the things I remember is the pain I felt in my fingers.
"I remembering asking the nurse to cut them off or knock me out because I couldn't take it any longer.
"It was shortly after this that I took a turn for worst. My organs were completely closing down and doctors thought I was going to die."
Despite thorough investigations, doctors have been unable to tell school support assistant Tina what exactly caused this to happen.
They said her blood had began clotting and blood supply to her limbs and organs had been restricted.
She added: "They don't actually know. They have
A man's body has been found in a Scots country park days after a number of emergency services closed down the area. Multiple police vehicles and an ambulance were seen entering Monikie Country Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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